This is disappointing coming from Dove

Spender · **Joined:** Fri May 02, 2008 1:10 am **Posts:** 8110

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/do-you-consider-your-armpits-unsightly-dove-does/article1985482/

Becky · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:06 pm

I'm not too surprised; the same people that manufacture Dove are the same people that make Axe and Slimfast.

andi · **Joined:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:25 pm **Posts:** 428

Um Dove seems to be contradicting itself. Maybe not that surprising, but dissappointing still. What happened to love the body you have? Wasn't that the point of their True Beauty campaign?

FadingHippie · **Joined:** Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:38 pm **Posts:** 5324

http://www.nourishing-the-soul.com/2010 ... al-beauty/

Quote:

DOVE “REAL WOMEN” PRINT CASTING JUNE 28-30, 2010 in NYC
ABSOLUTELY NO ACTRESSES / MODELS OR REALITY SHOW PARTICIPANTS or ANY ONE CARRYING A HEADSHOT!!!!
REAL WOMEN ONLY!
LOOKING FOR 3-4 REAL WOMEN for a DOVE PRINT CAMPAIGN!

AGES 35-45, CAUCASIAN, HISPANIC, AFRICAN AMERICAN, & ASIAN!

SHOOT: SUNDAY, JULY 18 in NYC! MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THE SHOOT!
RATE: $500 for Shoot date & if selected for Ad Campaign (running 2011) you will be paid $4000!
USAGE: 3 years unlimited print & web usage in N. America Only

YOU WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE CAMPAIGN IN A TOWEL!
BEAUTIFUL ARMS AND LEGS AND FACE WILL BE SHOWN!
MUST HAVE FLAWLESS SKIN, NO TATTOOS OR SCARS!
Well groomed and clean…Nice Bodies..NATURALLY, FIT Not too Curvy Not too Athletic.

Great Sparkling Personalities. Beautiful Smiles! A DOVE GIRL!!!
STYLISH AND COOL!
Beautiful HAIR & SKIN is a MUST!!!

PLEASE SUBMIT SNAPSHOTS of FACE & BODY ASAP & WE WILL CALL YOU IN FOR A CASTING NEXT WEEK 6/28-6/30 in NYC!

this is what made me meh about dove

violetcrumble_99 · **Joined:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:15 pm **Posts:** 238

:O umm wowwwwww contradictory much?

"MUST HAVE FLAWLESS SKIN, NO TATTOOS OR SCARS!
Well groomed and clean…Nice Bodies..NATURALLY, FIT Not too Curvy Not too Athletic.
Beautiful HAIR & SKIN is a MUST!!!"

Let's present ourselves in a noble light ('body acceptance' is the message!) and then shamelessly undermine these principles in the very advertisement that is supposed to promote them...

Good one Dove!

Rainbow. · **Joined:** Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:06 pm **Posts:** 965

lol i'm sorry but what even is perfect... if they want 'perfect' skin, why don't they just use an airbrush?

And I'll get my armpits out how I like! if the weather is warm, i'll wear a tank top and not think twice. i'm pretty sure i don't need any miracle products to sort me out.

SeetherChick · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:57 am

Oh for fuck's sake.

Sorry if bad language offends anyone, but what FadingHippie posted is honestly the most contradictory thing I've ever read.

Real beauty indeed. Glad I never liked Dove.

:soapbox:

Mikayluh · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:29 pm

SeetherChick wrote:

Oh for fuck's sake.

Sorry if bad language offends anyone, but what FadingHippie posted is honestly the most contradictory thing I've ever read.

Real beauty indeed. Glad I never liked Dove.

:soapbox:

Ditt-and-o.

georgia2 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:34 pm

I hate to be so cynical but Dove's 'Real Women' campaign was nothing but a very cleverly thought out advertising plot and publicity stunt. The bigwigs running the company wouldn't give two hoots about empowering real women and showing 'real beauty', they just knew that pretending to would give them a wonderful reputation and many more buyers. And, until now when things like this are released, it actually did sort of work. The public loves this sort of stuff.

LWap · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:03 pm

Welp. Sort of liked Dove, as much as you can like a major corporate brand anyway. It's not the armpit thing at all. It's the casting call. Don't pretend you're embracing diversity and then ask your models to fit a little bit less restrictive box. Plus, I'm allergic to half their products anyway so now I just have double reason not to buy them (or Slimfast or Axe).

Fishbulb · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:56 pm

Fuck them

Obviously, according to dove, scars doth not make the woman

Oh, and is "Axe" the same as our "Lynx"?

Becky · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:32 pm

Fishbulb wrote:

Fuck them

Oh, and is "Axe" the same as our "Lynx"?

Not sure. Do lynx commercials feature skanky women throwing themselves at a man who's just put on deodorant?

Fishbulb · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:46 pm

yes. Angels too

Recoveredandproud · **Posted:** Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:17 am

MartyCaseyFan wrote:

Fishbulb wrote:

Fuck them

Oh, and is "Axe" the same as our "Lynx"?

Not sure. Do lynx commercials feature skanky women throwing themselves at a man who's just put on deodorant?

yup that's a perfect summary.

SeetherChick · **Posted:** Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:58 am

Did you ever see the one for chocolate Lynx when they actually eat him? :shock:

This is disappointing coming from Dove

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