New Dove ad campaign

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Lola

I refuse to buy Dove prodcuts beacuse of their advertising... I HATE their commericals where all the girls have long straight blonde wigs on then throw them off in saying that "blondes" are bad blah blah blah. Sure, not everyone is the same, but it pisses me off. Apparently, BLONDES are not real beauty. :roll:
 

tami

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Originally posted by: dxkj
I hate it when people say "Im not fat! Im big boned".... Dinosaurs were big boned, your just fat!

i don't think they're screaming "omg i'm big boned!" :p

anyway, these are your average women in today's day and age. they aren't huge but they aren't skinny either. if you want to see models, go to vogue, playboy, seventeen, whatever... i think the goal of these ads is not to cause anorexia and bulimia as people aspire to look "good" like models that they see in everyday ads. (apparently there was a news article on it. i missed it.)

what would you prefer? a picture of an emaciated nicole richie and lindsay lohan or someone with meat on her body?
 

akubi

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it's brilliant that this soap company is aiming their ads at fat women.

since they have more surface area, they need more soap to wash up... profit!!
 

Nitemare

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Do these jeans make me look fat?

No, the fact that you had to get them at Lane Bryant because you are so fat makes you look fat...
 

neutralizer

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Originally posted by: akubi
it's brilliant that this soap company is aiming their ads at fat women.

since they have more surface area, they need more soap to wash up... profit!!

LOL :thumbsup:
 

Slvrtg277

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Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: dxkj
I hate it when people say "Im not fat! Im big boned".... Dinosaurs were big boned, your just fat!

i don't think they're screaming "omg i'm big boned!" :p

anyway, these are your average women in today's day and age. they aren't huge but they aren't skinny either. if you want to see models, go to vogue, playboy, seventeen, whatever... i think the goal of these ads is not to cause anorexia and bulimia as people aspire to look "good" like models that they see in everyday ads. (apparently there was a news article on it. i missed it.)

what would you prefer? a picture of an emaciated nicole richie and lindsay lohan or someone with meat on her body?


I like some meat on my girl. Give me somethin' to squeeze! The butt, thighs and boobs better be curvy and soft, like a woman should be.
 

bigrash

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The first time I saw that add I thought they looked pretty hot! I can't believe people are outraged at this
 

Juice Box

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Originally posted by: bigrash
The first time I saw that add I thought they looked pretty hot! I can't believe people are outraged at this

i never said I was outraged...and I seriously have not seen the ad that was posted above...all ive seen is this one...that has a very large girl on it.....larger than most in that picture
 

Juice Box

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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I'm sure the reaction from the virgins will all be 'NEVAR wit Teh 10ft polz0rs'.

lol....I was thinking the virgins were the ones posting "Id do anything with 2 legs and boobs!!!"
 

ultimatebob

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Keep in mind that your average ATOT reader watches about 2 hours of internet porn a day, and has deluded themselves into thinking that most "normal" women weigh 110 lbs with little or no body fat, and should STILL somehow have natural DD boobs :(
 

daveymark

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Originally posted by: geecee
I don't think it was "fat chicks" so much as it was "real women, not ridiculously thin, ultra glamorous models". That said, I've heard female friends comment that they didn't like the ad campaign and didn't want to see women of less than ideal proportions displayed in such a manner.


That's sad
 

Saint Nick

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Originally posted by: ultimatebob
Keep in mind that your average ATOT reader watches about 2 hours of internet porn a day, and has deluded themselves into thinking that most "normal" women weigh 110 lbs with little or no body fat, and should STILL somehow have natural DD boobs :(

not me.

i don't watch porn too often. i don't usually care about the looks of my girlfriend as long as they care about their bodies and don't just eat and get massive. breast size doesn't matter to me either but there has to at least be something there. and believe me my girl takes very good care of herself and also doesn't have massive boobs but she's still the most beautiful girl i've ever met. silly ultimatebob, ATOT stereotypes are for kids! :laugh:

but then again maybe you're right for the other 80% of ATOT :laugh:
 

SWScorch

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Originally posted by: Anubis
yes they plastered the T stations in boston with those adds they are everywhere, its pretty funny cause they all got messed up by peopel drawing dicks and such on teh girls, soime of teh bubble comments people put on them are funny also

I saw those when I was in Boston. I just loved how some stations would have 8000 of those ads right next to each other... Did they think we would miss jut one or two, and felt the need to cover every available wallspace with the same exact ad?
 

dainthomas

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Originally posted by: DP
saw it yesterday actually. i'd nail every one of those girls in that pic^.

Yes.

What's funny is that most of these guys making "fat chicks" comments are 280 lb virgins living in their mom's basement.