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11 Responses to “Why I Can’t Completely Hate the Dove Beauty Campaign”

1. 1 Marked Hoosier Oct 17th, 2006 at 10:39 pm

   I still can’t wrap my head around the “neck stretch” in the first video…

   First one creepy, second video makes me sad. Very very sad.

2. 2 belledame222 Oct 17th, 2006 at 11:16 pm

   I’ve never hated them, Dove. I figured, one very small step in the right direction, but still a step in the right direction for ‘a that and ‘a that.

3. 3 Anne Oct 18th, 2006 at 7:58 am

   I’m mixed.

   Like belledame said, it’s a small step in the right direction — and it’d be great if all other corporations followed suit.

   At the same time I’m weary of corporations selling anything (especially self-esteem) because their bottom line is the profits for the boardmembers. You go to their .ca website and the next tab highlights their products. I’m just sayin’.

   I don’t think we should be relying upon corporations to change the culture.

4. 4 Lauren Oct 18th, 2006 at 8:44 am

   I completely agree with you, A. I\’m just happy to see a corporate campaign (because we can\’t forget it\’s a campaign) highlighting its own bad practices. And in the meantime, I hope, started some conversations about beauty culture among those who aren\’t likely to have said conversations in a healthy way.

5. 5 foresmac Oct 18th, 2006 at 9:35 am

   What about this one?
   “Little Girls”
   Coming from this side of the patriarchy, this and the “Daughters” video sorta made me a little teary-eyed.

6. 6 Anne Oct 18th, 2006 at 9:45 am

   Your \comments \don’t like you, \Lauren.
   ;)

7. 7 Lauren Oct 18th, 2006 at 9:51 am

   I jut discovered that when I go back in to edit a typo on one of my comments the stupid blog adds the \\\\. What the fuck is that?

8. 8 Anne Oct 18th, 2006 at 9:59 am

   It’s to let your readers know when you’ve edited your comments, duh!

   Actually, I have no idea.

9. 9 norbizness Oct 18th, 2006 at 10:03 am

   Make your own facial soap out of hemp! Stick it to the corporations!

10. 10 Anne Oct 18th, 2006 at 1:47 pm

    We can’t legally grow hemp unless we get special permission from the DEA, which is also due to large corporations.

11. 11 Kristjan Wager Oct 19th, 2006 at 12:30 pm

    I jut discovered that when I go back in to edit a typo on one of my comments the stupid blog adds the \\\\. What the fuck is that?

    I would say that it’s an escape character, that isn’t removed as it should be. Bad software, bad!

    I think the comercials have a message, but I can’t help noticing that they don’t pick anyone to participate that’s too far removed from the classic beauty concepts.

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