i think i saw that dove ad in vogue, as well. but i noticed that although the women did appear to be hot women in their twenties, one had a tattoo that wasn't airbrushed. collectively, all those thighs i saw were a lot more chunky and normal than the usual sleek alien limbs i see in magazine pages! it was almost refreshing, but not quite.
it's progress, albeit minute. what can one expect from proctor and gamble anyway?
You're right that it's better than the usual stick figure girls! I am a negative guy about media. I just reactly badly how they were patting themselves on the back so much for being slightly less insane and evil.
The Dove ad women in question look to be in the size 8 to 16 range. While not every single woman, they do represent a kind of Everywoman, as they are close to the statistical mean in body size. Last I heard, the hypothetical average woman was 5'4" and 144 pounds.
The strong reactions these ads have provoked are incredible. Craig's List Rants and Raves had a major flame war over whether these women were 'fat' or normal. In light of outrageous standard of beauty seen in advertising, I think you can see where Dove has had to only gently stretch the boundaries out.
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it's progress, albeit minute. what can one expect from proctor and gamble anyway?
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The strong reactions these ads have provoked are incredible. Craig's List Rants and Raves had a major flame war over whether these women were 'fat' or normal. In light of outrageous standard of beauty seen in advertising, I think you can see where Dove has had to only gently stretch the boundaries out.
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