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Monday, October 12, 2009

I applaud Glamour for showcasing "Real Women".



And way to go, Dove, for your "Campaign for Real Beauty".



But, Playboy....



Apparently, you're attempting to broaden your demographic. But who the hell does that include??
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28 comments

  1. MeaghanOctober 12, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    Great post! I wanted to tell you I NEVER thought I could run a 5k...walking it either! So....even though its not fun you can do it i know you can :)

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  2. f8hasitOctober 12, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    Marge?
    A centerfold?

    Hmmm.
    I'd give that a thumbs down. However, maybe they are running short of 'real' women to use for models. They all seem to be assembled out of plastic nowadays.

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  3. http://howtobecomeacatladywithoutthecats.blogspot.comOctober 12, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    I think Dove should take over Playboy... no, wait... they're too classy for that.

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  4. LeeOctober 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    I love that! Marge is the playmate of the decade! Next, they will put Barbie on the cover!

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  5. Indigo RothOctober 12, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    Hey Chrissy,

    I applaud this kind of thinking (though it's commercial common sense, not altruism). The Dove ladies look just like any number of women I know; definitely a better role model. But the Glamour "cast"? Hmmm, they're not the "size zero" generation, but they're conspicuously model-ish. Not sure about Marge!

    Indigo

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  6. kathrynOctober 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    Well, let us think hard about the executives in charge of this issue. Hugh's gotta be what? 80-something years old by now? Maybe he'd had one too many cocktails, closed his eyes and instead of pointing to one of 3 models on the table, hit hit the ad for the Simpsons instead. His underlings prob said, "Genius! Everyone'll buy the issue...just to see what the hell we'd put inside!" (I gotta admit...I'm wondering!?)
    Great post!

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  7. girluntitledOctober 12, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    i always have been curious to know if the carpet matches the drapes for cartoon characters though...hmmm...

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  8. RonOctober 12, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    OMG...I can't stop laughing at PoMo's comment!!

    That was BRILLIANT!

    It's about time magazines started using REAL women for their ads because in my opinion it's REAL beauty. And like IndigoWrath said..."a much better role model."

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  9. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    There really isn't much of a difference between Marge and the usual centerfolds. They are fabricated in someone's imagination and engineered to fit a drawing.

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  10. PJOctober 12, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    Well come on, we saw Bart's little thingy in the cinematic masterpiece known as The Simpsons Movie... isn't it fair that Marge get equal air time!

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  11. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    Yeah, I saw this this elsewhere and my first thought was 'why'.

    My second thought was all about Jessica Rabbit. It was a lot more fun that the first.

    Ahem.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    THAN the first. Yeah, that's what I meant to say.

    Typos everywhere. Bad me.

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  13. ChrisOctober 12, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    Yeah, I mean, if they're gonna do cartoon sensuality, I think Betty Rubble would be a good place to start. Jane Jetson was kinda hot too, maybe a mother-daughter issue with Judy.

    Wow, did I watch too much TV as a kid or what?

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  14. Dr Max TunguskaOctober 12, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    At least we're seeming to move away from the size zero culture.

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  15. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 6:23 PM

    Lets hear it for real women with bodies like ours!! I feel better looking at a model who looks like a real person.

    Secretia

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  16. Bobby AllanOctober 12, 2009 at 9:52 PM

    @Meaghan,
    Thanks for the encouraging words. You're such an inspiration!

    @f8hasit,
    Yes. How weird is that?

    @CatLadyLarew,
    HA! You're right.

    @Lee the Hot Flash Queen,
    But don't they have Barbie on the cover every month now?

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  17. Bobby AllanOctober 12, 2009 at 9:58 PM

    @Indigo Wrath,
    Yay, for man who agrees! Yes, the Glamour girls are a little more....mmmm.....glamorous, I guess.

    @Kathryn,
    He's a hundred if he's a day. I think it would be far less creepier for him to have sex with Marge Simpson than those young girls.

    @PoMo,
    HA! Well, I suppose if they don't you could always erase them.

    @Ron,
    You're silly. Yes, long overdue, I say!

    @Fumbling confidence,
    Great point!

    @AkaPJTheGreat,
    We saw Bart's thingy in the movie? I have to get that in my Netflix queue.

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  18. Bobby AllanOctober 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    @Matthew,

    I knew what you meant. :-)

    There are a lot of freakos out there. Just google cartoon porn. Not that I've ever done that or anything.

    @Knucklead,
    Mother-daughter. I loke it. I think with an extreme makeover, Velma could surprise us.

    @idifficult,
    Fab, isn't it? I don't think I was born a zero.

    @Secretia,
    Yeah! All hail the curvy girl!

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  19. AngelBabyOctober 12, 2009 at 11:13 PM

    I can't believe that Playboy has run out of women! LOL Marge??

    I think this post is great. I love the Dove campaign it is just great to see women like me and it is wonderful for our daughters to see. Thank you for sharing this.

    Love and Blessings,
    AngelBaby

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  20. SultanOctober 13, 2009 at 12:18 AM

    I have long been their target audience and I would not buy that magazine based upon that cover. I guess they will be going out business soon.

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  21. UnknownOctober 13, 2009 at 1:09 AM

    Hahaha, that's so funny! I absolutely loved Glamour's "Real Women" article...I actually posted on it a couple days ago!

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  22. RaeOctober 13, 2009 at 9:44 AM

    I really thought Playboy would prefer Lois from family Guy over Marge.

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  23. Indigo RothOctober 13, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    OR WILMA FLINTSTONE!

    Apologies for the link, but this is a scene from a Brit show called RED DWARF. These guys sum up my feelings about Wilma perfectly.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSw11duvfUQ

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  24. Bobby AllanOctober 14, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    @AngelBaby,
    I agree about Dove. Gosh, wish we got that message when we were young.

    I can't believe they ran out, either. Geez, they should just put me in there!

    @Laoch of Chicago,
    You mean you don't read it for the articles?

    @Margaret,
    Yep, the tides are turnin'.

    @Rae,
    So funny you said that. One of the guys at work said the same thing!

    @IndigoWrath,
    You like those redheads, do you? I'll have to take a look...

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  25. MiaOctober 14, 2009 at 11:19 PM

    Marge Simpson is the perfect Playboy model. She'll do whatever they want, look however they want, never get old and never have any doubts about her career choices.

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  26. Bobby AllanOctober 15, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    Mia,
    I don't know. I think she's too smart...

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  27. MiaOctober 18, 2009 at 1:59 AM

    She married Homer. How smart can she be?

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  28. Bobby AllanOctober 21, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    Good point, Mia!

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