tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post7990685615690130790..comments2024-01-11T11:41:22.827+01:00Comments on Dream On: Food For Thought // #05Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258704812525496584noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-61521211700435797082014-01-29T17:33:40.648+01:002014-01-29T17:33:40.648+01:00Merci beaucoup, et bienvenue! J'ai beaucoup ai...Merci beaucoup, et bienvenue! J'ai beaucoup aimé le concept de Third Metric également, j'espère que c'est un signe de changement, petit à petit, de nos façons de penser.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258704812525496584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-44165738702801482722014-01-29T11:44:10.992+01:002014-01-29T11:44:10.992+01:00Merci beaucoup pour ces liens. Je ne connaissais p...Merci beaucoup pour ces liens. Je ne connaissais pas Third Metric, c'est une excellente initiative ! <br />Je viens de découvrir ton blog et j'aime beaucoup tes réflexions. <br /><br />Rosehttp://prettycrocodile.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-22327405021113875992014-01-28T12:24:16.058+01:002014-01-28T12:24:16.058+01:00First, thank you for the link, I didn't know t...First, thank you for the link, I didn't know this site and they have a wealth of interesting articles! They will end up on one of the upcoming food for though links for sure.<br /><br />I also tend to agree with what's inside the article - I haven't seen the selfie campaign, but I agree that ultimately, the problem is that they are still enforcing the idea that women should be defined by their beauty, and that self esteem issues are linked to beauty and feeling attractive. <br /><br />That being said, it is true that most self esteem problems women have today are linked to their body image and wanting to be taller, younger and thinner. So I think acknowledging that we are beautiful the way we are is a necessary first step to reconstructing a healthier self esteem. It is, though, a *first step*, and I agree that physical appearance shouldn't be the cornerstone of one's self esteem.<br /><br />Now, back to the context, Dove is a for-profit company selling *beauty products*, it seems normal that they approach the self esteem issues from a beauty perspective, no? It is quite nice that they approach the self esteem issue at all rather than preying on it to sell their products, to my opinion. <br /><br />I agree with the point Beauty Redefined raises about the campaign, and it is most certain that Dove is hitting an emerging marketing target by promoting 'real beauty', and we shouldn't be naive about Dove's intentions. But I don't think it is fair to expect from Dove to not want to sell their products, and to lead the debate beyond physical beauty, being a for-profit beauty products company. <br /><br />I guess my position in quite in line with their disclaimer at the end of the article - in the context of Dove being a for-profit beauty products company, and the "real beauty" being a marketing campaign, it IS a first step toward contesting the "tall & slim" beauty standard which still stands stong among most media. Besides, it creates a deeper debate about self esteem in parallel, which does go beyond physical appearance. I'm still the "half full glass" optimistic who wants to see Dove's campaign with a kind and hopeful eye. I do agree with the article though, that we ought to question this campaign and bring the debate deeper into what should really drive women's self esteem. Which is exactly what we are doing right now :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258704812525496584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-47082890810116229272014-01-27T15:30:53.810+01:002014-01-27T15:30:53.810+01:00Speaking of food for thought, and harking back to ...Speaking of food for thought, and harking back to discussions of the Dove campaigns, I found this piece neatly articulated some of the thoughts I'd had about Dove's approach to its ads: <br />http://www.beautyredefined.net/dove-doesnt-redefine-beauty-reinforces-it/<br />Leaving aside the fact that its ultimate purpose is simply to drive sales, it's interesting to think about its impact on women in terms of their self-esteem - the campaigns might make some (or lots of) women feel better about themselves, but is that a positive thing when it's still within the context of making women define themselves by their looks, since that will always lead to feelings of inadequacy? Or is this the best we can hope for in the context of a pervasive culture that indoctrinates women into believing their worth is at least substantially defined by their looks? Jesshttp://emptyemptor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-68521271139439835622014-01-27T14:54:47.190+01:002014-01-27T14:54:47.190+01:00Thanks for the note of appreciation :)Thanks for the note of appreciation :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258704812525496584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-28839288238006290152014-01-27T14:54:04.161+01:002014-01-27T14:54:04.161+01:00Parfait! J'espère que ça te plaira.Parfait! J'espère que ça te plaira.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258704812525496584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-34240118226155850902014-01-27T14:53:29.165+01:002014-01-27T14:53:29.165+01:00I'm glad to hear that! I hope you enjoyed thes...I'm glad to hear that! I hope you enjoyed these reads :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258704812525496584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-8258646785584717452014-01-27T06:12:07.942+01:002014-01-27T06:12:07.942+01:00Thank you for posting these links! I'm really ...Thank you for posting these links! I'm really enjoying your posts.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206229452304166468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-35452907194916766772014-01-26T12:02:08.612+01:002014-01-26T12:02:08.612+01:00bien, je n'ai encore lu aucun des liens que tu...bien, je n'ai encore lu aucun des liens que tu proposes, une bonne fournée donc ! :) Ravenhttp://www.ombrelunaire.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278952973244360576.post-4043454325757015402014-01-25T19:38:52.446+01:002014-01-25T19:38:52.446+01:00Wow, I really needed to read two of those articles...Wow, I really needed to read two of those articles above: An Antidote of the Age of Anxiety and The Case For Having No Goals In Your Life. Thank you for sharing, exactly what I needed to read this Saturday morning! Insanely perfect timing.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447971088975604438noreply@blogger.com