I'm sure you've all seen the Dove Real Beauty Sketches videos by now. If not, brief run down is pretty, slim women describe themselves to an FBI profile illustrator. Someone who has just met them does the same. The two drawings are compared and OMG you guise, the nice ladies are more beautiful to others than she thinks she is because women focus on their flaws and we all have terrible self-esteem, but it's okay because you're actually pretty and being pretty matters a lot. Totes.
Anyway, I'm not too moved by this line of advertising from Dove, given they're selling something even if it's all wrapped up in cuddly feelings and emotive piano tinkling and I'm very aware of my own awful self image, thankyouverymuch. Plus the reminder that slim = pretty came across quite strongly, with a 'uglier' face described as "fatter, sadder", before we are reminded how you look impacts having friends and being employed. GREAT, THANKS FOR REMINDING ME.
But, I did rather enjoy this parody offering, focusing on how guys see themselves (won't ANYONE think of the men?!), all in the same style of the original clip.
What do you think about the original Dove video, or the parody? Do you have shitty self esteem? But you're, like, really pretty.
Anyway, I'm not too moved by this line of advertising from Dove, given they're selling something even if it's all wrapped up in cuddly feelings and emotive piano tinkling and I'm very aware of my own awful self image, thankyouverymuch. Plus the reminder that slim = pretty came across quite strongly, with a 'uglier' face described as "fatter, sadder", before we are reminded how you look impacts having friends and being employed. GREAT, THANKS FOR REMINDING ME.
But, I did rather enjoy this parody offering, focusing on how guys see themselves (won't ANYONE think of the men?!), all in the same style of the original clip.
What do you think about the original Dove video, or the parody? Do you have shitty self esteem? But you're, like, really pretty.
