This Spoken Word Film Is a Prodigious Potpourri of Poop Puns

It’s been five years since Poo-Pourri dropped its mother lode—that would be its odor-fighting bathroom product—via the now famous video, “Girls Don’t Poop,” a gut-busting ode to scatological humor that quickly went viral. (Sequels ensued). The title was (is) misleading, of course, as the lovely ginger spokeswoman, Bethany Woodruff, described in potty-mouthed but SFW detail while sitting on the john. But gals could pretend, with the help of Poo-Pourri, that they were immune to normal bodily functions, the commercial promised. Or at least they weren’t going to break up a party, ruin a relationship or spoil a family dinner with their stench. It was all about discretion. But the tide has turned, and the brand is “taking a shift—a big shift,” according to its latest campaign announcement. “It’s time to dump the shame and fully embrace that #GirlsDoPoop.” [kickout id="1"] The centerpiece of the new work is a spoken word video starring poet-activist Andrea Gibson with “a message that the world needed to hear,” the brand said, namely that 2018 is the year to “start a movement, a bowel movement, away from worry, shame and doubt. Don’t hold that crap in. Push that shit out.” [kickout id="2"] The brand has dropped the direct-sell message but kept the pun-heavy humor intact, adding a dose of trend-right fempowerment. “It’s society’s dupe that girls don’t poop,” Gibson says. “That’s constipation of the mind. That kind of thinking is behind.” A Poo-Pourri executive initially came up with the idea, testing out her rap about bathroom inequities on her colleagues. That turned into #GirlsDoPoop, in which Gibson rallies women to “sit down, stand up, and own your throne.” As a companion, there’s a series of testimonials from six women who let loose about their real-life shit shows that involve Secret Service details, a future mother-in-law, taxis rides from hell and Manhattan high-rise elevators. [kickout id="3"] [kickout id="4"] [kickout id="5"] [kickout id="6"] Let’s just say that a whole vat of Poo-Pourri wouldn’t have saved their asses. And the brand is betting that these unfortunate souls aren’t the only ones who’ve suffered from such intestinal malfunctions. [kickout id="7"] [kickout id="8"] Have a story like that? Do share, the brand says, putting out the call for other embarrassing tales. And since they’ve endeared themselves through their cheeky advertising once again, chances are the floodgates will open. CREDITS: Director: Arianna LaPenne Production Company: Goodstory Films Executive Producers: Susan Horn Toffler & Paula Cohen Producer: Tara Dolack Hoffman Director of Photography: Adam Uhl Production Design: Mark Newell and Katie Amrita Post Production: Treehouse Brittany - The Stairwell Sh*t Caroline - The Car Sh*t Hannah - The One-Night-Stand Shit Kelley - The Elevator Sh*t Leah - The Secret Service Sh*t Maryann - The Meet The Family Sh*t Spoken Word: Written by Nicole Story & Andrea Gibson Performed by Andrea Gibson Directed by Nicole Story & Dixie Dixon Produced by See Pictures

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This Spoken Word Film Is a Prodigious Potpourri of Poop Puns

#GirlsDoPoop aggressively dumps the shame

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