Comments on: Slim Hopes: Advertising & the Obsession With Thinness

By: andretheking86

andretheking86 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

2:06

thats just …
2:06

thats just gross … she looks like a stick … give me monroe any day

By: OmorosePanya

OmorosePanya — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

Well if it bares no …
Well if it bares no importance, why mention it? The very definition of a cigarette requires it to be small. If you’re not an idiot, you don’t need its size advertised to you.

It’s like describing an orange as “orange”. Yeah… we get that from the name. Tell us something useful.

By: mst3kanita

mst3kanita — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

I think she’s going …
I think she’s going a bit too far with the cigarette ads. The words “slim” “sleek”, etc are being used because its describing the shape of the cigarette.

Sometimes I think this lady reads a little TOO much into things.

By: vickysanmon

vickysanmon — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

I wish it had …
I wish it had subtitles in spanish so I can show it to my classmates :S Anyways, it’s really good!

By: aerogirl42

aerogirl42 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

I have to say, I …
I have to say, I think this video is very good. It’s short and simple, but very effective. Being a teenager, I have seen my share of videos similar to this, but I like how it tells other people about the dangers, not just preaching at “at-risk” teenage or preteen girls, and even boys. I love how she mentions that most of the models are born with that body shape because it reminds us that very few people can actually look like that. Excellent points.

By: TheHerpesHero

TheHerpesHero — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

I think a spring …
I think a spring might have come loose in my brain just from trying to read your horrible, broken english.

Maybe if you ate something, you’d be more coherent.

By: WarwickAlice

WarwickAlice — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

I agree. It is the …
I agree. It is the media who’ve spun up the notion of ‘thinness’ to be synonymous with beauty, power and success. As you say, naturally thin women just happen to be the unlucky ones who bear the consequences of it all.

By: MissDemeanour85

MissDemeanour85 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

I totally agree …
I totally agree with you there, but I was merely pointing out that it’s not thin women’s fault that their bodies are upheld as the standard right now.

By: WarwickAlice

WarwickAlice — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

Indeed not. But it …
Indeed not. But it is quite clear to see the difference between an anorexic woman and a ‘naturally thin’ woman. VERY few women naturally are that thin. It is an advantage to a woman to carry extra fat so she can support a healthy baby. This is WHY women are the shape they are, and, naturally, men are attracted to it.

By: WarwickAlice

WarwickAlice — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:13:09 +0000

You are right; …
You are right; anorexia/bulimia in males is NOT a new thing, but it is certainly more prevalent now than it was 10 years ago. It may be true that it was not reported as often, too, like you say. Only in recent years has advertising depicted men as ‘perfect’, muscular and toned, while the ‘thin’ female ideal has been around for much longer.