are they just trying to make money off of people's emotions...
OR are the real beauty ads promoting cockeyness and overconfidence?
I thought it was natural to see something (just one thing) wrong with your body? Isn't it? nobodys perfect right??? I am so confused now.....
2006-10-29 10:18:01 · 8 answers · asked by Valkyrie 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Who knows. I'd say that there purpose is to promote self-acceptance. Don't be confused. Let it just be what it is.
2006-10-29 10:20:22 · answer #1 · answered by IMHO 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Just another way of advertising. Making money off people's emotions like you said.
They probably thought it was genius since women aren't perfect and want to be told it's okay not to be, and everyone is in the same boat.
I don't like it. It's stupid. I suppose it's better than the others though.
I find the whole thing unecessary and really fake (ironically).
Why did Dove then go and launch a deodorant which moisurises underarms? Now it's not enough for women to be perfectly hairless and have perfect skin in other places now we are being made to worry about having soft underarms.
I agree that it's natural to see things wrong with your body and I think only incredibly insecure people would be made to feel better by Dove's silly "campaign" but like I said it bothers me less than the adverts telling women to be perfect and thin so i'm just going to ignore it mostly. It's just a way to capitalize on women's insecurities. Interesting method, but very hypocritical.
2006-10-29 18:40:36 · answer #2 · answered by Fluffy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I applaud Dove's campaign for real beauty. I'm really sick of seeing skinny genetically perfect young girls trying to sell me something to give me the impression that I will look like them. I love to see the older, healthier, shapely, women in those ads. I like the redheads, the older ones, the ones of color. I much perfer to see REAL women & not Hollywood's or some perverts idea of beauty. I'm not saying young skinny girls are not pretty b/c they are, but there is beauty in ALL of us. I will never be skinny but I'll always be beautiful. I have very fair skin, blue eyes, medium brown hair & I eat. I'm not fat, I consider myself womanly & voluptious, so what if I'm not a size 0, I'm still sexy.
2006-10-29 22:07:17 · answer #3 · answered by 2D 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It upsets me that you would take this whole real beauty campaign as a negative thing. Its trying to show that we are all beautiful,no matter our size,skin color,hair,color or anything that we wish we could be that we are not.They are trying to help women feel more confidant about who they really are. You should talk negatively about smoking,or diet pills,not a campaign promoting confidence to a generation of females that have trouble accepting themselves.
2006-10-29 18:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by mommyofsix 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thats a really good question. I think self acceptance as well as targeting on the real woman demographic, which is really the majority. Most can certainly relate to a realistic body type.
2006-10-29 18:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by cutie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is about self acceptance and being beautiful inside and out. I don't think that it's normal to think there is something wrong with your body. Yes, we all have flaws, but we should appreciate those differences and not drive ourselves crazy trying to be perfect.
2006-10-29 18:30:25 · answer #6 · answered by kewlkat103 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm pretty sure it's about self acceptance.
I read in some magazine about the whole "red beauty campaign."
2006-10-29 18:20:59 · answer #7 · answered by Naoto 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
what a great question. mag are just using those beauties to make $$$.
2006-10-29 21:58:22 · answer #8 · answered by cool nerd 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋