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Title: Petition Calls for Victoria's Secret to Pull 'Perfect Body' Ads
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URL Source: https://www.yahoo.com/style/victori ... messages-the-101266136378.html
Published: Oct 29, 2014
Author: Lauren Tuck
Post Date: 2014-10-29 17:20:07 by BTP Holdings
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Views: 669
Comments: 10
Petition Calls for Victoria's Secret to Pull 'Perfect Body' Ads Lauren Tuck Assistant Editor October 29, 2014 Victoria’s Secret is sending mixed messages. The lingerie company is being criticized for its new advertising campaign for its new line of push up bras. The images causing controversy feature Angels Lily Aldridge, Behati Prinsloo, and Jasmine Tookes with the words “The Perfect Body” displayed across the poster. While the ads look no different than others Victoria’s Secret has promoted throughout its history — tall women with chiseled abs, long limbs, and about 0 percent body fat — the juxtaposition of the very thin models with the words that seemingly state a specific and often unattainable standard for what a flawless figure should look like. This significance attached to the ads, though unintentional, has angered many and some are even asking for the brand to make significant changes to their policies. Petition Calls for Victoria's Secret to Pull 'Perfect Body' Ads First spotted in the U.K., many voiced their concerns on Twitter and after seeing the poster at a mall in Leeds, students Frances Black, Gabriella Kountourides, and Laura Ferris created a change.org petition. “Every day women are bombarded with advertisements aimed at making them feel insecure about their bodies, in the hope that they will spend money on products that will supposedly make them happier and more beautiful,” the group writes. “This marketing campaign is harmful. It fails to celebrate the amazing diversity of women’s bodies by choosing to call only one body type ‘perfect.’” They believe — as do the more than 3,000 people who have signed in support of their crusade since Monday — that media messages such as these perpetuate low self-esteem among women and girls who are made to feel inadequate and unattractive by not fitting into the narrow benchmark of what is considered beautiful. The college students also started a hashtag movement across social media channels by asking people to tweet with the hashtag #iamperfect. Poster Comment: #iamperfect You got my vote. ;)
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#1. To: BTP Holdings (#0)
I DEMAND to see Women of Walmart modeling lingerie!!!!!
-Alex Kurtagic
#2. To: X-15 (#1)
What! I DEMAND to see Women of Walmart modeling lingerie!!!!!
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#3. To: BTP Holdings (#0)
If fat women want to wear skimpy outfits, all they need do is to shop at Wal- Mart and stop annoying everyone else.. www.huffingtonpost.com/20...almart-fat-girl-costumes- halloween_n_6054330.html
"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
#4. To: BTP Holdings (#2)
Mmmm....sexy AND Patriotic!! 
-Alex Kurtagic
#5. To: X-15 (#4)
Generally, you only see that large a flag over a car dealership.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#6. To: Lod (#5)
Where else but Walmart can you buy a flag AND your next wife in one aisle?!?
-Alex Kurtagic
#7. To: X-15 (#1) (Edited)
Well they might not be wearing lingerie, but you can get the next best thing... I DEMAND to see Women of Walmart modeling lingerie!!!!!
"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
#8. To: FormerLurker, 4 (#7)
Let's get real, people.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#9. To: Lod (#8)
They're all beautiful and hot. Thing is, at least half of them are wearing black wings. That means they're dark angels. Temptation at it's strongest.
"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
#10. To: Lod (#8)
But yeah, as far as the models go, the other girls are just jealous they'll NEVER look like that. Hey, what about us guys that don't resemble 20 year old male models? Are we to start our own movement too?
"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
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