Have you seen the video advert for this?
Yeah, it's nuts in hindsight
Wasn't this around before AIDS? I remember reading about some unfortunate naming that was ruined by an emerging disease
They didn’t want to rename it:
Early in 1986, another executive of the manufacturer was quoted, "The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name."
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