You might remember I posted the "Onslaught" video from Dove
last month, and the thing got lots of attention for highlighting how
much body image crap our girls get bombarded with daily. But almost as
fast as the video hit the internet, there were cries of foul from many
corners. See, Dove's parent company Unilever is also responsible for a
bunch of cruddy ads, including the spots for Axe deoderant body spray
for guys, which imply, to be blunt, that wearing Axe will get you lots
of pussy.
I was thinking about this whole thing again after this great op-ed appeared in the Boston Globe.
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