Sunday, October 04, 2009

7148: Thank You For Nothing, Dove.


Regular visitors to this blog know MultiCultClassics has never been a fan of the Dove Real Beauty campaign. The work shown here renews our dislike for the corporate propaganda. First, why would anyone ever consider the children depicted in the advertising to be anything but beautiful? Second, does the exclusive depiction of minority children imply racial and ethnic groups have greater self-esteem issues? If so, let’s thank advertisers like Dove—and its parent company Unilever—for inventing and perpetuating the negative stereotypes worldwide.

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