Dove Campaign

I liked the message of the Dove campaign videos we watched in class, so I decided to check the other ones out after class. Some people may criticize these videos for being over the top but I think the media goes too far portraying beauty and body image to our society. This was illustrated in the video with the little girl who had thousands of images flashed past her throughout the day. Many people are affected by these images, especially when reading billboards or magazines, and these images may also affect people unconsciously. Even though I like reading magazines, I have to keep in mind that the models are not real people since many of them have been altered by a computer to fit the ideal standard of beauty. I think more campaigns celebrating the importance of real beauty should be advertised to our society because these standards and stereotypes have gotten ridiculous.