She's ticked and she's not buying it anymore

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Chickadee — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:53:07 GMT

Hurrah for a good common-sense article! I have often wondered why anyone would buy products from companies whose ads are SO insulting to women.

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Becoming Frugal — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:39:58 GMT

Well, if the companies' marketing didn't work, they wouldn't do it. My husband is in marketing, and I'm always learning the little things they do to reel you in. It's helped in some ways to know how I'm being manipulated, but choose not to fall into the trap. On the other hand, some marketed things look too good to pass up! As for the model's before and after pics for weight/wrinkles/whatever, can we say Photoshop? I would be shocked to find a single ad containing people in a magazine that hasn't been touched up. It's so easy, I can do it to my own photos, and those ads are done by professionals!

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Roger Wurner — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:19:18 GMT

Being a man I'm not suppose to read this material but was frustated working on a photo editing program and decided to read something. I'm what is nicely refered to a "Big Man" 5' 8" 275 lbs I wear a 1x shirt and 46-48 pants depending on amount of beer and salt I've consumed. My real complaint is models in "Big Mens" catalogs average 6'2" and 175 lbs. Now how am I to judge how their clothes will look on me!

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The Frugal Duchess — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:35:47 GMT

Karen:

Thanks for the mention and the link. I'm enjoying this discussion about weight, beauty and marketing.

Best wishes,

Sharon

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Torch — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:59:56 GMT

You should check out the ads in the Harley-Davidson catalogs. They use REAL RIDERS to model their apparel, first names and locations of models are given. Are they all pretty people? No way, but they are some of the truely sexiest ads I've ever seen. They mix up gender, age, ethnenticity and life experience in the models they chose. You find yourself thinking, I' really like to meet that guy/girl sometime, and if you ride, maybe you could! The bottom line is that real people are attracted to real people, and Harley has found that they can sell boatloads of apparel and accessories by using real people, warts and all, to model for them. I'ts no coincidence that they have won some of advertisings top awards along the way!!

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Rebebeca Peaks — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:06:46 GMT

I have come to the sentiment years ago either accept me the way I am or just don't push your way of life on me if you aren't doing any better than I am considering the fact I work in the same place as you...Plus may do just as much as you but not the same job as you are but in very different ways.

Here in the real world if you are a mom and some are and some aren't some go to school and do many things to get educated so they can just half live well people need to start living abundantly.

Start Tithing!

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toda — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:23:25 GMT

It is ok to be a fat as long as you are moving in the right direction (losing weight.) It is irresponsible to excuse the path to obesity because we don't like marketing, models, etc. And as far as the environment is concerned, studies have shown that our use of fossil fuels has increased several percent over the last 30 years due to the rampant obesity in this country with our cars having to lug around heavier people.

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Rachael — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:17:30 GMT

I wholeheartedly agree with the frugal dutchess! Voting with your dollars is one of the best ways to initiate change. I wish more companies would think about more than their bottom line and try to understand the entire impact of their final products.

www.frugalityonedayatatime.blogspot.com

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Istvan Kertesz — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:32:13 GMT

I do not buy anything, what is advertised on TV. Why pay for the advertising?

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Petra — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:51:26 GMT

I agree fully with RC, enough already. Nothing beats being natural, besides, 98% of men, REAL men prefer a woman to look natural and just be her natural self. Just take a look and see what turns their heads and you will know the kind of man you're with. Spend your money on what makes you feel good and look your natural self and not on some add that has NO effect besides making money for someone only interested in making money. And girl's......the nasty one's.......when you are nasty to someone....you are only doing it to make yourself feel good. STOP and think!