Found on the webTuesday, October 17th, 2006, (10:49 am)
I saw this movie today on Jessica’s blog and I had to ‘blognap’ it and post it here. In her post Jessica commented that she wished “every woman could see this.” I would go one further and say I wish everyone who has ever felt too fat, too thin, too pale, too spotty, too short, too tall, too anything, could see this.
You might also want to watch this movie too.
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Quicktime version
Quicktime version of the other movie
The Campaign For Real Beauty
Wrote the following comment on Oct 17, 2006 at 11:04 am
Simon,
Here’s my favorite example for the same thing:
https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y257/tx_eggman/Comparison.jpg
Wrote the following comment on Oct 17, 2006 at 2:20 pm
thanks for posting that video. i know firsthand how fake the entertainment industry is (well not the WHOLE industry, just the teeny, tiny part that i saw and decided not to be a part of) and it saddens me that our culture is the way it is. fortunately i’ve never let any of that stuff get to me- when i was growing up my problem was that i based my self-worth on my grades. i guess school was my anorexia. i hope this gets out and people become more aware of how fickle and fabricated the media really is.
Wrote the following comment on Oct 17, 2006 at 5:20 pm
It’s shameful how influenced we are by the media that is so driven not by content but by the numbers of ratings. Put a pretty new anchor on the show and the ratings go up, never mind how lame the news coverage is. It makes me so mad sometimes.
Wrote the following comment on Oct 17, 2006 at 6:30 pm
As a woman, this is absolutely profound to me. I’m glad you blognapped it, Simon. Maybe minds really will change…
(and sorry to have rushed you off the phone earlier… those rude Americans… sheesh!)
Wrote the following comment on Oct 17, 2006 at 7:07 pm
Hey no worries Jessica. I think I actually kinda hung up on you in the end. I hit the button just as I heard you say goodbye. Oops :-)
Wrote the following comment on Oct 17, 2006 at 11:09 pm
I remember seeing another video about the same issue, how women’s bodies are distorted in media images to project a false ideal of beauty. In this video there was a segment that showed how a photograph of a woman lying on her side was doctored to extend her legs to an unusual length. And, if I remember correctly the doctoring also helped increase her breast size. The end result is that both men and women become aliented as they labor under ideals that are hardly attainable in real life.
DAMN THE MEDIA!!
By the way did you catch the last episode of …?
Wrote the following comment on Oct 18, 2006 at 9:10 am
Very well done and compelling films. It’s a difficult battle to wage and the films do a good job of identifying it.
Wrote the following comment on Oct 18, 2006 at 11:50 am
and that right there is the reason i use dove products. i love that they promote a healthy self image.
i dont find perfection beautiful. its the flaws that give ppl character. i wish we could accept ppl for how they are.
maybe one day.
yay dove.
Wrote the following comment on Oct 19, 2006 at 12:21 am
dude that vid was cool. its so true.
Wrote the following comment on Oct 21, 2006 at 9:14 pm
“people call them imperfections, but ah! that’s the good stuff!”
perfection is boring.
Wrote the following comment on Oct 27, 2006 at 12:18 am
yes i did see both of those videos, they were passed around in a flurry. i showed them to my teenage daughters and we had a good discussion too. fortunately they are unfazed by the beauty industry thus far.
Wrote the following comment on Oct 27, 2006 at 5:45 am
Ah well. The pressure to be ‘beautiful’ is crushing I guess.
Wrote the following comment on Oct 30, 2006 at 1:24 pm
Beauty is more than skin deep. Of that we are all certain.