Recently, Gillette Venus shared a photo of plus-size model Anna O’Brien, trying to celebrate diversity. However, their attempt has its share of critics who claim that the company is normalizing an unhealthy life. Similar to what other companies with super skinny models are doing, just on the other end of the spectrum.
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Anna has an online blog, called Glitter + Lazers. “I run my online personality with heart, which means my opinions cannot be bought,” she writes on her website. “If I review something positively- it’s because I actually like it. I might be provided goods or in some case ever paid to try out and experiment with a product, but every collaboration comes with the caveat- I will write what I believe. I blame this on the bad case of ethics and morals I was born with.”
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She has over 318k Instagram followers and nearly 100k YouTube subscribers but that’s not it. “I’m also an accomplished global speaker- having presented in over 10 countries,” she says. “I’ve graced the stage at events such as SXSW, Adweek, Social Media Week, emetrics, M2C and more. I’m known for creating a candid and captivating presentation style and my ability to transform difficult concepts into executable steps.”
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Gillette Venus claims it features models with no retouching and no restrictions. “No one way to have beautiful skin or to show it off,” they write. “Venus stands with all women who right the rules.”
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Some people think this ad isn’t a good idea
This marketing move by Gillette reignited a heated discussion about body size and eating disorders. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, 20 million women and 10 million men will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives in the United States. “Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses that affect all kinds of people, regardless of gender, ethnicity, size, age, or background. In fact, eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders, surpassed only by opioid addiction.”
If people are consuming fewer calories than they need, their bodies break down their own tissue to use for fuel. “Muscles are some of the first organs broken down, and the most important muscle in the body is the heart. Pulse and blood pressure begin to drop as the heart has less fuel to pump blood and fewer cells to pump with. The risk for heart failure rises as the heart rate and blood pressure levels sink lower and lower.”
On the other hand, obesity because, as well as causing obvious physical changes, leads to a number of serious and potentially life-threatening conditions, too. These include type 2 diabetes, coronary heart diseas, various types of cancer (such as breast cancer and bowel cancer), and stroke. It can also greatly affect ones quality of like and lead to psychological problems, for example, depression and low self esteem.
While others love it
Twitter user Internet Historian has even created a poll, asking people whether or not it was a good idea
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This is NOT a healthy body. A young person might just about manage to function at this weight for a time, but it will soon catch up with them. Why do you think you never see a morbidly obese person of either sex who is over 60? Or one over 50 and independantly mobile with no serious health issues.
Sorry, but my 135 lbs body isnt a healthy body either. Yeah, I "look" like a healthy body, but looks dont define what a healthy body is. I used to work with a guy , damn near my hight, 5 foot 6, and obese for his body type. But damn, he could hike hills and out do me constantly in any outdoor activities we'd do. My mother is my size has high cholesterol and hypertension. Her sister, who's definitely obese has none of those issues. There are other reasons why someone might be over weight, and it doesnt always have to do with stuffing their faces with food.
A skinny body can be unhealthy, but it could be.very healthy as well. A body over 400lbs can NEVER be healthy and will.kill you. Tess Holiday is a walking heart attack waiting to happen
Most cases of obesity are caused by eating too much and moving too little. A very small percentage of people are overweight for other reasons. Obesity for the vast majority of people is a choice that they make, and it is not something to be celebrated as this ad does.
You’re using the EXTREME minority and applying their rhetoric to the vast vast vast majority. That doesn’t work in real life.
during my 18 months of daily cortisone treatment the metabolism was impacted. I knew about consequences so I did all my effort to not gain too much weight (10 pounds): take breakfast with 2-3 vegetables and 12 apples, lunch, and dinner with raw salad or a vegetable soup, no gluten, no sugar, no salt, no cow diary, 2-3 times per week meat around my hand dimension each, oil only in the salads and never ever fried food etc. It helps. I still keep the same style of eating, but I can go bad once per week. It is not easy. But many people doesn't see my effort. just the results (no flu for many years, I control the auto immune disease from life style, no more drugs or pill, BMI 22)
diane a here you are again saying things you know nothing about! I have a few medical conditions that prevent me from exercising, let alone standing or walking for more than 2 or 3 mins. I am unfortunately taking a crap ton of meds to combat these conditions while causing me to gain weight. I eat like a bird and have had many doctors tell me to eat more than my usual 800 - 1300 calories (it depends on my mood and pain level as to how much I eat). Yet, here I am, double my original body weight. It is very possible. I know a few other people who are in the same boat, well not the same boat or we would all sink hahahah but you know what I mean. Just please stop trying to sound educated in fields you clearly are not!
A few medical conditions and some medication can cause a degree of weight gain, Diabetes, hormone disorders, steroids etc.However these are often related to increased appetite or limitation of physical activity. There is no way for someone to become more than twice their average size without regularly consuming much more food than is required.
That is totaly and utterly false. 135 lbs is an healthy weight for most women of average heigh. There a so many other factors in play regarding the health issues you mentioned. Comparing two of your family members does not mean anything at all.
@ Mama Panda, I DO know what I am talking about from years of dealing with ED patients 8 hours a day 5 days a week in the Eating Disorders Field. Working with Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Senior Dietitians.This topic is about opinions on whether the weight of the model appears healthy. Do you believe it is?
True. My best friend has a rare metabolic disease where she cant loose her fat. She only gaines weight but cant stop loosing any even if she eats just salad and drink water. Only thing she can do is an operation
Well said. It isn't always a cookie cutter situation.
But this woman doesn't have mobility issues that would make her gain weight. She's an influencer, model, and public speaker who travels all over. She gets paid to eat out and be over weight. And, yes, you can be unhealthy without being obese, but obesity can be cured.
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Effseven you are just and idiot lmfao
True but Gillette isn’t selling health, they are selling razors. Technically she has more surface area for hair to grow so she’d be a perfect consumer. Where did you get it that a razor ad needed to be healthy?
The fashion industry is not selling health either - but their advertising and role models encourage unhealthy and dangerous eating habits in young or susceptible people.
BAHAHAHAHH! sad but true,all you said
diane a NO kid WANTS to be fat. Literally no-one
Yes Diana, the FASHION industry is very different from a razor company though. She’s selling razors, not being a role model. Big people look objectively bad, so no kid is going to confuse a fat razor model for a role model. It will never happen.
Remember children, unless you're lucky enought o be able bodied and healthy, you should never celebrate your body's abilities, feel good about yourself, or show yourself in public. Only the truely healthy master race is worthy.
YES, Merlyn! I get your sarcasm. No kidding! People act like "how dare they show a fat person having fun!"
That’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read.
Plus I love the comments below "perhaps she eats healthy and just has a thyroid issue"....while in the pic she's literally pounding down a gallon of cheese fondue. lol
Maybe I am still in the "hide the fat" generation, but no way would I sprint around the beach in a bikini in that body.
Gosh Mama Panda, you sure are jumping to a lot of insecure, lack of self esteem opinions, aren't you. Sorry, not miserable. I bike, I have a horse that I ride dressage and trails on, so in fact, I'm mostly grinning. LOL. Love how you make ASSumptions, eh?
I'm probably a quarter of her size and have the same bikini as her in the first pic and I've never worn it in public cause if I don't want to look at my own self in it, why the hell would anyone else?? Not every body is a bikini body, especially one that weighs as much as a Volkswagen Beetle!!
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hashwadoobies, the advertisement is not about your lack of self esteem, it's about razors! And before you continue to judge people who do have a strong and solid self esteem, look in the mirror and judge yourself. I bet you are mostly miserable aren't ya?
Буду писать специально по-русски. Какая гадость. Мерзкое дряблое, насыщенное жиром тело. В скучной панде уже давно нечего писать. Совсем скатились на дно.
This is an ad for a razor. The ad isn't telling people they should be overweight...I really don't see the danger in posting this ad, besides you don't know what point this woman is at in her life...how do you know she isn't in the process of making healthy changes. Unless your argument is people will see the ad and decide they want to gain weight...do you really think that's going to happen.
But she isn't in the process of getting healthy. You should check out her blog. The reason people are upset is because they chose a self-proclaimed plus-size model who promotes unhealthy weight as beautiful on her blog. Gillette didn't pick some random woman off the street. This woman is an "influencer". And now Gillette is backing her promotions by featuring her in their ad. People won't see the ad and decide they want to gain weight. Obese people will see this woman flaunting her acceptable obesity and think, "I don't need to lose weight; according to Gillette, I'm fine the way I am."
Gillette literally states they're celebrating "all sizes" and purposely chose to go with a "plus" sized model. This is meant to be a socially conscious advertisement to provoke discussion, it's absolutely not just "an ad for razors". The message sent by showcasing a morbidly obese woman is that this size is acceptable and even worse, that it's natural! We know that she is not making healthy changes because she's literally eating an entire loaf of white bread, filled to the brim with fondu cheese. The concern isn't that this ad will promote weight gain, it's that it'll demote weight loss by glorifying obesity!! Gillette should've shown behind the scenes footage of her struggling to sit down and stand up from a lying position.
Diane a- this is not an advertisement for a healthy body- it is a frikkin razor. She has body hair that she needs to get rid of. Do you think that because she is obese that she shouldn't be used in advertising? Do you get this het up when it is an underweight person modelling clothes? You simply wouldn't have the time to bitch about everyone of them because there are so many. But by all means, crawl out and slag off the overweight person who might be a hell of a lot healthier than you without you knowing it.
The ad is for a razor and you, alongside many others have chosen to focus on her body- and bitch about her assumed health. So yes Diane- you are being bitchy.
Scuse me - have I bitched ?? I just stated my opinion that she didn't look particularly healthy. Please say that in your opinion she looks in the absolute best of health
But SHE claims she is healthy and that obese women are fine the way they are. Did anyone actually read her blog?
For the criticics of my opinion. If the image was of a 5st skeletal woman (regardless of what medical condition or eating issues were responsible) - would it be OK as a promotion of a product?
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I'm a 95 lb teenager who eats nothing but carbs and potatoes and I've never been told that my lifestyle is 'unhealthy'. I've had people comment on my weight, yes, but nobody seems to be 'concerned with my health' (other than my doctor). The funny thing is - I have a medical condition that inhibits my body's ability to absorb nutrients. Nobody really cares about that. I'm skinny. I'm not made fun of. But my 200 lb best friend is constantly laughed at, told that they need to diet, told that they're not beautiful. That being fat shouldn't be glorified. The thing is... it's not. Being skinny shouldn't be glorified. Being average weight shouldn't be glorified. Yes, you can technically 'help' your weight... but it's insanely difficult. I could eat nonstop proteins and energy bars and weight gain smoothies, but it wouldn't help that much. My friend could eat practically nothing and exercise all day and it would be difficult and painful. THE LESSON IS:::: shut the fuck up about other's bodies.
Diane a I’m a 50-year-old morbidly obese person without serious health issues (or any for that matter) and independently mobile. My very fit looking brother (43), brain washed by a society that says "if you look healthy, you must be" never bothered to get regular check ups and died of a heart attack. If you’re truly concerned about the state of world-wide health then get out from behind your screen and start helping those closest to you and leave us fatties to the people who love us and actually know our stories. If you’re offended by the content of an add then don’t buy their product, it is as simple as that.
The words "morbidly obese" and "without Healt issues" can not be written as one and the same statement, don't you hear yourself?
@ Mama Panda. I do know what I am talking about in terms of Eating Disorders. However our service did not deal much with morbidly overweight patients. We dealt with Anorexia and Bulimia. Am well aware that certain medical conditions and medications can cause weight gain. But that is not an ED or over-eating. I am well knowlegeable about ED from 9 years of experience working as Secretary PA with an ED Psychiatrist and 5 Clinical Psychologists and also from having an eating disorder myself for 15 years. And yes - I am 100% clear of ED for the past 20 years.
Great attitude, body not so much. Not only because she's very overweight, but she's putting herself at a serious health risk and is promoting that she's okay with it. Same as agencies using ultra skinny stick figures for models- equally bad and risky. Be a bit on the thin side, or on the chubby side, and that would be normal. This is not.
You misunderstand my point Merlyn Emrys- everyone is human, I couldn't care how anyone looks, but validating that anorexia or obesity is okay is not. If you have an underlying medical condition that is treatable, treat it. Sometimes meds have an adverse effect of putting on more weight- then eat healthily, exercise if you able to. If you are not eating, sticking a finger down your throat or gorging on food and saying you are happy, there is an underlying issue. But don't make your issue other people's and glorify it.
On her blog she lists one of her passions as "fitness". Lol.
Mewton do you live in America
That’s not what the commercial is about though.
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I see it the other way around. Who gives a shit if she is healthy? Most people have a condition or two. She looks terrible though, which isn’t what you normally see in ads. It’s offputting to a person at a normal weight. But most people are fat as shit, so why wouldn’t Gillette offer products and ads they can relate to?
RL wants us to remeber that only healthy people should be SEEN. The rest of us disabled, diseased, fat or just plain lesser beings aren't really humans.
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Merlyn, you make a good point.
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to answer the question sex (and the illusion of sexiness) sells, and most advertisers think anorexic women with big boobs are sexy. Really though, to say I'm offended at either is too strong. I just don't buy their products. (But for other reasons. I couldn't care less about this- there's too many other issues, and many of them much more worrisome for me to bother over, which I can actually be a part of the solution. I'm not even sure this 'I'm fat and I love it' thing is even a problem.)
I dont care who they hire in ads for razors but they need to stop showing women shaving already shaved legs....
Apparently, any body hair belonging to a woman, (unless it is the head hair, eye brows or eye lashes) is extremely extremely offensive, so they can't show that, or teenagers the world over will have nightmares and the razor company will have to pay a massive fine, large enough to bankrupt them. It is a similar situation with the blue liquid used in sanitary product ads.
But who wants to see actual blood in a commerical? I don't. I don't want to see really pee and poop in diaper commercials either. Bodily functions are supposed to be a bit private.
Very well said.
Yeah, in this society it's a big big crime for a woman to have any hair on parts on her body other than the head. There even was this H&M model who didn't remove her natural hair and got death threats. Sick society I say.
.... o,0 I never really noticed that before. Probably because I shave my beard daily. (Also, it would be hard with a single model to get all the takes done in a reasonable frame. I suppose they could glue stubble back on...)
Adidas did that. People hated that.
This is NOT a healthy body. A young person might just about manage to function at this weight for a time, but it will soon catch up with them. Why do you think you never see a morbidly obese person of either sex who is over 60? Or one over 50 and independantly mobile with no serious health issues.
Sorry, but my 135 lbs body isnt a healthy body either. Yeah, I "look" like a healthy body, but looks dont define what a healthy body is. I used to work with a guy , damn near my hight, 5 foot 6, and obese for his body type. But damn, he could hike hills and out do me constantly in any outdoor activities we'd do. My mother is my size has high cholesterol and hypertension. Her sister, who's definitely obese has none of those issues. There are other reasons why someone might be over weight, and it doesnt always have to do with stuffing their faces with food.
A skinny body can be unhealthy, but it could be.very healthy as well. A body over 400lbs can NEVER be healthy and will.kill you. Tess Holiday is a walking heart attack waiting to happen
Most cases of obesity are caused by eating too much and moving too little. A very small percentage of people are overweight for other reasons. Obesity for the vast majority of people is a choice that they make, and it is not something to be celebrated as this ad does.
You’re using the EXTREME minority and applying their rhetoric to the vast vast vast majority. That doesn’t work in real life.
during my 18 months of daily cortisone treatment the metabolism was impacted. I knew about consequences so I did all my effort to not gain too much weight (10 pounds): take breakfast with 2-3 vegetables and 12 apples, lunch, and dinner with raw salad or a vegetable soup, no gluten, no sugar, no salt, no cow diary, 2-3 times per week meat around my hand dimension each, oil only in the salads and never ever fried food etc. It helps. I still keep the same style of eating, but I can go bad once per week. It is not easy. But many people doesn't see my effort. just the results (no flu for many years, I control the auto immune disease from life style, no more drugs or pill, BMI 22)
diane a here you are again saying things you know nothing about! I have a few medical conditions that prevent me from exercising, let alone standing or walking for more than 2 or 3 mins. I am unfortunately taking a crap ton of meds to combat these conditions while causing me to gain weight. I eat like a bird and have had many doctors tell me to eat more than my usual 800 - 1300 calories (it depends on my mood and pain level as to how much I eat). Yet, here I am, double my original body weight. It is very possible. I know a few other people who are in the same boat, well not the same boat or we would all sink hahahah but you know what I mean. Just please stop trying to sound educated in fields you clearly are not!
A few medical conditions and some medication can cause a degree of weight gain, Diabetes, hormone disorders, steroids etc.However these are often related to increased appetite or limitation of physical activity. There is no way for someone to become more than twice their average size without regularly consuming much more food than is required.
That is totaly and utterly false. 135 lbs is an healthy weight for most women of average heigh. There a so many other factors in play regarding the health issues you mentioned. Comparing two of your family members does not mean anything at all.
@ Mama Panda, I DO know what I am talking about from years of dealing with ED patients 8 hours a day 5 days a week in the Eating Disorders Field. Working with Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Senior Dietitians.This topic is about opinions on whether the weight of the model appears healthy. Do you believe it is?
True. My best friend has a rare metabolic disease where she cant loose her fat. She only gaines weight but cant stop loosing any even if she eats just salad and drink water. Only thing she can do is an operation
Well said. It isn't always a cookie cutter situation.
But this woman doesn't have mobility issues that would make her gain weight. She's an influencer, model, and public speaker who travels all over. She gets paid to eat out and be over weight. And, yes, you can be unhealthy without being obese, but obesity can be cured.
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Effseven you are just and idiot lmfao
True but Gillette isn’t selling health, they are selling razors. Technically she has more surface area for hair to grow so she’d be a perfect consumer. Where did you get it that a razor ad needed to be healthy?
The fashion industry is not selling health either - but their advertising and role models encourage unhealthy and dangerous eating habits in young or susceptible people.
BAHAHAHAHH! sad but true,all you said
diane a NO kid WANTS to be fat. Literally no-one
Yes Diana, the FASHION industry is very different from a razor company though. She’s selling razors, not being a role model. Big people look objectively bad, so no kid is going to confuse a fat razor model for a role model. It will never happen.
Remember children, unless you're lucky enought o be able bodied and healthy, you should never celebrate your body's abilities, feel good about yourself, or show yourself in public. Only the truely healthy master race is worthy.
YES, Merlyn! I get your sarcasm. No kidding! People act like "how dare they show a fat person having fun!"
That’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read.
Plus I love the comments below "perhaps she eats healthy and just has a thyroid issue"....while in the pic she's literally pounding down a gallon of cheese fondue. lol
Maybe I am still in the "hide the fat" generation, but no way would I sprint around the beach in a bikini in that body.
Gosh Mama Panda, you sure are jumping to a lot of insecure, lack of self esteem opinions, aren't you. Sorry, not miserable. I bike, I have a horse that I ride dressage and trails on, so in fact, I'm mostly grinning. LOL. Love how you make ASSumptions, eh?
I'm probably a quarter of her size and have the same bikini as her in the first pic and I've never worn it in public cause if I don't want to look at my own self in it, why the hell would anyone else?? Not every body is a bikini body, especially one that weighs as much as a Volkswagen Beetle!!
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hashwadoobies, the advertisement is not about your lack of self esteem, it's about razors! And before you continue to judge people who do have a strong and solid self esteem, look in the mirror and judge yourself. I bet you are mostly miserable aren't ya?
Буду писать специально по-русски. Какая гадость. Мерзкое дряблое, насыщенное жиром тело. В скучной панде уже давно нечего писать. Совсем скатились на дно.
This is an ad for a razor. The ad isn't telling people they should be overweight...I really don't see the danger in posting this ad, besides you don't know what point this woman is at in her life...how do you know she isn't in the process of making healthy changes. Unless your argument is people will see the ad and decide they want to gain weight...do you really think that's going to happen.
But she isn't in the process of getting healthy. You should check out her blog. The reason people are upset is because they chose a self-proclaimed plus-size model who promotes unhealthy weight as beautiful on her blog. Gillette didn't pick some random woman off the street. This woman is an "influencer". And now Gillette is backing her promotions by featuring her in their ad. People won't see the ad and decide they want to gain weight. Obese people will see this woman flaunting her acceptable obesity and think, "I don't need to lose weight; according to Gillette, I'm fine the way I am."
Gillette literally states they're celebrating "all sizes" and purposely chose to go with a "plus" sized model. This is meant to be a socially conscious advertisement to provoke discussion, it's absolutely not just "an ad for razors". The message sent by showcasing a morbidly obese woman is that this size is acceptable and even worse, that it's natural! We know that she is not making healthy changes because she's literally eating an entire loaf of white bread, filled to the brim with fondu cheese. The concern isn't that this ad will promote weight gain, it's that it'll demote weight loss by glorifying obesity!! Gillette should've shown behind the scenes footage of her struggling to sit down and stand up from a lying position.
Diane a- this is not an advertisement for a healthy body- it is a frikkin razor. She has body hair that she needs to get rid of. Do you think that because she is obese that she shouldn't be used in advertising? Do you get this het up when it is an underweight person modelling clothes? You simply wouldn't have the time to bitch about everyone of them because there are so many. But by all means, crawl out and slag off the overweight person who might be a hell of a lot healthier than you without you knowing it.
The ad is for a razor and you, alongside many others have chosen to focus on her body- and bitch about her assumed health. So yes Diane- you are being bitchy.
Scuse me - have I bitched ?? I just stated my opinion that she didn't look particularly healthy. Please say that in your opinion she looks in the absolute best of health
But SHE claims she is healthy and that obese women are fine the way they are. Did anyone actually read her blog?
For the criticics of my opinion. If the image was of a 5st skeletal woman (regardless of what medical condition or eating issues were responsible) - would it be OK as a promotion of a product?
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I'm a 95 lb teenager who eats nothing but carbs and potatoes and I've never been told that my lifestyle is 'unhealthy'. I've had people comment on my weight, yes, but nobody seems to be 'concerned with my health' (other than my doctor). The funny thing is - I have a medical condition that inhibits my body's ability to absorb nutrients. Nobody really cares about that. I'm skinny. I'm not made fun of. But my 200 lb best friend is constantly laughed at, told that they need to diet, told that they're not beautiful. That being fat shouldn't be glorified. The thing is... it's not. Being skinny shouldn't be glorified. Being average weight shouldn't be glorified. Yes, you can technically 'help' your weight... but it's insanely difficult. I could eat nonstop proteins and energy bars and weight gain smoothies, but it wouldn't help that much. My friend could eat practically nothing and exercise all day and it would be difficult and painful. THE LESSON IS:::: shut the fuck up about other's bodies.
Diane a I’m a 50-year-old morbidly obese person without serious health issues (or any for that matter) and independently mobile. My very fit looking brother (43), brain washed by a society that says "if you look healthy, you must be" never bothered to get regular check ups and died of a heart attack. If you’re truly concerned about the state of world-wide health then get out from behind your screen and start helping those closest to you and leave us fatties to the people who love us and actually know our stories. If you’re offended by the content of an add then don’t buy their product, it is as simple as that.
The words "morbidly obese" and "without Healt issues" can not be written as one and the same statement, don't you hear yourself?
@ Mama Panda. I do know what I am talking about in terms of Eating Disorders. However our service did not deal much with morbidly overweight patients. We dealt with Anorexia and Bulimia. Am well aware that certain medical conditions and medications can cause weight gain. But that is not an ED or over-eating. I am well knowlegeable about ED from 9 years of experience working as Secretary PA with an ED Psychiatrist and 5 Clinical Psychologists and also from having an eating disorder myself for 15 years. And yes - I am 100% clear of ED for the past 20 years.
Great attitude, body not so much. Not only because she's very overweight, but she's putting herself at a serious health risk and is promoting that she's okay with it. Same as agencies using ultra skinny stick figures for models- equally bad and risky. Be a bit on the thin side, or on the chubby side, and that would be normal. This is not.
You misunderstand my point Merlyn Emrys- everyone is human, I couldn't care how anyone looks, but validating that anorexia or obesity is okay is not. If you have an underlying medical condition that is treatable, treat it. Sometimes meds have an adverse effect of putting on more weight- then eat healthily, exercise if you able to. If you are not eating, sticking a finger down your throat or gorging on food and saying you are happy, there is an underlying issue. But don't make your issue other people's and glorify it.
On her blog she lists one of her passions as "fitness". Lol.
Mewton do you live in America
That’s not what the commercial is about though.
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I see it the other way around. Who gives a shit if she is healthy? Most people have a condition or two. She looks terrible though, which isn’t what you normally see in ads. It’s offputting to a person at a normal weight. But most people are fat as shit, so why wouldn’t Gillette offer products and ads they can relate to?
RL wants us to remeber that only healthy people should be SEEN. The rest of us disabled, diseased, fat or just plain lesser beings aren't really humans.
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Merlyn, you make a good point.
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to answer the question sex (and the illusion of sexiness) sells, and most advertisers think anorexic women with big boobs are sexy. Really though, to say I'm offended at either is too strong. I just don't buy their products. (But for other reasons. I couldn't care less about this- there's too many other issues, and many of them much more worrisome for me to bother over, which I can actually be a part of the solution. I'm not even sure this 'I'm fat and I love it' thing is even a problem.)
I dont care who they hire in ads for razors but they need to stop showing women shaving already shaved legs....
Apparently, any body hair belonging to a woman, (unless it is the head hair, eye brows or eye lashes) is extremely extremely offensive, so they can't show that, or teenagers the world over will have nightmares and the razor company will have to pay a massive fine, large enough to bankrupt them. It is a similar situation with the blue liquid used in sanitary product ads.
But who wants to see actual blood in a commerical? I don't. I don't want to see really pee and poop in diaper commercials either. Bodily functions are supposed to be a bit private.
Very well said.
Yeah, in this society it's a big big crime for a woman to have any hair on parts on her body other than the head. There even was this H&M model who didn't remove her natural hair and got death threats. Sick society I say.
.... o,0 I never really noticed that before. Probably because I shave my beard daily. (Also, it would be hard with a single model to get all the takes done in a reasonable frame. I suppose they could glue stubble back on...)
Adidas did that. People hated that.