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Some people just like to turn a good thing into a bad thing. Dove has been very artistic with their photography, not pornographic.

I guess these same people find the nudes by Michelangelo and Botticelli offensive. They would find the nudes painted in the Sistine Chapel offensive.

Come to think of it, two hundred years after Michelangelo painted his masterpiece in the chapel, some people within the Vatican, with papal permisssion, commissioned "breeches-painters" to cover what they called "the disgusting and ungodly site of the human body."

Ungodly?! Hmmmm.

The Dove ad is beautiful.

I think Dove is doing a wonderful thing. People, children included are going to see ads with nearly naked people every day. I don't see that changing anytime soon. At least now they will be seeing people with real bodies and perhaps it will help with the body images of todays youth.

Bodies are real, we all have them. It's important for youngsters to understand that all bodies aren't the same. The models are now even "airbrushed" to make them look better. Perfection is in the eye of the beholder. I do agree that girls are given an impossible standard by only seeing stick thin models. Heck, they're so skinny, they have to BUY boobs.

Bigger and Better is for plus size ladies and girls. Check us out!

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I think it is a good thing. So many girls today have unrealistic expectations of what their bodies should be like. Lots of the models even use airbrushing to make them look even better. All body sizes are WONDERFUL and we should look deeper than that for the real person inside. Bigger and Better is for plus sized ladies, check it out if you are interested. ps, I would rather be plus sized than to be so skinny that I have to buy my boobs.......
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I would rather be plus sized than to be so skinny that I have to buy my boobs.......

LMAO!!!! I love it!!! Thanks for the laugh!!!

To each his own I suppose. I have seen the ads and have also seen the full feature behind the scenes story on Oprah. I think Dove is fabulous for doing this and it's one of the most beautiful campaigns I have seen.

If I can look that good at 40, 50 or 60 I will be in heaven!

However, I don't see how they are "exploiting" the women. These women auditioned to do the ads and are proud to represent the company so "exploiting" wouldn't be the word to use.

I definately think that what Dove is doing is a good thing. However, did you know that Dove is owned by the same company that owns Axe body spray? If you're familiar with their commercials, you know they certainly aren't using "real women" for their ads.

Personally, I don't understand why something so natural should be so tabbooed. The human body isn't something horrible, it's something beautiful. Now there is a difference between the body, and sexual exploitation. Being a photographer, I have seem some amazing nude shots, and they are so beautiful. I think Dove's campaign is great, because it promotes to girls that they can still be just as beautiful even if they're not skinny as a twig.It is one of the few things out there that does promote the non-0 person. I think that's good for girls to know. That they don't have to be size 0 (or now less) to be considered beautiful.

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Today's young girls are being bombarded by society's standards of "perfection" and because of that they are putting unrealistic expectations on themselves. This is leading to an epidemic of young women who are plagued by eating disorders.

Dove's campaign is an excellent example of "bucking the system" and promoting "real life" and "real women". Kudos to Dove!

Hopefully it will open the eyes of the young women in our society to true beauty.

This is nothing new. For years, young women have been bombarded with certain standards that society promoted as being beautiful; today's young women are just a new crop that's being subjected to a long line of what's considered to be beautiful or perfect. If the norm was to file down our teeth to points (like they do in certain cultures) because that's the society's projection of 'beauty', then they would do it, no questions asked.

I'm glad that there is an awareness that beauty comes in all forms. I think this is an encouraging program and opens a door to speak to children who are ready about body image, especially girls.

I agree. Society put beauty in a bag, or in a big fantasy machine for us to feed off of. The treat us like parasites. I've seen some commercials where they get skinny girls to model there clothing line, and I see one full figured womyn, and she's only displayed for a second before they move on to the next skinny girl. Girls should be valued for whats in between there head, not for the silhouette of her body.

btw, you all should check out "Real Women have Curves" if you haven't already.

Ladies,

Real women NOT always have real curves! I am a mother of 3 and I am just petite! I can't do too much about it. Women with small frames, small breasts can be beautiful too even if they are size 2.

Yes small women are beautiful to, All women are beautiful to me ;o)