I don’t know if you Dancing with the Stars fans are aware of -the chopped to shit and then cut altogether- advertisement that was for Lane Bryant’s plus size lingerie that was supposed to air the other night… but believe it or not, it happened.
Yep, ABC reportedly wouldn’t show it because there was too much “cleavage”. CLEAVAGE. The same station that puts out the shows Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Wife Swap and runs Victora Secret’s, McDonalds, the latest “get thin” pill advertisements is saying “too much” cleavage.
So it is ok to pump us images of Big Macs and Eva Langoria in her panties but a plus size model is just TOO MUCH for America… the fattest nation in the world.
I am sick and tired of these waif models in Cosmo or Vogue magazine telling (showing) me what the ONLY model of beauty is. On the other side of the coin I’m not sticking up for Fat America either. I applaud companies who use real looking people for their commercials at least they are trying to keep it real. I also applaud better living advocates like Jamie Oliver (coincidentally another show on the ABC network).
Airing a Victora’s Secret commercial back to back with our youth stuffing their faces with a McDonalds.
Airing Dove commercials with all body shapes and ethnics and then showing Axe commercials with the “thin, hipster, emo, club girl” body image (both made by the same company!)
IS SENDING MIXED MESSAGES !!
Time to look in the mirror America, and take ownership of our bad decisions. Dress properly (enough with the muffin top) and get clothing that fits you rather than try to fit into Cosmo’s hottest fashion that isn’t made for every body shape.
If you feel confident, you’ll be more inclined to make proper life decisions. No one feels confident wearing un-tailored clothing, might as well put on a garbage bag and tell someone to try to get work on Wall Street. Confidence is the big battle in everyone’s love life. If you aren’t confident you wont go up to the girl in the bar, or flirt with that guy in the office. You wont put a proper picture up on a dating website, or even dream about going on a blind date.
We know obesity isn’t a hot trend (or we’d all be home thigh expanding) but it is time to face facts – America is “big boned” and not everyone fits into a standard C cup bra.
If you’ve tried to shop for a bra that not only supports AND looks pretty in a size bigger than a D… you are hard pressed to find variety outside a multi-clasp, black, beige, white or red bra.
How is America supposed to know where to find clothing that looks good to build confidence if networks wont look in the mirror?
Way to go ABC assholes.
Also- Is Voluptuous the New Black?
Props to @Amy_Chesis for giving me some help with this one
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