Why do we accept advertisment spewing this rude, unhealthy message over us? If some stranger came up to you and your best friend on the street and told you to lose weight and to "try harder" you'd be livid! But somehow, just because it's a corporate message that isn't meant to be directed at you personaly, then we let it slide. It's still harmful and it still affects us.
@TheCharmdSlayer Which statistic support that? In the western world theres undoubtly lots of men who suppressed by their women, but it is alot shame bound to this.
How many of these commercials are actually MADE by women you think? You do know that alot of those who makes these ad's are women themself... The whole industry is packed with women actually, cause of their "superior" skills in using the right words... (lol)
@TheCharmdSlayer I see your point. Funny how we girls still blame guys as superficial, materialistic, and fake when in fact we're the ones acting like that. So it turns out that its both sexes fault.
In reference to the sizes 0 and 00: she was stating that the problem was with the way women's sizes are normally labeled in the US not that it's bad because you need that size. Men's pants don't come in a 0 they are measured and labeled by waist size.
The only thing I dislike is when she starts talking about sizes 0 and 00, as if they're inhuman sizes to wear. I have always been naturally small (I was born just over 2 lbs) and I legitimately need size 0 pants because everything else is too big.
I have perfectly normal eating habits and I have NEVER starved myself, but I still get told I'm too skinny and need to eat more. Ppl don't realize that saying you need to gain weight can be just as hurtful as telling someone they need to lose it.
@akaKakashiFanatic She actually says that this is normal fpor about 5% of the women, and so other 95% shouldn't think they have to aspire to that. Also she says that the women who are naturally that way are then made to feel incomplete as this body type usually doesn't come with large breasts. :)
This is truly an incredible video to watch. I remember my UConn professor, Vicki, showing it to the class. The entire class remained seated even after class was over so that we could watch the video until the end. It speaks the truth on so many levels, I wish more people would take it to heart.
Obesity is also linked to disordered eating. Obesity is often a result of binge eating disorder. When people work to achieve this perfect, yet impossible body perpetuated by the media, it creates a very unhealthy relationship with food. Food is labeled as fattening, therefore forbidden. Food is given power. Restriction only makes you want it more. Food is intended for the nourishment of our bodies. Unfortunately for those suffering from disordered eating, it is a power and control struggle init
If advertising is so powerful it is affecting women and making them think they need to be skinny then why is America the most obese nation in the world? It seems like the ads ARENT working.
@mayanhumansacrific this is still one side of the affect of the adds as they work backwards, obese react to the adds in the opposite way, their confidence is so low that they what to find confort in food!the adds if u notice in the video are not here to help humanity in ANY way....
@mayanhumansacrific To start off, the reason on why you feel that these ads aren't working its because obesity is far more common than eating disorders in America. And with these rough times, who would want to reject something valuable as a plate of food, something that any homeless person would really want in order to survive in this economic crisis where people barely can buy even a piece of candy.
This is awesome! I'm glad fat girls are coming together like this. It's unfair that TVs and magazines make them think they should be skinny. That's traditionally what men are supposed to do.
As always when it comes to stuff like this.. men are counted out. We obviously can't get affected by the same crap. Seen any men in advertisements at all? All of them have 6/8 packs and very muscular bodies. We might not get exactly the same humiliation, disrespect and what not by the pictures but often it's also very clear that men should look like gods. But like I said, we're always counted out.
@RuggedPoetry I see your point, but this is about ads aimed specifically at women. American's are vain, and we supposedly like perfect bodies. But there are WAY more negative ads toward women than men. Have you seen the same type of ads through our history that are derogatory for men? Nope because they don't exist. As far as women have come, it is still a man's world. So, no you aren't "counted out" as you say.
glad to see this addressed. I'm genetically skinny, at 21 years old about 130, an athlete. I became severely malnourished for the first time last year because of deaths in my family, dropping 1/8 of my weight. And I was hounded by a modeling scout in the mall. Makes a pretty damn disgusting point...
This was incredible to see. I was aware of all these problems, but I could never guess it would be this bad.. I do hope people take this serious and starts to think a bit because a big change is nescessary. Us women, deserve better because we're great just the way we are!
@catswithcardigans I couldn't agree more. And while this movie really touched me deeply, I'm concerned that the producers aren't doing more. For instance, where are the movies that try to make men like fat girls?
Some of these stats sound like bullshit. e.g. the average American will watch ads for 2 years of their life. If you torrent your TV series, you won't watch ANY ads.
Yo chix, we don't want you to be too thin. That's only the gay guys that design these silly clothes. I thought half the girls in the audience were better looking than the models anyway.
@17:52. That is NOT Ana Carolina Reston and that image is photoshopped to make the model look anorexic. The real photo is online, side by side with the PS-ed one. She is thin but that image is fake. I wish Jean Kilbourne would have done her homework better instead of propagating this internet hoax.
I feel massively conflicted about this. On one hand, I appreciate what she is trying to do. On the other hand, I find many of her assessments reactive, militant, and often laughable.I suspect in some cases she just makes it up based on what it looks like to her. Every woman has the power to decide these thing don't matter, and violent images do not lead to violence. That's proven. They just make people afraid. To quote Eleanor Roosevelt, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”
@birdy955 I don't understand why observing cultural trends and commenting on them is considered "militant," and no one can control their subconscious, no matter what Eleanor Roosevelt may have said. If it was that easy no one would ever have low self esteem.
I never said it was easy. :/ Its a struggle every day. But individuals can and do resist being affected. The first step is to understand that the main goal of advertising /is/ to make you feel bad so they can sell you things to "make it all better" When you think of that it changes the reaction from belief to anger at being targeted by what amounts to bullying. Once the majority understands that, it will stop working and this will all stop because it will be ineffective.
@birdy955 Yeah, because when a woman is walking home from the bus stop at 8 p.m. because she worked late, saying to a rapist "It doesn't matter that ads have objectfied me, you can't harm me" is going to deter him. And of course a man will think twice about hitting a woman if she says "It doesn't matter that ads have objectifidd me, you can't harm me" is going to make him drop his hand.
@AlbertaRose94 No, but the man is not doing that because of a beer commercial or any other media in the first place. He is doing it because he was not taught by his family or by society that it is not OK. The presence of media condemning that behavior, not the absence of media that may seem to promote it is what we need. I've been abused by a man, I don't blame the media. I blame his family and society for not teaching him better, and I blame him for not controlling himself.
@birdy955 Advertising is meant to influence society. You're proving my point. Unless someone does not watch television, does not listen to the radio, does not read magazines there will be ads that objectify women.
@AlbertaRose94 I'm saying that the lack of value for feminine values such as empathy is the problem, not objectification. We need to teach empathy and respect for everyone to children, we need to protect them from abuse because a huge percentage of rape and abuse come from those who were themselves abused and never recovered! Being raped is going to warp a boy a lot worse than the media ever could. Seventy-three percent of male abusers were abused as children.
i cant connect to what shes saying. I mean im sure she´s right but i see beautiful girls and women mostly on the streets rather than in ads. Mabey things are alittle different in america we dont really get alot of these ads here in iceland except for a few cosmetic ads
I understand that the top comment (and similar ones) mean well by saying that most men aren't even attracted to the extreme ideals shown in media, but I would also like to add: that's not the main thing. The main thing is, that if you're healthy, it shouldn't matter what your body looks like, as long as you can be YOURSELF, and feel comfortable with your body -- while having a desirable body is important to many, it's not the first and only thing you should grade yourself after.
@17:58 ...That is a HOAX!!! that picture is photoshopped, that is NOT her real torso! So now do I keep watching this when the presenter herself did shotty homework? sigh.
if females stayed away from soda, high fructose corn syrup, high processed starch, then they wouldn't be fat, they'd be naturally thin. Go eat some fruit and vegetables please fatty females, stop eating that pizza and drinking that bullshit coke.
@mrzack888 You're exact words were, "Go eat some fruit and vegetables please fatty females." Proper eating and exercise are integral to healthy living, but some women have this false perception of what they should look like because of the media's protrayal of the perfect woman--whether 300 or 120 pounds. I am amused by those who feel weight loss surgery and meds are the answer when getting off the couch does a lot more, but the "fatty females" comment was plain ignorant.
Heads up, I can't spend the rest of the night arguing with people so I'm just going to say this and then I'm done: to the men who are arguing with me, you HAVE to understand that you have a male privilege, okay? .We have a culture that's stressing a return to gender roles, that's why you find women who tend to want men purely as bread winners, not because women are inherently needy. If any of you would like resources to try I have tons, let me know if you want any.
@caramelcarousal I believe men are discriminated against much more than women. Men are taught they have it good though. Men are taught to have a stiff upper lip. Women are taught they have tons to complain about because they are the glorious victims of an epoch. Women are taught they have every right to take a man down a peg. Women are taught they should be privileged and men owe them the life they want.
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins I believe that women are the ones who are unaware that they began with an advantage. I would call myself a feminist if feminism was actually about equality like it claims to be. Just take circumcision for example: It is ok to remove 20000 nerve endings from a baby boys penis but it is not ok to even pierce with a needle a baby girls genitals. Males have to sign up for the selective service under the penalty of law. So on and so forth.
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins The question shouldn't be who has more power to do or act but who is that power used for. People in power are much more likely to help women than they are to help men. That is why there are seven offices to women's health and non to men's when men live seven years less than women. That is why there is much more funding for breast cancer than there is for prostate cancer even though 35% more men are diagnosed with prostate cancer.
@johnman1911 The power to make decisions is important. Otherwise we just have men "taking care" of women, deciding for them what is in their best interest. I imagine there are so many separate departments of women's health because bizarrely women's health must be separated from general "health" the way other "women's issues" are not simply considered issues. I can't speak to health issues specifically, but in most circumstances this separateness might seem like specialness, but is exclusionary.
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins I would call the fact that things have to be for men and women or only for women exclusionary. If you start having things that are only for men well then that would be sexist. It is only sexist when men do it. I would say prostate cancer is a non female issue. Although there are men who can get breast cancer and have been turned away from treatment facilities because they are only for women.
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins Could you imagine if American doctors were circumcising baby girls to the extent of cutting of the same amount of sensory nerve endings men lose during circumcision. Could you imagine if women lived seven years less than men. Could you imagine if women were drafted to fight and die in wars to protect men. Could you imagine if women were 93% of the workplace fatalities. There would be hell to pay.
@johnman1911 - I could imagine the populaton might die off which i suppose isn't the worst thing to happen. If you entrust your life to female soldiers so be it, if you entrust physically strenuous jobs to women so be it and if you entrust all future generations to be raised by men so be it... however if you can't then don't complain.
@johnman1911 - "Could you imagine if women lived seven years less than men. Could you imagine if women were drafted to fight and die in wars to protect men. Could you imagine if women were 93% of the workplace fatalities." - There are reasons women are sent off in wars, think about it.
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins Men always had to pay for their right to vote by being willing to be drafted into the military in time of war. Women have never had that patriotic duty to uphold in payment for their right to vote it was just given to them. Women have all the chances to succeed men have in life. The bottom line is the bottom line, if you know how to benefit it it will benefit you. The whole wage gap myth has also been proven false.
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins Men are absolutely treated like they are weak. Men are treated like they are weak much more than women are. Men have to prove that they are not weak over and over again. Men have to prove it to society in general and they have to prove it to the woman they love specifically. Women have it much easier in this regard because they are not constantly being put through tests they have to pass to prove they are worthy of love.
@johnman1911: I agree to some degree, however, women do have to constantly prove they are worthy of love! In personality, in beauty, in spirit and in "manners." Men and women have that very much equally
@Brittniepimental So you are saying women can't act like complete assholes and get away with it all the time? Women also usually marry a man who is their social status or above. Therefore in marriage either men are constantly pulling women up or it is equal.
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins The voting block is mostly women. If women wanted women in power all they would have to do is vote them in. Women typically give up doing what it takes to get to the top because they have other priorities. Women will put family, friends, quality of life, enjoyments, and other things in front of getting to the top while men will typically focus straight on the bottom line.
@johnman1911 Likely because there is as much pressure on men to succeed in their career in order to be a "successful man" as there is pressure on women to be beautiful in order to be a "successful woman." We all act based around the stereotypes provided to us in our culture, even if they disempower us or are not in our best interest.
The thing is that this shows how women want to be taken care of by men and perpetuate the masculine male stereotypes. If women would be willing to ask a man out, willing to pay for a man's dinner and movie, willing to pay for a man in all respects and contribute knowledge and creativity to man's life. Well then she wouldn't need to be super beautiful. This is a reflection of how women are unwilling to contribute to men. As long as you rely on your looks and not your brains you gotta be hot.
@caramelcarousal My whole point is women want a man to take care of them. That is why they expect men to pay on dates, expect men to do them favors, expect men to protect them if there is danger, expect men to be willing to give their lives for them. If women were independent as they say they are they wouldn't be worried about body image, they would be worried about what they can accomplish the same way men are, Because men are expected to bring something to a relationship.
No. See, you're one single man, and I think it's kind of weird that you're telling me, a WOMAN, what WOMEN want. I think that, as a woman, I understand that better than you.
You are generalizing to a HUGE degree. Some women do want men to do things for them, of course, but that's because there are still people out there who push for a return to traditional gender roles which are dictated by men, actually.
Don't assume you know what women want, because you aren't one.
@caramelcarousal It's really simple, If women were not getting a huge payoff for being beautiful they wouldn't spend huge amounts of money, time, and effort trying to be beautiful. I have never even heard of a single woman who regularly pays for men on dates. I have seen, heard about, listened to, and so on many women who expect a man to pay. Women marry men and look for men more financially secure than them and men usually don't even care what a woman's job is.
@caramelcarousal I have seen in my life men doing much more favors for women than women would ever do for men. I have heard women say things like "I picked my husband because he is a handyman and knows how to fix things" or "I want a rich man" or "I don't want no scrubs". Women want the fantasy of a man building a life for her so she can have her children care free. The woman just wants her token part time job also so she can tell everyone she is independent.
@johnman1911--I'm only partially through your argument with @caramelcarousal and I'm surprised no one has called you out for the obvious mommy issues you have. You obviously fall into the hype Kilborne is talking about, otherwise you wouldn't make these ignorant comments.
@gpforsberg I am making comments based on years of experience. A man criticizing women must have mommy issues? Does that mean if you say anything about men you must have daddy issues? Come back when you have found a real argument to make.
@johnman1911 Years of experience being turned down by girls does not make you an expert. I get it, you are making petty, ridiculous comments because of the anonymity the great web allows. As for my daddy issues, I happen to respect all people, as desereved, and do not judge an entire gender on a selected few. Just because you can construct a sentence does not make you an expert of the media's impact on women.
@johnman1911 ive just read all the comments you have made and am in awe of how you think of women. you are continuously dating the same type of woman it appears. semi-low intelligence, no dreams of having a successful career, want to be dependent on a man, want to be a stay-at-home mom. it is not the women who are the problem, it is you. stop dating the same type of women.
@johnman1911 really, just because you think the woman you have dated are sterotypically feminine doesnt mean the rest of us are. if you think thats true then why dont u stop dating and become asexual? because apparently you are too good for everyone.
@caramelcarousal You tell me I am one single man, well you are one single woman also. I can tell by your comments I have studied the subject much more than you ever have. Maybe you watched a few feminist propaganda pieces and think you know the score. I don't know what you think makes you such an expert. Watch the whole "Human behavior biology" course on youtube. Read some books about sex and gender from a scientific perspective like "The Red Queen".
@caramelcarousal If you got some real knowledge then spit it at me. If your only argument is that I am generalizing well that doesn't mean anything. Sure not all women are like that to a huge degree. The majority of women are they are just really good at hiding it. It doesn't mean it is necessarily bad either. The thing here is that in this day and age feminists are pushing to convince everyone that women are the be all end all victims of humanity and it is not true.
This character limit on youtube is starting to get annoying, shoot me an email at caramel.kite@yahoo.com if you're interested in talking, and this time we'll do it without vitriol.
@caramelcarousal You can use the private message function on youtube to give me your side. If you want to give me resources please give me your best resource first. I just spent three days going over feminist items that a feminist told me to watch. All it did was confirm what I already know about feminism. She thought more links were better. Start me out with the absolute best thing you got. I would like you to private me about what you think male privilege is.
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins It is just to easy for women to simply be beautiful and have everything handed to them on a silver platter. Men have never had that option so we have had to work hard to make ourselves important. All women have to do is give up the silver platter for hard work, easier said than done. I wouldn't want to give up such a luxurious position, especially if feminism made it all so easy for me to blame my shortcomings on the patriarchy.
As a straight guy I find this really appalling and annoying that the "perfect" body type for these fashion designers is anorexic. Me and most straight men prefer women with curves and some good healthy body fat. I dislike the anorexic look as much as I dislike the morbidly obese look. These fashion designers are only trying to make women insecure so that they can sell them their shitty products. Real women have curves, don't fall their scam!
Just gonna address one thing, I'm really glad you're body positive, but remember, that HAS to also include women who are thin. "Real women have curves" - so what does that make women who don't necessarily have curves? Made up women? All bodies are good bodies. All bodies are good bodies!
I truly believe that being healthy through healthy eating habits and exercising is more important than struggling to reach that "ideal" of beauty. Each of us has a body shape of their own and, as long as your weight is in a normal range, then you don't have to hate your body and continuously try to be thin as a stick. So regardless the body you were given by nature - either skinny or more round- learn to love it and accept it, it's your reality and nobody can dictate how you should look like.
She is articulate, accurate, introspective and piecing. Her message is the *most* important thing for the young women in America today to not only hear, but understand and take with them, every day of their lives. Period.
So many people act like this advertising industry is just a group of evil white males sitting in a dark room plotting the demise of society. What the heck, humanity? This is capitalism. Do what you do because of money. And they're making money. Why wouldn't they stop what they're doing? Seriously, I've never been so disappointed in humanity, namely the female gender, in my entire life. Grow up, people. The whole world isn't all about who is hurting whom's feelings.
If no one cared, you wouldn't have replied. Oh wait.
See, you can't work the system, and that's why it works you. Plus, you have no videos or subscribers. Ha.
Also, it's sad that women are objectified. HOWEVER, there's really not anything that can be done about it, because men love women and men generally have the money. If it were the other way around, men would be objectified. Take your cowardice and infantile arguments and go buy an education.
I don't have any videos or subscribers because I'm on youtube mostly to jam to music. My argument isn't any less valid.The main point of this video and my complaint is that it is so fucking easy to just throw your hands up and accept things the way they are because you aren't a woman, and as a man you have that privilege to just ignore it. But women can't, and we have every right to fight against sexism and objectification. Also, there are men out there who love other men.
Okay, just for the record, let it be known that there is no wrong way to be a woman, and thin-shaming is just as bad as fat shaming (and I'm pointing that out because I keep seeing that in the comments here, although thin people do tend to have a privilege when it comes to their weight). Body shaming in general is just unacceptable. So yeah. Don't do it.
Here's the issue Jean Kilbourne isn't addressing with all of this: the reason advertising agencies are creating these ads because they are effective for their clients - i.e. they are successful at selling products. If people wouldn't patronize the companies that are responsible for these offensive ads, they would stop. But people are buying into it. They are continuing to support it. Trust me, if a company saw their profits go down when their commercial ran, it would be removed.
Those ads work so well that people not only buying into it, they are trying to become like those people in the ads too. And that's why Kilbourne made a speech like that, to raise awareness and try to get people to realize that it's unhealthy.
I am really thin, long legs, flat stomach, tall, so I have to deal with being called anorexic because I have this "beautiful" women's body. I see these women as sickly! I mean I know it is genetic! But god! Why does everyone want this body? All you see on television now is diet commercials! I hate to see that! Just love your body and get over the fact that not all of us can be bone thin! It isn't fun being bone thin! You get made fun of all the time!
@LilyMoth12 I agree. I am also very thin, and i wish I had a little more fat here and there. I do eat, chocolate too. And the reson why i do workout is to have muscles not to be thin...But all you see on TV is not only about being thin, but also having perfect skin, very thick hair (which no hair product only can create,since it is mostly genetic)etc, things that can be achieved only if you do noyhing else than working on them! It has to be your only goal! And it is sad.
The most frustrating part of watching this video is that I've been saying this stuff for almost 2 decades and either people ignore me, or worse, call me misogynistic, claiming that I only see these things in ads because I WANT to see them.
I strongly agree what Islam said about women (synopsis).....They are to be given respect, equally and treat them nicely not like a commodity. They are the universities of the upcoming generations as a child learns a lot from a mother even before a child is born. Look around, islam says women to cover up themselves and not to be a show piece.....irony of the world is that as a dressed up celebrity dressing is man= the more they cover themselves
VS women = the lesser they are covered and the mor
I have to disagree with your comment about men not receiving the same kind of 'perfect body message' that women do. In today's culture men, or more specifically young boys, receive an image what what they should look like from all media sources just as women do. Apart from this, I would tend to agree with your arguments.
@RL812 I completely agree, but the problem is that women tend to be more over obsessive about things than guys are. That's where the pressure to be perfect comes in, every girl wants to be perfect, and they will over think and analyze and obsess about it, whereas boys approach it in a much different way. It explains why there are more women with eating disorders than men.
Well, I wouldn't really say that the reason that women are much more likely to have eating disorders is because they're more obsessive. It's probably because there are way more social pressures aimed towards women and girls to look a certain way that that happens. Compared to men, the amount of anxiety that our surroundings routinely have us exposed to is much, much greater. There's of an obsessive need to look perfect for girls because everywhere we go, this is what we're told.
I don't understand what is so amazing about breasts. They're flabs of fat hanging off of your chest used to squirt out milk into a baby's mouth. :I Blobs of fat on your chest is attractive, but blobs of fat other places isn't? Makes sense.
As a straight man I'd like to let all the women out there know that this "perfect" woman they try to sell you isn't even what most of us men are really attracted to. If you're worried about being attractive to men do not strive for this ridiculous "ideal". Women are supposed to have curves! Unhealthily skinny is just as unappealing as unhealthily overweight. The only reason they bombard you with these images is to get you to doubt yourself into buying their crappy products. Don't fall for it!
So as long as a woman has curves, isn't skinny, and isn't fat, she's fine? Screw you. You're the problem. Women come in all shapes and sizes including petite women who don't have curves, chubby women, and women shouldn't strive for a body type to please YOU or any man for that matter. I eat healthy and exercise so I can prolong my life and not get sick. Not to look good for some guy. Especially not a guy like you.
@TheyCallMeWendy Hey I never said it was right or proper or even fair. It's just the reality of what men are actually physically attracted to. That's why I said "If you're worried about being attractive to men". If you don't care about that all the more power to you. You shouldn't care and being whatever way you are is perfectly fine. However that doesn't change the facts of what most men happen to find attractive.
@Arikiel Thank-you Mr Straight Man! I was really worried for a second there that, as I walked down the street, my less-than-perfect body wasn't going to arouse the required number of boners that I need to survive! If I fall below the Straight Man Boner Arousal Quota I die. Thank-you for reassuring me :')
It doesn't matter who is making these ads, males or females, they're still wrong - and they still need to stop.
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conquan 4 days ago
thank you for posting this!
Bexans 5 days ago
amazing. i love this
MissIrishKiss1 6 days ago
Why do we accept advertisment spewing this rude, unhealthy message over us? If some stranger came up to you and your best friend on the street and told you to lose weight and to "try harder" you'd be livid! But somehow, just because it's a corporate message that isn't meant to be directed at you personaly, then we let it slide. It's still harmful and it still affects us.
Frefflica 1 week ago
what complete and total bullshit
Frozztie 1 week ago
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Gee you women must have it bad... I bet most of these ad's are even made by women.
You are so pathetic. Go get a life.
Imbalaya 1 week ago
@Imbalaya ugh get out with this flop comment
habmurger 1 week ago
@Imbalaya Seems like you might have made a few, with that mindset.
MyOwnGuitarHero 1 week ago
@Imbalaya Yeah sure, because most people in advertisement are women, not men. And most misogynists are women, not men. Suuuure.
TheCharmdSlayer 1 week ago
@TheCharmdSlayer Which statistic support that? In the western world theres undoubtly lots of men who suppressed by their women, but it is alot shame bound to this.
How many of these commercials are actually MADE by women you think? You do know that alot of those who makes these ad's are women themself... The whole industry is packed with women actually, cause of their "superior" skills in using the right words... (lol)
Imbalaya 1 week ago
@TheCharmdSlayer I see your point. Funny how we girls still blame guys as superficial, materialistic, and fake when in fact we're the ones acting like that. So it turns out that its both sexes fault.
akawhippy 1 day ago
In reference to the sizes 0 and 00: she was stating that the problem was with the way women's sizes are normally labeled in the US not that it's bad because you need that size. Men's pants don't come in a 0 they are measured and labeled by waist size.
jessiwhoo 1 week ago
Islamic countries are good at suppressing these images, and look how well the men treat the women.
oilhammer04 1 week ago
The only thing I dislike is when she starts talking about sizes 0 and 00, as if they're inhuman sizes to wear. I have always been naturally small (I was born just over 2 lbs) and I legitimately need size 0 pants because everything else is too big.
I have perfectly normal eating habits and I have NEVER starved myself, but I still get told I'm too skinny and need to eat more. Ppl don't realize that saying you need to gain weight can be just as hurtful as telling someone they need to lose it.
akaKakashiFanatic 1 week ago
@akaKakashiFanatic I think the point shes making is that that isnt the average body. statistically, women's bodies arent usually that small.
cambriax 1 week ago
@akaKakashiFanatic She actually says that this is normal fpor about 5% of the women, and so other 95% shouldn't think they have to aspire to that. Also she says that the women who are naturally that way are then made to feel incomplete as this body type usually doesn't come with large breasts. :)
lysared 1 week ago
This is truly an incredible video to watch. I remember my UConn professor, Vicki, showing it to the class. The entire class remained seated even after class was over so that we could watch the video until the end. It speaks the truth on so many levels, I wish more people would take it to heart.
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My Jimmies remain unrustled. Get back in the kitchen bitch.
Ussmak 2 weeks ago
omg
countzandr 2 weeks ago
Obesity is also linked to disordered eating. Obesity is often a result of binge eating disorder. When people work to achieve this perfect, yet impossible body perpetuated by the media, it creates a very unhealthy relationship with food. Food is labeled as fattening, therefore forbidden. Food is given power. Restriction only makes you want it more. Food is intended for the nourishment of our bodies. Unfortunately for those suffering from disordered eating, it is a power and control struggle init
mappyfication 2 weeks ago
@mappyfication Oops! Sorry about that. The last sentence is suppose to say power and control struggle provoked by impossible standards of beauty.
mappyfication 2 weeks ago
@mappyfication Wow, truth
adorablebelle 2 weeks ago
If advertising is so powerful it is affecting women and making them think they need to be skinny then why is America the most obese nation in the world? It seems like the ads ARENT working.
mayanhumansacrific 2 weeks ago
@mayanhumansacrific watch part 2
amaryb11 2 weeks ago
@mayanhumansacrific this is still one side of the affect of the adds as they work backwards, obese react to the adds in the opposite way, their confidence is so low that they what to find confort in food!the adds if u notice in the video are not here to help humanity in ANY way....
Daniellygr 2 weeks ago
@mayanhumansacrific To start off, the reason on why you feel that these ads aren't working its because obesity is far more common than eating disorders in America. And with these rough times, who would want to reject something valuable as a plate of food, something that any homeless person would really want in order to survive in this economic crisis where people barely can buy even a piece of candy.
akawhippy 2 weeks ago
This is awesome! I'm glad fat girls are coming together like this. It's unfair that TVs and magazines make them think they should be skinny. That's traditionally what men are supposed to do.
mayanhumansacrific 2 weeks ago
OH MY GOD ... WHAT A CROCK OF SHIT!
TheDansterrrr 2 weeks ago
Watching this should be fucking obligatory in school.
hanna5747 2 weeks ago 5
All the girls in the audience are pretty
v2shan 2 weeks ago
How many people feel they just saw an ad for Advertising Age?
"joke"
TheBardB 2 weeks ago
As always when it comes to stuff like this.. men are counted out. We obviously can't get affected by the same crap. Seen any men in advertisements at all? All of them have 6/8 packs and very muscular bodies. We might not get exactly the same humiliation, disrespect and what not by the pictures but often it's also very clear that men should look like gods. But like I said, we're always counted out.
RuggedPoetry 2 weeks ago
@RuggedPoetry 14:08 dude
thatonemofoyouknow 2 weeks ago
@thatonemofoyouknow dude, how much does she actually talk about men? It's not a gender specific problem if you open your eyes.
RuggedPoetry 2 weeks ago
@RuggedPoetry I see your point, but this is about ads aimed specifically at women. American's are vain, and we supposedly like perfect bodies. But there are WAY more negative ads toward women than men. Have you seen the same type of ads through our history that are derogatory for men? Nope because they don't exist. As far as women have come, it is still a man's world. So, no you aren't "counted out" as you say.
iseedeadple 2 weeks ago
@RuggedPoetry QUIET!!!! The feminists will notice you and cut your balls right off!
mayanhumansacrific 2 weeks ago
glad to see this addressed. I'm genetically skinny, at 21 years old about 130, an athlete. I became severely malnourished for the first time last year because of deaths in my family, dropping 1/8 of my weight. And I was hounded by a modeling scout in the mall. Makes a pretty damn disgusting point...
smittie713 2 weeks ago
@smittie713 lol you just lost out on some free cash money...all you had to do was look good for the camera.
mayanhumansacrific 2 weeks ago
Thin is healthy, the problem is overweight. u should be lagom
SlynchGard 2 weeks ago
@SlynchGard while overweight is a problem, too thin is also extremely bad.
smittie713 2 weeks ago
and my mom alls me fat, thanks really
mestnaomi 2 weeks ago
This taught me so much, I don't think I've ever seen such an important video before.
linneamore 2 weeks ago 3
This was incredible to see. I was aware of all these problems, but I could never guess it would be this bad.. I do hope people take this serious and starts to think a bit because a big change is nescessary. Us women, deserve better because we're great just the way we are!
catswithcardigans 3 weeks ago 46
@catswithcardigans I couldn't agree more. And while this movie really touched me deeply, I'm concerned that the producers aren't doing more. For instance, where are the movies that try to make men like fat girls?
mayanhumansacrific 2 weeks ago
Some of these stats sound like bullshit. e.g. the average American will watch ads for 2 years of their life. If you torrent your TV series, you won't watch ANY ads.
cybersphere 3 weeks ago
@cybersphere No, but you will see other images that do the same as the ads.
AlbertaRose94 3 weeks ago
I am going to have sex with a fat chick in honor of this video
melgibenius 3 weeks ago
@melgibenius I know right? This video made me suddenly crave obese women!
mayanhumansacrific 2 weeks ago
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@melgibenius I know right? This video made me suddenly crave obese women!
mayanhumansacrific 2 weeks ago
people who think that "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" have never eaten a chickenburger
Inominifia 3 weeks ago 74
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@Inominifia people who think that "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" have never eaten a veggieburger
happinessislikeakiss 3 weeks ago
@Inominifia I feel bad for people who work so hard to be skinny, tbh.
strtthshw 1 week ago
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IloveUPretty7 3 weeks ago
sup sociology
TheNickBriz 3 weeks ago
@TheNickBriz good joke... this class sucks
SuperCk1991 3 weeks ago
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EmilyBeatriceRobbins 3 weeks ago
Yo chix, we don't want you to be too thin. That's only the gay guys that design these silly clothes. I thought half the girls in the audience were better looking than the models anyway.
MandyVin17 3 weeks ago
@17:52. That is NOT Ana Carolina Reston and that image is photoshopped to make the model look anorexic. The real photo is online, side by side with the PS-ed one. She is thin but that image is fake. I wish Jean Kilbourne would have done her homework better instead of propagating this internet hoax.
meloearth 3 weeks ago
I feel massively conflicted about this. On one hand, I appreciate what she is trying to do. On the other hand, I find many of her assessments reactive, militant, and often laughable.I suspect in some cases she just makes it up based on what it looks like to her. Every woman has the power to decide these thing don't matter, and violent images do not lead to violence. That's proven. They just make people afraid. To quote Eleanor Roosevelt, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”
birdy955 3 weeks ago
@birdy955 I don't understand why observing cultural trends and commenting on them is considered "militant," and no one can control their subconscious, no matter what Eleanor Roosevelt may have said. If it was that easy no one would ever have low self esteem.
EmilyBeatriceRobbins 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins
I never said it was easy. :/ Its a struggle every day. But individuals can and do resist being affected. The first step is to understand that the main goal of advertising /is/ to make you feel bad so they can sell you things to "make it all better" When you think of that it changes the reaction from belief to anger at being targeted by what amounts to bullying. Once the majority understands that, it will stop working and this will all stop because it will be ineffective.
birdy955 3 weeks ago
@birdy955 Yeah, because when a woman is walking home from the bus stop at 8 p.m. because she worked late, saying to a rapist "It doesn't matter that ads have objectfied me, you can't harm me" is going to deter him. And of course a man will think twice about hitting a woman if she says "It doesn't matter that ads have objectifidd me, you can't harm me" is going to make him drop his hand.
AlbertaRose94 3 weeks ago
@AlbertaRose94 No, but the man is not doing that because of a beer commercial or any other media in the first place. He is doing it because he was not taught by his family or by society that it is not OK. The presence of media condemning that behavior, not the absence of media that may seem to promote it is what we need. I've been abused by a man, I don't blame the media. I blame his family and society for not teaching him better, and I blame him for not controlling himself.
birdy955 3 weeks ago
@birdy955 Advertising is meant to influence society. You're proving my point. Unless someone does not watch television, does not listen to the radio, does not read magazines there will be ads that objectify women.
AlbertaRose94 2 weeks ago
@AlbertaRose94 I'm saying that the lack of value for feminine values such as empathy is the problem, not objectification. We need to teach empathy and respect for everyone to children, we need to protect them from abuse because a huge percentage of rape and abuse come from those who were themselves abused and never recovered! Being raped is going to warp a boy a lot worse than the media ever could. Seventy-three percent of male abusers were abused as children.
birdy955 2 weeks ago
the sad thing is, the same thing is happening to men now. so many more men have eating disorders than ever before
sebbster2000 3 weeks ago
I know someone who's parents gave her breast implants at 15. That's about- a freshman or sophmore in high school.
anniek713 1 month ago
i cant connect to what shes saying. I mean im sure she´s right but i see beautiful girls and women mostly on the streets rather than in ads. Mabey things are alittle different in america we dont really get alot of these ads here in iceland except for a few cosmetic ads
swedishbutcher 1 month ago
So..why do only women go for surgery? why not men? Are women more vain than men? :)
Citabria007 1 month ago
@Citabria007 Did you watch the whole documentary?
szilvavirag 1 month ago
@Citabria007 you are thick.
anniek713 1 month ago
I understand that the top comment (and similar ones) mean well by saying that most men aren't even attracted to the extreme ideals shown in media, but I would also like to add: that's not the main thing. The main thing is, that if you're healthy, it shouldn't matter what your body looks like, as long as you can be YOURSELF, and feel comfortable with your body -- while having a desirable body is important to many, it's not the first and only thing you should grade yourself after.
szilvavirag 1 month ago
@17:58 ...That is a HOAX!!! that picture is photoshopped, that is NOT her real torso! So now do I keep watching this when the presenter herself did shotty homework? sigh.
meloearth 1 month ago
"If you're in advertising, go fucking kill yourself." -- Bill Hicks
mrzack888 1 month ago
if females stayed away from soda, high fructose corn syrup, high processed starch, then they wouldn't be fat, they'd be naturally thin. Go eat some fruit and vegetables please fatty females, stop eating that pizza and drinking that bullshit coke.
mrzack888 1 month ago
@mrzack888 You are obviously ignorant, which is why you do not grasp what Kilborne is saying.
gpforsberg 1 month ago
@gpforsberg do you not agree with my premise on diet and nutrition? how am i ignorant?
mrzack888 1 month ago
@mrzack888 You're exact words were, "Go eat some fruit and vegetables please fatty females." Proper eating and exercise are integral to healthy living, but some women have this false perception of what they should look like because of the media's protrayal of the perfect woman--whether 300 or 120 pounds. I am amused by those who feel weight loss surgery and meds are the answer when getting off the couch does a lot more, but the "fatty females" comment was plain ignorant.
gpforsberg 1 month ago
I'd argue everything she says is true but not exclusively about women. Men are portrayed as idiots increasingly often, in films and adverts.
mightywindmill102 1 month ago
Heads up, I can't spend the rest of the night arguing with people so I'm just going to say this and then I'm done: to the men who are arguing with me, you HAVE to understand that you have a male privilege, okay? .We have a culture that's stressing a return to gender roles, that's why you find women who tend to want men purely as bread winners, not because women are inherently needy. If any of you would like resources to try I have tons, let me know if you want any.
caramelcarousal 1 month ago
@caramelcarousal I believe men are discriminated against much more than women. Men are taught they have it good though. Men are taught to have a stiff upper lip. Women are taught they have tons to complain about because they are the glorious victims of an epoch. Women are taught they have every right to take a man down a peg. Women are taught they should be privileged and men owe them the life they want.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@johnman1911 Watch Tough Guise
gpforsberg 1 month ago
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EmilyBeatriceRobbins 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins I believe that women are the ones who are unaware that they began with an advantage. I would call myself a feminist if feminism was actually about equality like it claims to be. Just take circumcision for example: It is ok to remove 20000 nerve endings from a baby boys penis but it is not ok to even pierce with a needle a baby girls genitals. Males have to sign up for the selective service under the penalty of law. So on and so forth.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
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EmilyBeatriceRobbins 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins The question shouldn't be who has more power to do or act but who is that power used for. People in power are much more likely to help women than they are to help men. That is why there are seven offices to women's health and non to men's when men live seven years less than women. That is why there is much more funding for breast cancer than there is for prostate cancer even though 35% more men are diagnosed with prostate cancer.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
@johnman1911 The power to make decisions is important. Otherwise we just have men "taking care" of women, deciding for them what is in their best interest. I imagine there are so many separate departments of women's health because bizarrely women's health must be separated from general "health" the way other "women's issues" are not simply considered issues. I can't speak to health issues specifically, but in most circumstances this separateness might seem like specialness, but is exclusionary.
EmilyBeatriceRobbins 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins I would call the fact that things have to be for men and women or only for women exclusionary. If you start having things that are only for men well then that would be sexist. It is only sexist when men do it. I would say prostate cancer is a non female issue. Although there are men who can get breast cancer and have been turned away from treatment facilities because they are only for women.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins Could you imagine if American doctors were circumcising baby girls to the extent of cutting of the same amount of sensory nerve endings men lose during circumcision. Could you imagine if women lived seven years less than men. Could you imagine if women were drafted to fight and die in wars to protect men. Could you imagine if women were 93% of the workplace fatalities. There would be hell to pay.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
@johnman1911 - I could imagine the populaton might die off which i suppose isn't the worst thing to happen. If you entrust your life to female soldiers so be it, if you entrust physically strenuous jobs to women so be it and if you entrust all future generations to be raised by men so be it... however if you can't then don't complain.
Mccudden25 3 weeks ago
@Mccudden25 I don't understand what you are trying to say in your comment or it's relation to my comments.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
@johnman1911 - "Could you imagine if women lived seven years less than men. Could you imagine if women were drafted to fight and die in wars to protect men. Could you imagine if women were 93% of the workplace fatalities." - There are reasons women are sent off in wars, think about it.
Mccudden25 3 weeks ago
@Mccudden25 - *aren't sent off
Mccudden25 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins Men always had to pay for their right to vote by being willing to be drafted into the military in time of war. Women have never had that patriotic duty to uphold in payment for their right to vote it was just given to them. Women have all the chances to succeed men have in life. The bottom line is the bottom line, if you know how to benefit it it will benefit you. The whole wage gap myth has also been proven false.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
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EmilyBeatriceRobbins 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins Men are absolutely treated like they are weak. Men are treated like they are weak much more than women are. Men have to prove that they are not weak over and over again. Men have to prove it to society in general and they have to prove it to the woman they love specifically. Women have it much easier in this regard because they are not constantly being put through tests they have to pass to prove they are worthy of love.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
@johnman1911: I agree to some degree, however, women do have to constantly prove they are worthy of love! In personality, in beauty, in spirit and in "manners." Men and women have that very much equally
Brittniepimental 3 weeks ago
@Brittniepimental So you are saying women can't act like complete assholes and get away with it all the time? Women also usually marry a man who is their social status or above. Therefore in marriage either men are constantly pulling women up or it is equal.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
@johnman1911 The day you become complacent and don't keep your woman on her toes is the day she goes out and fucks another man.
mayanhumansacrific 2 weeks ago
@mayanhumansacrific You are a chauvinist asshole.
peopleplanetprofits 2 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins The voting block is mostly women. If women wanted women in power all they would have to do is vote them in. Women typically give up doing what it takes to get to the top because they have other priorities. Women will put family, friends, quality of life, enjoyments, and other things in front of getting to the top while men will typically focus straight on the bottom line.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
@johnman1911 Likely because there is as much pressure on men to succeed in their career in order to be a "successful man" as there is pressure on women to be beautiful in order to be a "successful woman." We all act based around the stereotypes provided to us in our culture, even if they disempower us or are not in our best interest.
EmilyBeatriceRobbins 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins Women's perceived weakness is their greatest strength. Men's perceived strength is their greatest weakness.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
@johnman1911 Please die soon.
DoctressJulia 1 week ago
The thing is that this shows how women want to be taken care of by men and perpetuate the masculine male stereotypes. If women would be willing to ask a man out, willing to pay for a man's dinner and movie, willing to pay for a man in all respects and contribute knowledge and creativity to man's life. Well then she wouldn't need to be super beautiful. This is a reflection of how women are unwilling to contribute to men. As long as you rely on your looks and not your brains you gotta be hot.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@johnman1911
I really. really. hope you're trolling. For your fucking sake. Women don't owe men ANYTHING.
caramelcarousal 1 month ago
@caramelcarousal You totally missed the point. And men don't owe women anything either but we just keep on giving.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@caramelcarousal My whole point is women want a man to take care of them. That is why they expect men to pay on dates, expect men to do them favors, expect men to protect them if there is danger, expect men to be willing to give their lives for them. If women were independent as they say they are they wouldn't be worried about body image, they would be worried about what they can accomplish the same way men are, Because men are expected to bring something to a relationship.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@johnman1911
No. See, you're one single man, and I think it's kind of weird that you're telling me, a WOMAN, what WOMEN want. I think that, as a woman, I understand that better than you.
You are generalizing to a HUGE degree. Some women do want men to do things for them, of course, but that's because there are still people out there who push for a return to traditional gender roles which are dictated by men, actually.
Don't assume you know what women want, because you aren't one.
caramelcarousal 1 month ago 3
@caramelcarousal It's really simple, If women were not getting a huge payoff for being beautiful they wouldn't spend huge amounts of money, time, and effort trying to be beautiful. I have never even heard of a single woman who regularly pays for men on dates. I have seen, heard about, listened to, and so on many women who expect a man to pay. Women marry men and look for men more financially secure than them and men usually don't even care what a woman's job is.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@caramelcarousal I have seen in my life men doing much more favors for women than women would ever do for men. I have heard women say things like "I picked my husband because he is a handyman and knows how to fix things" or "I want a rich man" or "I don't want no scrubs". Women want the fantasy of a man building a life for her so she can have her children care free. The woman just wants her token part time job also so she can tell everyone she is independent.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@johnman1911--I'm only partially through your argument with @caramelcarousal and I'm surprised no one has called you out for the obvious mommy issues you have. You obviously fall into the hype Kilborne is talking about, otherwise you wouldn't make these ignorant comments.
gpforsberg 1 month ago
@gpforsberg I am making comments based on years of experience. A man criticizing women must have mommy issues? Does that mean if you say anything about men you must have daddy issues? Come back when you have found a real argument to make.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@johnman1911 Years of experience being turned down by girls does not make you an expert. I get it, you are making petty, ridiculous comments because of the anonymity the great web allows. As for my daddy issues, I happen to respect all people, as desereved, and do not judge an entire gender on a selected few. Just because you can construct a sentence does not make you an expert of the media's impact on women.
gpforsberg 1 month ago
@gpforsberg You can paint any picture of me you like. That has nothing to do with the subject at hand.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@johnman1911 ive just read all the comments you have made and am in awe of how you think of women. you are continuously dating the same type of woman it appears. semi-low intelligence, no dreams of having a successful career, want to be dependent on a man, want to be a stay-at-home mom. it is not the women who are the problem, it is you. stop dating the same type of women.
ThisFutureAuthor 1 month ago
@johnman1911 really, just because you think the woman you have dated are sterotypically feminine doesnt mean the rest of us are. if you think thats true then why dont u stop dating and become asexual? because apparently you are too good for everyone.
ThisFutureAuthor 1 month ago
@caramelcarousal You tell me I am one single man, well you are one single woman also. I can tell by your comments I have studied the subject much more than you ever have. Maybe you watched a few feminist propaganda pieces and think you know the score. I don't know what you think makes you such an expert. Watch the whole "Human behavior biology" course on youtube. Read some books about sex and gender from a scientific perspective like "The Red Queen".
johnman1911 1 month ago
@caramelcarousal If you got some real knowledge then spit it at me. If your only argument is that I am generalizing well that doesn't mean anything. Sure not all women are like that to a huge degree. The majority of women are they are just really good at hiding it. It doesn't mean it is necessarily bad either. The thing here is that in this day and age feminists are pushing to convince everyone that women are the be all end all victims of humanity and it is not true.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@johnman1911
This character limit on youtube is starting to get annoying, shoot me an email at caramel.kite@yahoo.com if you're interested in talking, and this time we'll do it without vitriol.
caramelcarousal 1 month ago
@caramelcarousal You can use the private message function on youtube to give me your side. If you want to give me resources please give me your best resource first. I just spent three days going over feminist items that a feminist told me to watch. All it did was confirm what I already know about feminism. She thought more links were better. Start me out with the absolute best thing you got. I would like you to private me about what you think male privilege is.
johnman1911 1 month ago
@johnman1911
(h**p:// finallyfeminism101. wordpress. com/)
DoctressJulia 1 week ago
@johnman1911 You must know some pretty shi#*y women to have that low of an opinion about the whole gender.
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EmilyBeatriceRobbins 3 weeks ago
@EmilyBeatriceRobbins It is just to easy for women to simply be beautiful and have everything handed to them on a silver platter. Men have never had that option so we have had to work hard to make ourselves important. All women have to do is give up the silver platter for hard work, easier said than done. I wouldn't want to give up such a luxurious position, especially if feminism made it all so easy for me to blame my shortcomings on the patriarchy.
johnman1911 3 weeks ago
As a straight guy I find this really appalling and annoying that the "perfect" body type for these fashion designers is anorexic. Me and most straight men prefer women with curves and some good healthy body fat. I dislike the anorexic look as much as I dislike the morbidly obese look. These fashion designers are only trying to make women insecure so that they can sell them their shitty products. Real women have curves, don't fall their scam!
impatientfire 1 month ago
@impatientfire
Just gonna address one thing, I'm really glad you're body positive, but remember, that HAS to also include women who are thin. "Real women have curves" - so what does that make women who don't necessarily have curves? Made up women? All bodies are good bodies. All bodies are good bodies!
caramelcarousal 1 month ago 3
I truly believe that being healthy through healthy eating habits and exercising is more important than struggling to reach that "ideal" of beauty. Each of us has a body shape of their own and, as long as your weight is in a normal range, then you don't have to hate your body and continuously try to be thin as a stick. So regardless the body you were given by nature - either skinny or more round- learn to love it and accept it, it's your reality and nobody can dictate how you should look like.
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She is articulate, accurate, introspective and piecing. Her message is the *most* important thing for the young women in America today to not only hear, but understand and take with them, every day of their lives. Period.
willowtreephoto 1 month ago
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willowtreephoto 1 month ago
Is it just me or does the camera like to linger on very beautiful girls?
Skydance1110 1 month ago in playlist Must see
So many people act like this advertising industry is just a group of evil white males sitting in a dark room plotting the demise of society. What the heck, humanity? This is capitalism. Do what you do because of money. And they're making money. Why wouldn't they stop what they're doing? Seriously, I've never been so disappointed in humanity, namely the female gender, in my entire life. Grow up, people. The whole world isn't all about who is hurting whom's feelings.
Plankicorn 1 month ago
@Plankicorn
Yeah no. That argument isn't going to cut it, bro. Too many women suffer from objectification to just go, "OH IT'S CAPITALISM WHO GIVES A SHIT"
To paraphrase, being pretty is not a rent women should have to pay for occupying a space marked "female"
Oh and nobody gives a shit if girls disappoint you.
caramelcarousal 1 month ago
@caramelcarousal
If no one cared, you wouldn't have replied. Oh wait.
See, you can't work the system, and that's why it works you. Plus, you have no videos or subscribers. Ha.
Also, it's sad that women are objectified. HOWEVER, there's really not anything that can be done about it, because men love women and men generally have the money. If it were the other way around, men would be objectified. Take your cowardice and infantile arguments and go buy an education.
Plankicorn 1 month ago
@Plankicorn
I don't have any videos or subscribers because I'm on youtube mostly to jam to music. My argument isn't any less valid.The main point of this video and my complaint is that it is so fucking easy to just throw your hands up and accept things the way they are because you aren't a woman, and as a man you have that privilege to just ignore it. But women can't, and we have every right to fight against sexism and objectification. Also, there are men out there who love other men.
caramelcarousal 1 month ago 2
@Plankicorn I really hope you don't have a daughter(s)
gpforsberg 1 month ago
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xLulziex 1 month ago
her giggle lmao
prishalicious 1 month ago
I am eating chocolate cake and i am not feeling bad ! YAAAY! THANK YOU!
MissPrancingBuffalo 1 month ago
Okay, just for the record, let it be known that there is no wrong way to be a woman, and thin-shaming is just as bad as fat shaming (and I'm pointing that out because I keep seeing that in the comments here, although thin people do tend to have a privilege when it comes to their weight). Body shaming in general is just unacceptable. So yeah. Don't do it.
caramelcarousal 1 month ago 28
@caramelcarousal Thank you. An obscene number of people seem to miss this very important aspect of the message.
SabrielBluestone 1 month ago
Here's the issue Jean Kilbourne isn't addressing with all of this: the reason advertising agencies are creating these ads because they are effective for their clients - i.e. they are successful at selling products. If people wouldn't patronize the companies that are responsible for these offensive ads, they would stop. But people are buying into it. They are continuing to support it. Trust me, if a company saw their profits go down when their commercial ran, it would be removed.
penpusher 1 month ago
@penpusher
Those ads work so well that people not only buying into it, they are trying to become like those people in the ads too. And that's why Kilbourne made a speech like that, to raise awareness and try to get people to realize that it's unhealthy.
bunnhi 1 month ago
I am really thin, long legs, flat stomach, tall, so I have to deal with being called anorexic because I have this "beautiful" women's body. I see these women as sickly! I mean I know it is genetic! But god! Why does everyone want this body? All you see on television now is diet commercials! I hate to see that! Just love your body and get over the fact that not all of us can be bone thin! It isn't fun being bone thin! You get made fun of all the time!
LilyMoth12 1 month ago
@LilyMoth12 I agree. I am also very thin, and i wish I had a little more fat here and there. I do eat, chocolate too. And the reson why i do workout is to have muscles not to be thin...But all you see on TV is not only about being thin, but also having perfect skin, very thick hair (which no hair product only can create,since it is mostly genetic)etc, things that can be achieved only if you do noyhing else than working on them! It has to be your only goal! And it is sad.
SherlockDeWinter 1 month ago
i'll be the first to say that ad is wrong your breasts can't be too full
KvltKommando 1 month ago
The most frustrating part of watching this video is that I've been saying this stuff for almost 2 decades and either people ignore me, or worse, call me misogynistic, claiming that I only see these things in ads because I WANT to see them.
snuffleguff 1 month ago 3
I strongly agree what Islam said about women (synopsis).....They are to be given respect, equally and treat them nicely not like a commodity. They are the universities of the upcoming generations as a child learns a lot from a mother even before a child is born. Look around, islam says women to cover up themselves and not to be a show piece.....irony of the world is that as a dressed up celebrity dressing is man= the more they cover themselves
VS women = the lesser they are covered and the mor
mastrixking 1 month ago 3
man= the more they cover themselves
VS women = the lesser they are covered and the more she exposes her self!!
No doubt Islam has given the best value, grade and status to a women!
Think broadly my friends......broadly.
mastrixking 1 month ago
I have to disagree with your comment about men not receiving the same kind of 'perfect body message' that women do. In today's culture men, or more specifically young boys, receive an image what what they should look like from all media sources just as women do. Apart from this, I would tend to agree with your arguments.
RL812 1 month ago
@RL812 I completely agree, but the problem is that women tend to be more over obsessive about things than guys are. That's where the pressure to be perfect comes in, every girl wants to be perfect, and they will over think and analyze and obsess about it, whereas boys approach it in a much different way. It explains why there are more women with eating disorders than men.
emILYes83 1 month ago
@emILYes83
Well, I wouldn't really say that the reason that women are much more likely to have eating disorders is because they're more obsessive. It's probably because there are way more social pressures aimed towards women and girls to look a certain way that that happens. Compared to men, the amount of anxiety that our surroundings routinely have us exposed to is much, much greater. There's of an obsessive need to look perfect for girls because everywhere we go, this is what we're told.
caramelcarousal 1 month ago
21:50 epic :DDDDDDDD
quickikee 1 month ago
I don't understand what is so amazing about breasts. They're flabs of fat hanging off of your chest used to squirt out milk into a baby's mouth. :I Blobs of fat on your chest is attractive, but blobs of fat other places isn't? Makes sense.
CottonMarbles 1 month ago
@CottonMarbles maybe if you had a penis to put between them you'd think differently
KvltKommando 1 month ago
@KvltKommando ... No. That's even more disgusting.
CottonMarbles 1 month ago
As a straight man I'd like to let all the women out there know that this "perfect" woman they try to sell you isn't even what most of us men are really attracted to. If you're worried about being attractive to men do not strive for this ridiculous "ideal". Women are supposed to have curves! Unhealthily skinny is just as unappealing as unhealthily overweight. The only reason they bombard you with these images is to get you to doubt yourself into buying their crappy products. Don't fall for it!
Arikiel 1 month ago 42
So as long as a woman has curves, isn't skinny, and isn't fat, she's fine? Screw you. You're the problem. Women come in all shapes and sizes including petite women who don't have curves, chubby women, and women shouldn't strive for a body type to please YOU or any man for that matter. I eat healthy and exercise so I can prolong my life and not get sick. Not to look good for some guy. Especially not a guy like you.
TheyCallMeWendy 3 weeks ago
@TheyCallMeWendy Hey I never said it was right or proper or even fair. It's just the reality of what men are actually physically attracted to. That's why I said "If you're worried about being attractive to men". If you don't care about that all the more power to you. You shouldn't care and being whatever way you are is perfectly fine. However that doesn't change the facts of what most men happen to find attractive.
Arikiel 3 weeks ago
@Arikiel Thank-you Mr Straight Man! I was really worried for a second there that, as I walked down the street, my less-than-perfect body wasn't going to arouse the required number of boners that I need to survive! If I fall below the Straight Man Boner Arousal Quota I die. Thank-you for reassuring me :')
treasuremauu 3 weeks ago 2
@treasuremauu Awesome display of sarcasm!
AlbertaRose94 3 weeks ago