I think it's more that society is becoming comfortable with displaying sexuality as a healthy, normal part of life. I wouldn't say this advert was exploitative.

The alternative is to ban all suggestions of anything sexual in advertising, as a means of 'keeping it fair'.

Only if you think all displays of sexuality are exploitative. Which they aren't.

Well, I've been a strict vegan for 8 years and I don't even mind those adverts!

Edit: The photo with the puppy. I never thought I'd be the sort of person into that, but now I've realised I am. Very attractive men with cute animals. Yes please.

I'd never heard of him before, but having seen the photos: You are not alone.

Is this a unicorn?

That was my first thought. I read The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie a few years ago, and there's a scene where a man exposes himself to a character in a lane. She finds it traumatic. Then Jezebel covered that 'dickflash' website, and I read the forum. It was all creeps getting off on the non-consent aspect. Ever since…

He reminds me of the 'punk/ska' guys I dated 11 years ago. To the best of my knowledge, none of them were evangelists. The thought never even popped into my head.

This one here appears to have been caught in a fashion time warp. Nostalgia makes it ok, right?

He's so good looking. I can't help it.

That's exactly how I feel.

Either just trim the hair really short or epilate. You'll still have the rash with the latter, but you get around two weeks without hair. Then less regrowth.

"yeesh I am totally being That Guy(TM) and am going to be flamed for this, but..."

It's never a good idea to extend your speech beyond that phrase. Best to delete entirely.

You said you didn't suffer from it yourself, so you have no idea if they were doing it for attention. Lots of depressed teenagers meet through that kind of music, that's all. Most of the goth teenagers I knew (I was one) are now depressed adults.

I think he's self-harmed himself at various points. I get the feeling it was a misguided show of solidarity.

It WOULD be creepy, therefore you may be a good match.

WELL THANKS FOR MAKING ME LAUGH-SPIT CIDER ALL OVER MY BED.

He can't spell BONFIRE. Idiot.

I love David Sedaris! His essays on learning French and visiting Anne Frank's house are relevant here.

They made their own blog called Persephone (and also used tumblr).

Hmm... I wonder if listening to 'Spit' post being dumped is any better than today's teenagers listening to Taylor Swift. Both are quite similar thematically!

I like pop music, but as a teenager (a decade ago) I'd glad that Kittie, Queen Adreena, My Ruin, the Distillers, Garbage and Hole existed.