Why we shouldn't be so hard on ourselves...

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  • coe28
    coe28 Posts: 715 Member
    I'm just going to ahead and post my exact response that I gave the last time I saw this video. Don't get me wrong. It's touching and yes, we do tend to view ourselves harshly. And I appreciate the fact that the OP didn't single out women in this thread. However, I still feel that the overall tone of Dove did. I think it's a marketing ploy to play on the self esteem of women and I think it's offensive that it's directed towards women as if men don't have negative opinions on their body as well. I think it feeds into the stereotype that women are these completely insecure people that need reassurance that they look good. Furthermore I think it's laughable that they have some white night forensic artist to come in and give them a pat on the shoulder and tell them their pretty.


    My 2 cents anyways.

    I haven't seen the dove commercial, but this video caught my eye. I'm sorry that you feel men were excluded. I don't think it's saying that they don't feel the same, they just chose to do this particular project on women.

    Obviously not everyone is going to have the same reaction as I did, but I found it very touching and apparently a lot of others did as well.
  • moontyrant
    moontyrant Posts: 160 Member
    http://jazzylittledrops.tumblr.com/post/48118645174/why-doves-real-beauty-sketches-video-makes-me
    This was closer to my reaction. Thank you.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6wJl37N9C0
  • melbot24
    melbot24 Posts: 347 Member
    I saw this yesterday. It made me want to cry.

    Not only because I realized that I do this to myself, but that so many women are affected by this same self-hatred that I experience.

    It made me feel beautiful and human.
  • moontyrant
    moontyrant Posts: 160 Member
    words to live by:
    you will be pretty intelligent
    you will be pretty creative
    you will be pretty amazing
    but you will never be merely
    pretty.
  • fswong
    fswong Posts: 10
    Saw this at home last night. It was an eye opener. Most women do underestimate their beauty. However, I'm pretty pragmatic about my appearance. I'm ugly and I know it. A guy in high school once told me "trade your face for my *kitten*". Not fishing for assurance - just saying that some people know they won't win any beauty contests while others don't know...

    This is crazy! First off, guys in high school are ridiculous, self-conscious, and trying to make themselves feel better by putting others down. Secondly, I'm a strong believer in beauty in everyone. I hope that everyone finds that for themselves as well.
  • 2ht2hand1e
    2ht2hand1e Posts: 116 Member
    NEAT! Thanks for sharing.
  • Dangerkitty79
    Dangerkitty79 Posts: 49 Member
    bump
  • byHISstrength
    byHISstrength Posts: 984 Member
    I saw this yesterday. It made me want to cry.

    Not only because I realized that I do this to myself, but that so many women are affected by this same self-hatred that I experience.

    It made me feel beautiful and human.

    Well said.
  • k916and
    k916and Posts: 27 Member
    That was great, I'm crying! Thank you!!

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