My pleasure.

Indeed!

And it's amazing how *little* we realize this! The message is so subliminal and all pervading, that we don't even notice anymore. While we keep doing diets, and try to always look good, no matter what's happening in our lives, and keep hoping that the *next* pill or cream or whatever will make us *just* as beautiful and desirable as those ads suggest. *sigh*

That's a good idea! Makes it much more real.

I don't really, either. But this truly woke me up! Interesting thing is, the magazine BRIGITTE that she mentions in the fourth (?) part is quite successfully producing number after number using *only* 'normal' women. Of course they're all attractive and have that certain something. But they're *not* professional models. And that's a fascinating thing to see.

My pleasure. ^^

It really woke me up. So much of what we see, ads wise, is subliminal. But I think from now on, I will certainly be more critical of what ads are trying to tell me... and whether I want to follow that message or not.

But it's the men that are CEOs in these companies. And they decide how products are presented.

It's not only the figure that's a problem, it's the whole message. That women are *still* no more than objects, no more than either virgins or whores, not worth anything unless they are perfect, silent, compliant. Is that the message that we want our daughters to try to live up to?