Via the amazing Nathan Buck, this feminist YouTube video on the media and beauty industry:
I don’t know a lot about Dove’s Self Esteem Fund, but I think this ad is pretty impressive — especially because it is so quick and such an onslaught of images.
While yes, it is a good message, I see it as a poor alternative to the norm. Dove is owned by holding company Unilever, who also owns Axe. At the surface, the Dove campaign is great. Their inconsistency, however, just makes it a transparent ploy for dollars.
Thanks, Reid, for the info. I was skeptical, because I hadn’t researched Dove much. It’s not surprising, though, for these large companies are always doing ploys like this. The contradictions between this ad and the Axe ads says quite a bit.