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I don't work for them, but I just saw a news piece that says that dove is using real people in their ads. Showed billboards with size 10-12 models. There is a lot of controversy with this. Some people are offended to see such fat girls on display.....I should be so fat. Currently I would take up the whole billboard. (Waiting on my band.) I applaud their effort to not use people who are smaller than a bar of their soap. The ad works for me....I'm buying.

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There're just two things wrong with Dove's "Campaign for Real Beauty": All of the models are under 30, and none is truly plus-sized. There's not a Lap-Band candidate in the bunch, nor do any of them really need Dove's "firming lotion." Sure, this beats skinny-ass models, but the manufacturer has shrewdly calculated that most American women can better relate to a size 10-12 than a size 0-2. When Dove decides to use a 300-pound 50-year-old woman to sell soap, I'll be willing to give them points for corporate bravery.

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Luckily, I have always used Dove, so they already had my money. But I too applaud them for using just regular gals. Of course, I know they are not true BBWs but they were not going to push that envelope to far!

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I just went to their site and they are definately using plus sized women.

I heard that they were using upto sized 14, but I have no clue what people look like. The model Lindsey looks larger than a size 12 to me...

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I've always used Dove, cause its the only soap I've found that doesn't break me out.

Loopy - you're right, the bodyshop rocks :rolleyes: But I'm not sure if they have that in the US? Think the closest thing to it there would be Bath & Body Works...

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The Body Shop's products are the bomb too! Of course, I still have to be loyal to my Watkins products first. But in all honesty, the Body Shop's Hemp Face Protector was my saving grace during last winter. It is wonderful!!!!

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There're just two things wrong with Dove's "Campaign for Real Beauty": All of the models are under 30, and none is truly plus-sized. There's not a Lap-Band candidate in the bunch, nor do any of them really need Dove's "firming lotion." Sure, this beats skinny-ass models, but the manufacturer has shrewdly calculated that most American women can better relate to a size 10-12 than a size 0-2. When Dove decides to use a 300-pound 50-year-old woman to sell soap, I'll be willing to give them points for corporate bravery.

You have to walk before you can run. I am giving them points for moving away from the anorexic girls and toward reality. Maybe after the world gets used to seeing normal sized girls - they can move into plus size.

After finally getting onto the photo re-touching web-site (finally! I was able to get there from my computer at home) I was appalled at the fact that these women, most of whom were fabulous to begin with - had been de-lined and turned into artificial cartoon characters.

If Dove is using anything other than a Barbie Doll to advertize - lets support it and encourage them.

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I already use most dove producets! But I was happy to see "normal" size people- they really aren't plus size in my opinion- but they all were beautiful!

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If you will check out some of their magazine adds there are indeed some older women models. I truly applaud them not just not using runway anorexic models but also for showing the beauty in every woman not just what regular commercial ads tell us is beautiful.

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