Comments on: Dove shows us the scary, scary evolution of beauty

By: kristin

kristin — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:08:20 +0000

a tangent: i will admit that i watch the t.v show america’s next top model, but i take comfort in watching this particular program for the same reason this dove ad demonstrates the beauty myth. As viewers we are able to see the before and after of each photo shoot. What the model once looked like, and how manipulative camera work, make-up, lighting and so forth really is in seemingly capturing the beauty of these women. Another thing, Tyra Banks promotes black models, as well as plus size women. So it’s kind of interesting to have somewhat of an insider’s perspective of what modeling is about.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:03:51 +0000

wow. this is amazing. im currently researching medias effect on body image and this is definatly a bigger problem then i first imagined.
I already knew that touch ups happened but why change the girl who is already beautiful? what astrange society we live in.

By: Aishling

Aishling — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:42:42 +0000

i think this video is amazing and i wish they showed this on tv more often so girls can see how their “idols” are probably not as beautiful as they think. i thought the women looked pretty at the beginning of the commercial but by the end she actually looked scary.

By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:28:03 +0000

This is the first time I’ve been to your site and I watched the little clip, thinking it isn’t as shocking as described but it angered me to tears. What bothers me more than the trickery behind it is people’s acceptance of it. And it makes me ask myself why do we do this to each other? It dims my point of view on all of our state of minds. But, in order to make myself feel a little better…a possible positive outcome: eventually they’ll probably get rid of models all together and use animations or robots. Women won’t be subjected to this kind of work any more, but well, the image of women would still be pretty degrading most likely. Anyway, as you can see….I’m having a hard time with this issue.

By: Wesley

Wesley — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:11:16 +0000

It just illuminates the fact that most of the ideals that we pine over don’t actually exist. Scary, huh?

By: Ty

Ty — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:47:00 +0000

That’s crazy that they acually put that fatasized idea of idealism on display! And it is scary that they do.

By: Ilan Kwittken

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By: Alana

Alana — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:27:34 +0000

Wow. This was really amazingly scary…yet fascinating at the same time. I am very interested in pursuing a career in the entertainment industry, although not an actress. I’m “wowed” by the way people can alter others’ looks–airbrushing, make-up, everything that has to do with editing. After seeing this Dove video, I know that I have to make sure that I’m not ruining girl’s self-esteem by portraying someone who basically isn’t a real human being and instead, a computerized, edited, picture. Thank you for being involved in changing people’s way of thinking.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:07:23 +0000

this is the first time i visited our site.. though the face’s pretty, as complimented by my frenz, i am fat and sometimes get a major complex looking at my friends most of whom are models.. i went ona crash diet after which i lost 12 kgs in two months and still have a long way to go in terms offat loss.. but now i know that the world wont come to an end if i dont lose weight.. thanx

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:39:04 +0000

I loved this ad. I hate the perceptions girls have about beauty and their bodies. I’m glad Dove, and other companies are starting to address it and look for real women and not airbrushed, photoshopped, fakes. Thank you Dove!