Real women...

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  • bravis113
    bravis113 Posts: 33 Member
    Thank you!!! A lot of women have been taught sweat is not lady like. But I feel beautiful and strong when I'm working out hard and sweating :bigsmile:
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    Real women have vagina's. The end.

    Whoop!
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Don't let my Ouma hear you! She was a farmer's wife in the most inhospitable arid countryside in South Africa but she never broke a sweat, I never saw her not perfectly groomed, and she'd have my hide if my hair came out of its braid before it was bath time at night. Real women sweat, sure, unless they're my Ouma :laugh:
  • SydneyBristowe
    SydneyBristowe Posts: 44
    I have a big problem with the term "real women" and I used to be obese
    ...now overweight and working on it....and it still bothers me to no end.

    I used to ascribe to fat acceptance and dressed accordingly and felt confident for it.
    I've always pretty much been confident with my body for the most part, regardless of size.

    But when you're trying to sell a product based solely on this "real women" crap, I have a problem with that.
    They only do it because there are more overweight/plus size CONSUMERS than those of normal weight.

    The last I heard was 2/3 of America is overweight+?

    ...so yeah...it's purely a sales gimmick. Then the doctors make more money off the consumers with their medical problems growing....we're in a sick consumer society.

    maybe some of these fatties need to put the fork down and work out?

    I think both you and the poster you responded to kinda missed the point.

    I usually hate the term "real women" as it has been twisted to usually mean 'not skinny women' and I object to the notion that someone is less real because of their body mass

    When used correctly it's great. Dove's "real women" campaign actually meant women of all shapes, sizes and ages, not just models and not airbrushed

    It looks like Secret (which actually I think might be the Dove brand name in the US?) are using it correctly. Real women do sweat, coz every woman in the world sweats wether they like it or not.
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    Real women have vagina's. The end.
    This.
    But every real woman I've ever met also sweats.

    Then again, I live in the South with hot, humid summers. :wink:
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    I have a big problem with the term "real women" and I used to be obese
    ...now overweight and working on it....and it still bothers me to no end.

    I used to ascribe to fat acceptance and dressed accordingly and felt confident for it.
    I've always pretty much been confident with my body for the most part, regardless of size.

    But when you're trying to sell a product based solely on this "real women" crap, I have a problem with that.
    They only do it because there are more overweight/plus size CONSUMERS than those of normal weight.

    The last I heard was 2/3 of America is overweight+?

    ...so yeah...it's purely a sales gimmick. Then the doctors make more money off the consumers with their medical problems growing....we're in a sick consumer society.



    it's an ad...for deoderant...


    Calm down.

    this^ lol
    But if you know me..lets go there for a second....the ONLY time I have a problem with the quote "REAL WOMEN" is when its NOT.

    ok back to reality
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    I certainly hope so. I sweat like crazy when I work out...if I don't sweat I'm not working hard enough.
  • allifantastical
    allifantastical Posts: 946 Member
    Real women have vagina's. The end.

    True story.
  • mogletdeluxe
    mogletdeluxe Posts: 623 Member
    I've seen quite a few adverts take this tack recently - one for Sure deodorant in the UK has a rather steely woman gazing at the camera with the caption 'how strong I'm feeling will not depend on my sweat glands'.

    But yes. Sweatwet girls are the best.
  • Ashley_Panda
    Ashley_Panda Posts: 1,404 Member
    Real women have vagina's. The end.
    This.
    But every real woman I've ever met also sweats.

    Then again, I live in the South with hot, humid summers. :wink:

    It's the curse of us southern girls.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    Real women have vagina's. The end.

    True story.
    and boobs, they have those too.....\m/
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    All women are real.
  • shelbyfrootcake
    shelbyfrootcake Posts: 965 Member
    It's a good motivator and it promotes the product. Makes me happy.

    Much better than "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels!"

    If I see that one more time, I may shoot something. Something.

    I hate that saying. Hate it with every fibre of my being.
  • RobynC79
    RobynC79 Posts: 331 Member
    I really hate this trope of 'real women do/are/say x', because it implies a dichotomy where somewhere out there, there are fake, artificial or lesser women defined by their doing otherwise. Which is a dangerous idea to promote, even when it's couched in happy feelings of celebrating women.

    Why can't the slogan just be 'because women sweat'? Seems just as effective...
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    All women are real.

    except that one from Mannequin, because she was actually a mannequin. :wink: :laugh:
  • AwesomeMoJo
    AwesomeMoJo Posts: 1,145 Member
    A sweat-drenched woman is about as hot as it gets!!!!!

    I like this ^^^^ :bigsmile:
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    All women are real.
    ...........hmmmmm......after watching rupaul's drag race....maybe not.....\m/
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    Real women have vagina's. The end.

    True story.

    correction...Real woman are BORN with vaginas. :bigsmile:

    This is a fact braught to you by: "God" and" Natures Goods- where nothing is man made". (Sponsered by: DNA and Mother Nature and "Myth Busters Episode 69- Under the Hood")
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    All women are real.
    ...........hmmmmm......after watching rupaul's drag race....maybe not.....\m/

    Transphobia much?
  • shadoewz
    shadoewz Posts: 46
    Sweating when I am working out....awesome.
    Sweating from a hot flash......not so great
    ;)
  • shimewazaMan
    shimewazaMan Posts: 413
    All women are real.

    ... unless she is interested in me. In that case, she is, most definitely, as imaginary as unicorns, dragons, and pots of gold at the end of a rainbow!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    All women are real.

    ... unless she is interested in me. In that case, she is, most definitely, as imaginary as unicorns, dragons, and pots of gold at the end of a rainbow!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Womp, womp.
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    Real women refuse to be cubby-holed into some small subset of what real women should be....

    I hope my daughters know they are mistresses of their destiny and not slaves to the voices of complacency, consistency or noble aphorisms.
  • imchicbad
    imchicbad Posts: 1,650 Member
    CORRECTION...Real woman are BORN with vaginas.

    This is a fact braught to you by: "God" and" Natures Goods- where nothing is man made". (Sponsered by: DNA and Mother Nature and "Myth Busters Episode 69- Under the Hood") :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:
  • MissKim
    MissKim Posts: 2,853 Member
    I think the saying "real women have curves" is stupid. Some women do have curves and it's not an excuse to be fat, some women don't have curves, it's just a part of life, we come in all shapes and sizes, fat or no fat. You can look at one female with 20% body fat and compare her to another woman with 20% body fat and they can look completely different based on genetics. Just my opinion. All women are real women, regardless of what their body looks like. I guess I'm okay with saying things like real women sweat because well, it's the truth. We all are born with sweat glands and it's promoting that it's okay to be real and not to be ashamed of it. However, I hate sweat on men and women, so my saying is going to be "real women take showers". there you go, my opinion on things.

    Just for fun, I heard the saying "real women have curves" before in conversation and my response was "curves don't have rolls"

    food for thought, lol
  • S1NN3R
    S1NN3R Posts: 452 Member
    I :heart: when I get sweaty! It makes my boobs glisten!! =P
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    CORRECTION...Real woman are BORN with vaginas.

    This is a fact braught to you by: "God" and" Natures Goods- where nothing is man made". (Sponsered by: DNA and Mother Nature and "Myth Busters Episode 69- Under the Hood") :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:

    All women are real, some women are trolls.
  • LadyIvysMom
    LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
    I just don’t care for any of these phrases.

    Not every woman wants or needs to be athletic. *shrugs* Although this is the least offensive of the phrases, probably since it doesn’t really flat out insult anyone. I think everyone, male and female, should try to be more physically active in their life, but I have friends (both genders) who choose not to be and who are in decent health. I suppose kudos to the commercial for trying to encourage active lifestyles.

    I will say that I absolutely despise the saying “real women have curves” though.

    Most of the time it’s being said by large women who are stuffing their faces full of fast food crap as they point to pictures of Bettie Page or Marilyn Monroe saying “Look! she wasn’t skinny! Real women have curves! Blah blah blah! I don’t have to eat better or exercise because I’m a real woman because I have huge boobs. Skinny women are ugly!”

    I’ve actually seen/heard someone who is about 250 lbs say the phrase once while eating a big mac at her desk and referring to Marilyn Monroe.

    This kind of mentality contributes to the obesity problem in this country. Do some people prefer women with a little more meat on their bones? Sure. Bettie was gorgeous. She was also in shape and healthy looking. She was not obese. There are plenty of slender to average sized women who have curves, thanks. Also, plenty of people like women who are thin.

    Also, most people don’t care one way or the other as long as you’re a good person.

    And finally, the main reason this phrase offends me: I know a woman who had to have a double mastectomy due to breast cancer. She was thin to begin with and now she doesn’t have breasts. Technically, she has no “curves”. You going to tell her she’s less of a woman than someone with double Ds?? I don’t think so.

    I feel like once people have a generic catch phrase like “real women have curves”, they feel like it’s a get out of jail free card to excuse any unhealthy lifestyle they choose.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
    I :heart: when I get sweaty! It makes my boobs glisten!! =P

    If you need me, I'll be in my bunk.
  • ihateroses
    ihateroses Posts: 893 Member
    Meh, I buy products because they're good products...not because they are good at marketing.

    Like someone mentioned earlier the "real women" marketing ploy is an easy sell because its a fad right now.

    Its still the same product that used to be marketed by tall and skinny models who don't sweat ;)

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