Comments on: Real Women Gain Weight

By: gym equipment

gym equipment — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:17:52 +0000

That Ralph Lauren advert is just absolutely ridiculous. I mean there is skinny and then there is beyond annorexic. What kind of body image is being portrayed to young girls.

By: RunningLarge

RunningLarge — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:17:48 +0000

That RL ad? Is a Bratz doll. Creepy. Who knew RL wanted to dress dolls?

By: Esther Crawford

Esther Crawford — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:56:33 +0000

It’s funny because we must be on the same page… last night I posted about my own body image issues, and while I didn’t mention the RL ad – it was definitely in my head.

By: teresa

teresa — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:37:35 +0000

That video is great!

By: Skin Care

Skin Care — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:51:51 +0000

Very funny video.. Nice refreshing way to make yourself fit….

By: Jody - Fit at 51

Jody - Fit at 51 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:27:07 +0000

I saw that Nicole video…. good for her! As for that thin model… to me, that is absolutely disgusting! That is just grotesquely thin! Something needs to be done about this! I saw a great Dove add where a very young girl looks at ads & TV & it shows a fast forward of all she has seen & what it can do to the thought process of a young girl! We need to get away from this super thing crap!!!!

As for Glamour, I wish they would put the “plus size” models on the cover or in the front of the magazine. A small step though but much more needs to be done.

By: FLG

FLG — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:34:10 +0000

@Sagan, yep, the ad is for real. It was sent in to photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com, where they only show commercial uses of photoshop that have gone horribly awry.

It’s so real, Ralph Lauren sent DMCA takedown requests to both boingboing’s host, and blogger, claiming it infringed on their copyright.