tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post8125534281049893441..comments2023-09-08T02:39:21.112-07:00Comments on Jessica Snell's blog: Dove's "Real Beauty" Campaign - Wisdom is Early to DespairJessica Snellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17185831697537364088noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-24036181496734927372013-07-15T11:41:53.267-07:002013-07-15T11:41:53.267-07:00You so nailed this one on the head. Thanks, Jessic...You so nailed this one on the head. Thanks, Jessica.Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-69001506380271561232013-04-18T16:17:12.079-07:002013-04-18T16:17:12.079-07:00Thanks, Fr. Don, and thanks, Bill.
And Em, you ca...Thanks, Fr. Don, and thanks, Bill.<br /><br />And Em, you can do whatever you like, of course - though I've long though you have no idea how dark and sparkle-y your eyes are when you smile - it's like you have a face made for merriment. :)<br />And I give you that the ad does a good job at starting the discussion, if nothing else. It's just . . . well, I'm wary of Greeks bearing gifts. There's a post Fr. Don linked to elsewhere that has some other really good points about how this ad dashes down impossible beauty standards only to raise them again, more impenetrable than ever: http://jazzylittledrops.tumblr.com/post/48118645174/why-doves-real-beauty-sketches-video-makes-me<br />What do you think?Jessica Snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185831697537364088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-32294826027834355572013-04-17T14:03:20.033-07:002013-04-17T14:03:20.033-07:00Thank you, Jess, for your insightful, thoughtful a...Thank you, Jess, for your insightful, thoughtful and personal comment on the Dove commercial. I had not seen it but did so thanks to you. Well done and well said.BillYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841578549938513581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-22416671782326048852013-04-16T19:08:39.096-07:002013-04-16T19:08:39.096-07:00Can I really like your response AND really like th...Can I really like your response AND really like the Dove video? Because the thing is, I think you are absolutely right and correct in how we *should* see ourselves and others. Unfortunately, I also think that Dove is right in how we often *actually* see ourselves. Is it healthy? Of course not. But if someone asked me to describe myself to an artist I doubt I'd end up describing someone beautiful, because that is not my default way of thinking of myself. I appreciate that Dove makes the effort to tell women "you ARE beautiful, just the way you are.". And if that makes some people more likely to buy their product, well, why is that a bad thing? Seems a win for everyone.Emily (Laundry and Lullabies)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16367630628716619991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210913620206544383.post-77202276284172902982013-04-16T18:40:08.873-07:002013-04-16T18:40:08.873-07:00I just figured out that Hopkins was the original F...I just figured out that Hopkins was the original Flow artist...<br /><br />But seriously, thank you for this! I, too, felt the Dove spot rang false. And you were right about That Hideous Strength, although I didn't look it up, I do remember—it was like the Song of Songs taken for what it is, not allegory, but a lusty love song, and startling.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411792128064354591noreply@blogger.com