Comments on: Slim Hopes: Advertising & the Obsession With Thinness

By: nightmathzombieethan

nightmathzombieethan — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

Men are targetted …
Men are targetted by advertising just as much as women are, mostly just on different grounds.
Although in terms of physical stature, we are BOTH held to unreasonable standards by advertisers.
Women just seem to be effected by it more since they are also taught that most of their “Worth” lies in their physical appearance. Advertising and marketing is a soul-less game, but ultimately it’s the parents who have the responsibility to teach their kids to see past all of this….

By: BlackHeartMetal666

BlackHeartMetal666 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

If some women r …
If some women r taking extremes to bcome thin, then people should realize that they CHOOSE to do this, not being forced by the media.

By: 88style83

88style83 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

Men are more likely …
Men are more likely to be victims of any violent crime except sexual misconduct. That being said, I’d take rape over murder any day of the week. While men are also more likely to be the perpetrators, do we say, “black men are more likely to commit crime, that makes them the oppressors?”

Why is violence so much worse when the victim has breasts?

It is this sort of behavior that converted Warren Farrell, ex-director of NOW, to leave the organization and admit that feminism is largely man-hate.

By: FaaarLeft

FaaarLeft — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

I like this woman’s …
I like this woman’s voice. She seems so nice!!

By: irishbtch

irishbtch — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

yeah, she was …
yeah, she was actually quite large compared to the women portrayed in advertising today. Its unbelieveable right?

By: wijcik

wijcik — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

Yes. She would be. …
Yes. She would be. I think she was beautiful.

By: captainoats112

captainoats112 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

smart lady lol
smart lady lol

By: CurlehMustash

CurlehMustash — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

wait…marilyn …
wait…marilyn monroe would be considered fat?
MARILYN MONROE!!????
wow

By: thestarduster

thestarduster — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

It’s pretty sad and …
It’s pretty sad and sickening to see some of the video clips on tv these days of women happily objectifying themselves all to get attention and sell records. Some of them are pretty explicit, too.

Perhaps they fail to realize that it’s not only their fans that watch their videos but also pervy old men. I also wonder what some of their children think seeing their mothers dry humping guys and doing all sorts of other things in their videos.

It’s disheartening, really.

By: JCLFJanet

JCLFJanet — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:04:29 +0000

well, this video is …
well, this video is actually a lot longer. She makes the point later on that models in the 80′s used to smoke cigarettes because niccotine decreases your appetite and relieves hunger pains.

Because models were doing it, a lot of other women picked up on this, too. Her point is that the words “sleek” “and “slim” in ciggarette ads have a double meaning of not just the shape of the cigg. but also it speaks to the notion that smoking will help control hunger and mame you thin.