Someone Actually Got Paid To Come Up With The Idea Of Something Called "NonyX Man"

From the trade mag Chain Drug Review:

Princeton, N.J.- Xenna Corp. has created an advertising campaign to promote NonyX Nail Gel, a natural diabetic-friendly gel that softens and exfoliates discoloring keratin debris that builds up between the toes and fingernails.

The campaign features a character called NonyX Man, a superhero created to draw attention to the patented nail gel that Xenna sells in chain drug stores, discount stores and supermarkets around the country.

I swear I am not making this up. Here is a picture of NonyX man:




What do you suppose NonyX Man's super power is? The ability to see through shoes? Being super friendly to diabetics?

"We figured anyone dumb enough to buy this product would have the intelligence of a child" said Carol Buck, Xenna's chief executive officer. So the creation of a cartoon character to communicate with these imbeciles about their health care needs seemed a natural fit." *

"In the competitive world of print advertising " she notes, "people may not recall seeing a foot care advertisement unless it can arrest their attention with something fun, interesting, attractive or unusual -and NonyX Man is all of these."**

To someone maybe. To me NonyX Man is just gay. I'll let you look at that picture again and decide whether he's gay like lame or gay like homosexual.

*words said by Carol Buck in the imaginary world

**words said by Carol Buck in the real world