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originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: InTheLight
Aye well, that says a lot about the people debating the topic.
That 65% are the same Muppets that believe computer games make people violent i imagine.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: InTheLight
People can just think for themselves thus draw there own conclusions and opinions, then decide what they want to buy or look like.
Reverse psychology is everywhere I'm afraid.
As long as we consume in the manner that we do advertisements are always going to be there.
It's simply how we roll.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: InTheLight
Ah, but the fact of the matter is that crap rolls downhill InTheLight.
Probably best just to meet me at the party at the bottom.
Ile have a few cold tall ones waiting, even if it does make us fat.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: InTheLight
Then how are you going to get a beer?
They will all be pretentiously overpriced crap up there mate, and about a £15 a pop.
Thats the thing about pedestals you see, the crap they place there is generally pretentious expensive mince.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: InTheLight
Sound like you have this strong and stable thing covered anyhoo.
Im glad someone does
The rest of us will simply be on the Buckie i imagine.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: InTheLight
Aye, that mob and the 10s of millions of other poor souls that don't give a rats arse, or have not participated in this ""debate"" for whatever there reasons.
Those fellows right there.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: InTheLight
The people who are advertising, and that's just about anyone and everyone with a product to punt, will always find there audience InTheLight, that's just how the cookie crumbles.
As to harmful, there is more harm in the air that you breathe each moment, and we don't advertise that fact.
originally posted by: InTheLight
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: InTheLight
Advertising is only "fat shaming" if you think it is. How weak minded are you if you think that the only way you can feel good about yourself is if you see someone exactly like you in the popular media?
No one in the media looks exactly like me. I don't have boobs like those. My nose is too big, and I never wear makeup if I can help it. I prefer to be natural although clean and groomed.
That's not the ad girl of choice and I've never felt any less because of it, but then, I go out and make my own achievements. I know my self worth and all too often today, people let others tell them they're worthwhile instead of discovering it for themselves.
No, some advertising deliberately fat shames to sell products and their target audience is not you or me who know they are worthwhile. Not everybody is as blessed.
originally posted by: Flavian
originally posted by: shawmanfromny
The Left are behind this madness and because of this, people are now walking on eggshells everyday, scared that they may say or do something that upsets someone's feelings. ENOUGH ALREADY!
No they aren't, this had cross party support. And also, there isn't a big Left / Right thing like in the U.S.
This has much more to do with the fact that most of us over here believe that anyone can be whatever they want to be, provided they work hard for it. So, for example in the ad that you mentionned, there is nothing wrong with girls becoming ballerinas. But to show that only girls can be become ballet dancers (rather than engineers, etc) is wrong - both morally and socially.
And if you think that only women should do housework, that says more about you than it does about anything else.