Re crackferret's post about beauty
The article link:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/otherviews/cst-nws-dove31.html
crackferret's post:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/crackferret/316564.html
I've seen these ads since they first went up about a year ago and adored them, not because of the product being sold, but because of the message being presented.
The women in these ads, above all else, look happy. Shouldn't that be what matters?
Two quotes sum up my opinion/attitude very well:
From the end of the article itself"Men are certainly entitled to their preferences. Having preferences is one thing; expecting the world to cater to them is another."
From crackferret's post"Here's a big "fuck off" to the kind of people who are out there who seem to have trouble realizing they're not the only people in the world. Because this is never going to be a pretty little fantasy world where everything caters to your dumb fucking ass. Dig?"
So glad someone else thinks so.
ETA: Here's a link to another article about this trend in advertising (I haven't read it yet, so not quite sure what it says):
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/business/media/17adco.html
http://www.suntimes.com/output/otherviews/cst-nws-dove31.html
crackferret's post:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/crackferret/316564.html
I've seen these ads since they first went up about a year ago and adored them, not because of the product being sold, but because of the message being presented.
The women in these ads, above all else, look happy. Shouldn't that be what matters?
Two quotes sum up my opinion/attitude very well:
From the end of the article itself"Men are certainly entitled to their preferences. Having preferences is one thing; expecting the world to cater to them is another."
From crackferret's post"Here's a big "fuck off" to the kind of people who are out there who seem to have trouble realizing they're not the only people in the world. Because this is never going to be a pretty little fantasy world where everything caters to your dumb fucking ass. Dig?"
So glad someone else thinks so.
ETA: Here's a link to another article about this trend in advertising (I haven't read it yet, so not quite sure what it says):
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/business/media/17adco.html