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Lisa's avatar

A darker side to the baffling razor ad is the subliminal/subtle/insider nod to self-harm. Hence the focus on the “sharpness” and the mastectomy scars which often accompany other self-inflicted scars.

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MomAtAnchor's avatar

Yea I totally agree. That ad really made a pit in my stomach. And it’s almost like they accentuated the scars. The glorification of self harm is totally the underlying message there.

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Lisa's avatar

The placement of the razor on the neck is particularly disturbing.

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