Curvy Girls Alert!
If you haven’t seen the latest Dove promotion in Australia, it is definitely worth taking a look at. Dove is sponsoring a Curvy Calendar Girls contest, as part of their promotion of their Firming Range line of products. In the product line you will find a Firming Lotion, an Intensive Cellulite Gel-Cream and a Firming Body Wash. Who couldn’t use those–curvy or not!
Dove has this to say about their promotion:
For too long beauty has been defined by narrow stereotypes and we think it’s time to change all that.
We understand that real beauty comes in many shapes and sizes. That’s why we want you to take part in our Curvy Calendar Girl promotion - a 2006 calendar which will be featured in madison magazine!
We’re after women to enter photos of themselves (either on their own or with a group of friends) showing off their body and their curves in underwear or swimmers (no matter how big or small).
Help Dove Firming debunk beauty stereotypes. But hurry, entries close October 10th 2005.
At any rate, with all of the uber-waifs running around the world these days (a-la Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan and the folks in the Corpse Bride movie!) it is mighty nice to see someone celebrating the beauty of “real” women. Cheers to Dove for trying to reverse this scary trend!
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10 opinions for Curvy Girls Alert!
TammyP
Sep 23, 2005 at 4:13 pm
This sounds really neat and a refreshing change from Ms. Twiggy, but I can’t imagine myself sending in a photo of me in a bathing suit to something like this….not in million, jillion years!!
Shai
Sep 26, 2005 at 7:45 am
I agree. It’s a refreshing change.
CC Jones
Sep 26, 2005 at 9:31 am
I agree with Tammy on this one :) LOL
Krissy
Oct 13, 2005 at 9:34 am
Dude, this is what I get for being late to the party. I TOTALLY would have sent undies pictures in.
I’m all for the adds they’ve been running and I keep pointing out to people that the girls they show aren’t "fat" women, they just aren’t "skinny" women.
Yay skinny women, but YAY normal women, too! Yah?
CC Jones
Oct 13, 2005 at 2:24 pm
LOL Krissy–You are a better woman than I!
Krissy
Oct 13, 2005 at 9:45 pm
Not really. I was just born without a sense of physical shame.
It’s not always a good thing. But in this case I might use my powers for the force instead of the dark side.
CC Jones
Oct 13, 2005 at 9:49 pm
LMAO! I think I had best leave my comment to that :)
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