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by Suzanne_Marques from Los Angeles

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After I watched Dove's new ad, I was a bit in shock. Have you seen it?  It's obvious why it's called Onslaught.

It begins with the innocent face of a little girl, then shows a stream of hundreds of images of women from bikini models to plastic surgery. There's one particularly disturbing video of a woman standing on a scale losing and gaining weight rapidly.

If you haven't seen it yet, here goes:
http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/home.asp

I
t's a bit like flipping through Vogue, Glamour and Cosmo back to back. A bit funny and disturbing at the same time.

At the end of the video there's a statement about talking to your daughter before the ads get to her. I can't quote the ad precisely because once was enough for me.

I know Dove is trying to send a message about the dark side of the beauty business, but aren't we already bombarded by images like these everyday? I feel like I got my fill of negative images for a month's time in that short video.  I'm really craving a good book right now - with no pictures!

I don't have daughters, but if and when I do, I hope to influence them by being a confident woman who fills their lives with literature, service, creativity, spirituality and love. I want their lives to be full of many other things so they feel beautiful because of what they contribute and get out of life - not based on whether they feel skinny/fat or pretty/ugly that day.

I want to see more of Dove's positive advertising.  I love those photos of women of all ages smiling confidently, photographed in the buff by Annie Lebowitz. Those images are inspiring. 

What do you think of the ad?
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steveincanton read my blog view my photos
Oct 6, 2007 | 1:56 PM

Somebody needs to get the point out that its ok not to fit certain society molds!!! Big business sure goes out of their way to make them feel like less of a woman if they dont look a certain way!!!

thornyone read my blog view my photos
Oct 6, 2007 | 2:03 PM

I agree it would be really nice if we could all feel self confident, and happy with our bodies. To love each other for who we are as people. Its just not the way it is.
I remember leaving work one day, feeling rather up beat that day, I had been on a diet (well most of my life) and had dropped some weight so all was well with my world until I pulled up to a stop light to have one of the guys in the next car look over at me and say "What a freakin fat ugly beeatch". Needless to say I went from feeling good to totally sad in just a second. That was about 25 years ago and its still as clear today as when it happened. I'm sure that person was very ugly inside, I feel sorry for him now, but inner beauty is just not what people see first. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Wouldnt it be nice if people would just try to find that one exceptional quality on a person and point that out?

thornyone read my blog view my photos
Oct 6, 2007 | 2:10 PM

Okay I just watched the comercial. I honestly dont see anything wrong with it. It just totally fits in with what they are trying to get across. If you listen the add tells all the softer, tighter, smoother. slimmer. etc that is in all magazines and ads. Then it just shows the person onthe scale gaining or loosing weight and then lipo suction and all the other things we go through. Not really offensive.

saromchea read my blog view my photos
Oct 6, 2007 | 3:03 PM

WHAT'S THAT???

Suzanne_Marques read my blog view my photos
Oct 6, 2007 | 3:39 PM

thornyone, that is so terrible. I've had guys in cars hurl insults at me too. It stings. I think sometimes they're just saying it to get a reaction, but it's hard not to take it personally anyway.
It makes that ugly person feel bigger or better for that moment. I'm sure they're a miserable person!

saromchea read my blog view my photos
Oct 6, 2007 | 11:39 PM

HEY, SUZANNE WHY NOT YOU SEND WRITE AT ME THAT MY AUTOGRAPH FOR SUZANNE THAT ME MY PICTURE

thornyone read my blog view my photos
Oct 7, 2007 | 12:45 AM

What???????

jamesryan read my blog view my photos
Oct 8, 2007 | 11:16 AM

I'm a father of two, I find that video very
offensive, as a matter of fact my oldest daughter looks like the girl in that ad. I think that Dove have nerdy ad men who are not
capable of speaking to women, so you are seeing
the fantasy they have through ads. I believe a message should be sent to Dove about the subliminal message that they want the little girl to see, it's bad enough rap shows everything, it's tough being a parent today.

samo714 read my blog view my photos
Oct 8, 2007 | 12:32 PM

i didnt think much of the film. i'm not really shocked by anything i see on tv. i think this whole beauty thing has gotten out of hand. i mean now they have butt inplants, and muscle inplants. what the hell is that! i see girls injecting their lips with fat from their butts. how gross. why do women put themselves through such act??? i rather have a girl that's has a few flaws, but is all natural. then a walking barbie doll that is made of plastic.

thornyone read my blog view my photos
Oct 8, 2007 | 7:16 PM

When I was in High School (before you heard of all the plastic surgery) The guys would say,"I met a girl when we got together she would take off her bra, girdle, hair piece and put it on the dresser and jump into bed, I would jump on the dresser".
Now a days you dont even really know what color a persons eyes are for sure. How do these people afford all this plastic surgery?
I mean its all so costly yet you hear of so many people getting it done.

steveincanton read my blog view my photos
Oct 9, 2007 | 2:00 PM

If the guys in the next car call you names all you have to do is say well I dont see any women in the car with you!!!

Suzanne_Marques read my blog view my photos
Oct 9, 2007 | 3:14 PM

good comeback!
i know thornyone, keeping up one's appearance is expensive & hard work! from back in the 50's... til now. women suffer no matter how you look at it.
corsets... girdles... spanx... high heels... tight jeans... sucking in... it's all so exhausting!

thornyone read my blog view my photos
Oct 9, 2007 | 3:34 PM

Steve, it is a good comeback. Its just that when just a few words can take a person from flying in the clouds to a crash landing in an instant, its hard to be brave and actually think of good comebacks. It makes me mad at myself when I let someones words affect me so greatly and on occasion I do say something to say but then I find myself staying at home where no one can hurt me, licking my wounds..
I'm so weak.............

thornyone read my blog view my photos
Oct 9, 2007 | 3:52 PM

Suzanne, when I was in high school I used to get up at 6 a.m. so I could make my bed and hit the bathroom to do my hair and makeup which took about an hour. I didnt know about blowdrying for my long hair, so I used to sleep on those huge curlers the size of juice cans because the style was more for straight hair. At one point I wore eyeliner and false eyelashes. After I realized I didnt even go swimming with my friends because my makeup would come off I stopped wearing the eyelashes, but it took a while to coat on enough mascara. To go to the beach I even set my hair the night before just so I looked good when I walked on the beach. Anyone with curly hair knows what the sea breeze does to naturally curly hair.
To keep my weight down I didnt eat until sometime after school. Never breakfast, brunch,or lunch. Thank goodness high heels wernt really in because my feet just never wanted to do that. We work "squa boots"(those are a type of moccasin) and sandles..
I worked after school for a few hours each day and babysat when I could from the time I was 15 and could get a work permit just so I could buy my hip hugger bellbottom jeans that were popular in the early 70's, and my cosmetics.
In fact I wore cosmetics every single day until my kids graduated high school and I no longer had to leave the house every morning to drive them to school. Now its not as often, who is going to see me? I rarely want to look in the mirror anymore because I dont know who that person is that is starring back at me any more. I mean when your inner age is 20 to 30 years different that your ext

thornyone read my blog view my photos
Oct 9, 2007 | 3:54 PM

cont...... different than your external age it can be disheartening........Oh vanity, can be a pain.

nosy4 read my blog
Oct 10, 2007 | 11:56 AM

Hi thornyone; I know the feeling Im62 feel 36 look 96, when i look in the miorror it talks to me ,like remember when they made the Model T OR YOUR LAST B-DAY 1900 OMG yes i too see some strainge old lady looking back at me,then i laugh at my self and thank GOD for letting me stay around for my family .i have ggrand kids im 62yrs old,what can i expect??? A-PYT?

nosy4 read my blog
Oct 10, 2007 | 12:00 PM

SUZZANNE GIRL ENJOY YOUR YOUTH IT GOES SO QUICK. dont worry about a dove or a crow or what ever ,enjoy what you got while you got it.

OClee read my blog
Oct 15, 2007 | 1:40 AM

Hey, as long as my hubby still grabs me in the morning with no make up on with morning breath, I'm cool.

LATINAWOMAN read my blog view my photos
Oct 15, 2007 | 3:20 PM

Hello , I've decided to add my 2 cents . In elementary school the little boys use to call me bag of bones, tooth pick and big nose . I'd hide and cry . I remember it as if it were yesterday . Let me tell you , these same boys that called me names ended up wanting to be my boyfriends in high school ! I wasn't a knock out but I knew how to put my inexpensive outfits together and I carried myself proudly ! I do have a daughter and I have always let her know how smart and beautiful she is . I think it's only natural that we sometimes let idiotic fools get to us , and sometimes (rarely) ruin our day . We just have to remember who we are and walk proud , that usually shuts them up . If a person feels better about themselves with plastic surgery or make-up I respectfully say that is every individuals choice . Good for them !

thornyone read my blog view my photos
Oct 21, 2007 | 1:38 PM

nosy4, I think I look bad, but my kids and their friends tell me I look good and I dont look my age, I think they are being kind. My husband says he doesnt see the stuff I dont like about myself I guess he see my inner beauty, at least that is what he tells me and some just say those that love you know the beauty inside. So I guess its all good. Like you say as long as my husband loves me and has always been faithful and true to me I shouldnt complain.
Latinawoman, I always thought the answer is to be skinny, one of my sons is a bit fuller like me the other is thin. I always thought it would be easier for him but I was wrong. He was teased and picked on too. I think both my sons are good looking. One worse a size 10 shoe in the 4th grade, he had to deal with ridicule from kids wanting to know why he wore such big shoes. I said maybe because he has big feet. Really I wanted to wring their neck.
I will agree if I had the money, I mean enough to have already been able to do for my boys like I would like to and take care of important everyday things first and had some extra I wouldlook into plastic surgery, and maybe a bit of liposuction and a trainer to help with proper exercises.

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