Controversial opinion: Against “Body diversity” in social media ads

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

+1 I hate seeing obese people in the Target ads. I agree, it's asif we've given up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

Because there has been a whole cultural and media blackout on real bodies for decades. No one knows what a real body looks like in the media, and the entire diet, beauty, and fashion industries are pretty much founded on the basis that by showing you women like that, you will be uncomfortable in your body and buy into whatever they’re selling.

You’re uncomfortable because they’ve spent billions of dollars selling you the fact that those 90 pound anorexics are glamourous and their lives are better than yours, not because there is actually anything wrong with “Real” bodies. They’re selling you an ideal, and you bought into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

Because there has been a whole cultural and media blackout on real bodies for decades. No one knows what a real body looks like in the media, and the entire diet, beauty, and fashion industries are pretty much founded on the basis that by showing you women like that, you will be uncomfortable in your body and buy into whatever they’re selling.

You’re uncomfortable because they’ve spent billions of dollars selling you the fact that those 90 pound anorexics are glamourous and their lives are better than yours, not because there is actually anything wrong with “Real” bodies. They’re selling you an ideal, and you bought into it.

The term “real body” is offensive. How dare you call someone else’s body fake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

Because there has been a whole cultural and media blackout on real bodies for decades. No one knows what a real body looks like in the media, and the entire diet, beauty, and fashion industries are pretty much founded on the basis that by showing you women like that, you will be uncomfortable in your body and buy into whatever they’re selling.

You’re uncomfortable because they’ve spent billions of dollars selling you the fact that those 90 pound anorexics are glamourous and their lives are better than yours, not because there is actually anything wrong with “Real” bodies. They’re selling you an ideal, and you bought into it.

The term “real body” is offensive. How dare you call someone else’s body fake.

*sigh* thank you, word police, and way to avoid the point.

[Anonymous]

OP, maybe try not being such a worthless human being.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

Because there has been a whole cultural and media blackout on real bodies for decades. No one knows what a real body looks like in the media, and the entire diet, beauty, and fashion industries are pretty much founded on the basis that by showing you women like that, you will be uncomfortable in your body and buy into whatever they’re selling.

You’re uncomfortable because they’ve spent billions of dollars selling you the fact that those 90 pound anorexics are glamourous and their lives are better than yours, not because there is actually anything wrong with “Real” bodies. They’re selling you an ideal, and you bought into it.

I disagree. It’s biology to prefer looking at a healthy body, which means not too thin and not too fat. No one wants to see someone’s fat rolls. Maybe in nice clothes a fat person looks nice, but these ads flaunting fat people half naked are gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

Because there has been a whole cultural and media blackout on real bodies for decades. No one knows what a real body looks like in the media, and the entire diet, beauty, and fashion industries are pretty much founded on the basis that by showing you women like that, you will be uncomfortable in your body and buy into whatever they’re selling.

You’re uncomfortable because they’ve spent billions of dollars selling you the fact that those 90 pound anorexics are glamourous and their lives are better than yours, not because there is actually anything wrong with “Real” bodies. They’re selling you an ideal, and you bought into it.

The term “real body” is offensive. How dare you call someone else’s body fake.

Heavily made up bodies that are selectively styled and angled for a photo shoot and then airbrushed or digitally manipulated are fake.

This is why there's such a huge paparazzi industry hawking photos of "OMG look at XYZ supermodel at a private beach, SHE HAS A FOOD BABY AND CELLULITE!!!"

Even the "perfect" bodies we're supposed to covet don't look like that in real life.

It's a creative challenge to portray an aspirational aesthetic while also showing images that represent a broader range of your target demographic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

+1

[Anonymous]

Troll score: 8.

Bonus points for active engagement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why did you have to “get it out of” you? Sounds like you don’t have much self-control.

Or grace.

This. I promise that you will make it through the day if you don’t spew this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did you have to “get it out of” you? Sounds like you don’t have much self-control.

Or grace.

This. I promise that you will make it through the day if you don’t spew this.

Sometimes people want to see if other people will anonymously agree with them when it's a controversial or possibly offensive statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t feel bad OP. Most people would agree with you.

Because there has been a whole cultural and media blackout on real bodies for decades. No one knows what a real body looks like in the media, and the entire diet, beauty, and fashion industries are pretty much founded on the basis that by showing you women like that, you will be uncomfortable in your body and buy into whatever they’re selling.

You’re uncomfortable because they’ve spent billions of dollars selling you the fact that those 90 pound anorexics are glamourous and their lives are better than yours, not because there is actually anything wrong with “Real” bodies. They’re selling you an ideal, and you bought into it.

The term “real body” is offensive. How dare you call someone else’s body fake.

Heavily made up bodies that are selectively styled and angled for a photo shoot and then airbrushed or digitally manipulated are fake.

This is why there's such a huge paparazzi industry hawking photos of "OMG look at XYZ supermodel at a private beach, SHE HAS A FOOD BABY AND CELLULITE!!!"

Even the "perfect" bodies we're supposed to covet don't look like that in real life.

It's a creative challenge to portray an aspirational aesthetic while also showing images that represent a broader range of your target demographic.

It's not the imperfections that I take issue with, but even this is kind of a slippery slope. Who doesn't like to look their best, and why shouldn't people advertising their products look their best? When you get a professional picture taken, do you not go to a professional photographer who uses flattering lighting and maybe edits the photo to soften the bags under your eyes and bring out your eye color and whiten your teeth and even out your skin tone? Chances are, you do. The photo is still you, but it's a polished up version of you at your best. You don't take a selfie in your bathroom mirror when you wake up in the morning and put it on LinkedIn.

I sort of get why a company would want to use plus size models. It's good marketing when most of the population is obese, and obese women need clothes too. But I would consider clothes for obese women the same way I would consider something like fashionable bedazzled ventilators or insulin pumps. It's a way to make life less bad when you have a health condition. But now every clothing company is marketing medical equipment.

And I hate the concept that "real women's bodies" = overweight women's bodies. Healthy bodies are real too. And if you want to market your products - use people who look healthy and have a good life while using your product.

But then, I'm mean and wrong. There could very well be a marketing research study out there that shows that companies that use overweight models in their ads are more profitable. Let the free market win, I guess

[Anonymous]

I like ads where heavier women are featured bc it’s helpful to see how clothes hang on a heavier body. I actually have come to really disliking advertising that only features super skinny models, and I do think you can be healthy and have a few pounds on you. But I do agree with op as far as the quasi-glorification of obese people. As someone obese, I agree with some of OPs points. Maybe it does come down to “class” as another poster noted.

[Anonymous]

Agree with last poster. Now that it's harder to go to stores and try on clothes, I want to see how they fit on people like me.

[Anonymous]

I’m ok with cute plus sized models ( since I am plus sized) but it really doesn’t make me want to buy it. I think she’s attractive and this still looks like c***. How it going to look on me? And then not buying. I guess there is a fantasy element to buying. With all the stores declaring bankruptcy... However on the other hand if I go into the store they are quick to tell me (with added sneer) we don’t carry those sizes here! Use the telephone over there and order (Pre COVID). I’m not even that big. Big enough tho.