Advertising and Body Image Is What You're Seeing For Real?
If you didn't see the eye-opening video, "Evolution," already view it here. It takes a little longer to load, but you can also watch a bigger version of the video here.
I, personally, think that advertising and body image go hand in hand, especially for us girls.
Anymore, we can't avoid seeing advertisements everywhere we go. We see them as we drive down the street on billboards, we see them on T.V., we see them in our junk mail, we see them in magazines in the checkout line at the grocery store.
By the way, did you know that after three minutes of looking at fashion magazines, 70% of women reported feeling guilty and inadequate? Have you ever feel that way? I know I have!
On top of that, it is reported that 80% of American women are dissatisfied with their appearance.
Media's Wrong Choices.
I think it is NOT at all right for the media to fix pictures and make those people look so beautiful.
My reasons are because... #1.It takes so long ...
Who looks like that?
I really hate the fact that the media edits pics, to measure up to their standards.
1) If they are selling a product, how do you know that anything ...
Be Yourself....It's More Beautiful!
I think that girls looks a lot better than they do when they just try to be themselves then they do when they pretend to be something they're not.
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Surprised
I knew there was extensive make-up and that they deleted veins out of eyes and whitened teeth. What I didn't know about was lengthening necks and widening ...
My Prayer for Young Women!
Wow! I knew that models were airbrushed to have the appearance of flawless skin, but I had no idea that with computer graphics the actual POSITION of ...
Let's Be Real
It really irritates me that the media edits pictures of models. When I saw the video "Evolution" on this site, I didn't think that the model needed to ...
The Media is Corrupted
I think that the media is corrupted these days, and they don't truly realize what they are doing to children today.
In that Dove video the lady didn't even look like herself after her 'evolution'. It's so wrong....
It's too late
I don't mean to be depressing. This world be so much better if posters and ads were not edited. So, so much better. But it's a little too late for that ...
Not alright
I think that it horrible how people in the advertising business take advantage of us by making us feel guilty that we don't look that way. It is NOT alright....
oh my gosh
Wow they didn't even need to edit her on the computer, because nobody has the kind of face & hair she does right after the makeup-specialists made her ...
Not Right At All
I DO NOT think that this is right. The first time I saw this video I was shocked. The media has made me so naive to think that people are actually perfect ...
NO WAY!!!!!
I personally think it is unfair and the media is responsible for some girls low self esteem.
True Beauty No One is Perfect
I think no one is perfect. However, I used to think all celebrities are perfect, but when I look at them without make up they are just like us. That ...
Why not?
I think it's okay for the media to do that. They obviously had that woman's permission. If women feel insecure about it, well, bummer for them. The media ...
Well, to tell you my opinion.... it's almost typical.
Gorgeous in our own way
Editing pictures for the media is definitely not okay! It is taking normal girls that are pretty and making them glamorous!
It gives girls wrong ideas ...
My Media Ideas
I think that it is not right for a person to transmute some one else's appearance. I believe that every one has the right to look the way God made them,...
It doesn't have to be this way...
The video was really insightful. I ended up putting it on myspace because I wanted my friends to see the message as well. We don't need to pretend... We ...
