rwright wrote:

Here is the photo in question for those who didn't see it on the back of Life magazine. It is part of an advertising campaign for Dove that uses nudes thematically -- like the way the "Got Milk?" ads used a milk mustache. Some readers also objected to the photos of Jennifer Hudson that were inside the magazine.





Is that all? It isn't even exploitive. It is about empowerment or pride not sex. "Beauty has no age limit" is the key.

Virtuous wrote:

JayeG wrote:

rwright wrote:

Here is the photo in question for those who didn't see it on the back of Life magazine. It is part of an advertising campaign for Dove that uses nudes thematically -- like the way the "Got Milk?" ads used a milk mustache. Some readers also objected to the photos of Jennifer Hudson that were inside the magazine.

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I personally find this picture to be more offensive than the pictures BDO6 posted of young women wearing bikinis.

Lay off posting it already...will you PLEASE?


Not attacking you, JayeG, just interested in knowing why you find this picture more offensive than the bikini pictures?


I have to wonder the same. Do you find it offensive because it's not sexually appealing to you, JayeG?

If you want to see the entire add for "Dove", go to www.dove.com and click on the link in the bottom right corner for "pro-age." You will see that this is an add to show that women are beautiful at any age. While all of the models are nude, they are not pornographic at all. I feel that it is something that women can learn from. We are ALL beautiful, no matter the age or size that we are.

If that's really the picture she's a beautiful lady with a lovely smile. Nothing offensive about it.

After saying that, it's still amazing to me how much attention the words sex and pornographic get.

Everyone, please, get your head out of your Reproductive Chakra.

In Hinduism and in some related Asian cultures, a chakra is thought to be a nexus of metaphysical and/or biophysical energy residing in the human body. The New Age movement, and to some degree the distinctly different New Thought movement, have also adopted and elaborated on this belief.

Guardwife wrote:

If you want to see the entire add for "Dove", go to www.dove.com and click on the link in the bottom right corner for "pro-age." You will see that this is an add to show that women are beautiful at any age. While all of the models are nude, they are not pornographic at all. I feel that it is something that women can learn from. We are ALL beautiful, no matter the age or size that we are.


I think Dove is brilliant for doing this ad. Pro-age! What an excellent idea!

dave wrote:

"Shocked and upset".. Find a life!


No doubt that was far from being nude.