BellaOnline Forums Beauty and Self Body Image Dove's deceiving forums

This is in reference to Dove's forums on body image and self-esteem.

They just implemented a selective posting process which goes against the entire concept of the public internet bulletin board. BBSs exist to serve special interest groups-to provide information, advice or opinions and allow those who wish to visit to have discussions concerning a particular topic- regardless whether the site owners, administrators or moderators agree with the content or not. As long as the content of a post is not obscene, vulgar or harmful to any individual or organization, then people have a right to submit it and you have an obligation to post it.

Dove's moderators are apparently reviewing every post which is submitted, and if it doesn't support, compliment or applaud their campaigns, then they won't allow it to be seen. That is wrong. They should allow all opinions to be heard. This is a form of censorship and they should seriously think about discontinuing it. It's deceiving and it's giving the impression that the entire public supports their cause and campaigns. It's just a matter of time when other manufacturers of similar products catch wind of this and they'll be receiving media attention they probably won't like.

I guess it's only "freedom of the press" now; "freedom of speech" has been totally been thrown out the window. <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

But should we really be surprised by that, with the way the media twists people's words everyday?

Well, I don't put much faith in the opinions of an company with something to sell. They may have a good product, but that also gives them an ulterior motive. Trust your own judgment -- that's my feeling.

I hate censorship! I never have heard of that before now but thankfully it has been many years since I have bought Dove (i think i was a teenage the last time) products so I did not encouraged censorship. If people would stand up to censorship it would be less worst than it is today! Last week HBO Canada decided to ban that week's Real Time episode and I was happy to see that I was not the only one that sent them an email about it, they probably would continue to not show that episode but at least we were a group of people who let our feelings known about it. It is better to do something than to do nothing!