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Teen fragrance's titillating name could create a stink
AZCentral.com ^ | 9.11.03

Posted on 09/12/2003 11:26:36 AM PDT by mhking

Edited on 05/07/2004 5:21:39 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

NEW YORK - The marketers for new teen fragrances FCUK Him and FCUK Her are hoping provocative advertising playing off the company name can stir up controversy and sales for the fragrance now rolling into stores.

The products are the first global fragrances for United Kingdom-based apparel company French Connection Group, which sells apparel and other goods under the acronym brand FCUK (for French Connection U.K.) and also operates some stores of its own. A $10 million marketing campaign started this week, built on the theme: "Scent to bed." Included are print ads in "Maxim" and "Teen People" among other magazines.


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KEYWORDS: boycott; boycottbloomingdales; boycottlordandtaylor; boycottmacys; culturewar; fcuk; justdamn; promiscuity; sexualizingchildren; teensex
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To: Constitution Day
Yeah, GMTA. It's still funny enough for a double take...hehe

41 posted on 09/12/2003 5:03:26 PM PDT by Rain-maker
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To: mhking
I think we should file this one under STU....PID!
42 posted on 09/12/2003 7:44:45 PM PDT by jocon307 (Boy, even I am surprised at myself!)
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To: mhking
You think that teen fragrance name is bad...

You should see the license tag number on my car that the State of Floriduh issued to me.

I won't give the whole number for security reasons, but here is part of it...

F##UKY

Surprise I haven't been pulled over for having an obscenity on my back bumper. There's a law in Florida about obscene bumper stickers on cars. I don't know the law though. You'd have to look it up.
43 posted on 09/13/2003 9:16:17 AM PDT by gocartoons (State of FL issued me an obscene license plate number)
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To: gocartoons
FCUK disxlecis dixylecia dyxlesai

the hell with it...

44 posted on 09/13/2003 7:02:17 PM PDT by null and void (<----Awake and filled with terrible resolve)
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To: mhking
Is there another fragrance named HSit?

Wow, you smell like Hsit?
45 posted on 09/13/2003 11:12:45 PM PDT by gortklattu
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