Thanks to @lilowen, who apparently has a long memory, for the heads up on this item!
We first wrote about Sara Rue all the way back in aught six, when she lost a bunch of weight and it was speculated (by gossipy people) that she’d had weight loss surgery and had to have it reversed. [...]
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Pepsi Max – Save the calories for baconOriginally uploaded by jsmjr
Women drink Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi; men drink Coke Zero and Pepsi Max, aka the diet sodas without the word “diet” in the name. Since diets are for girls!
Feminist blogs such as The Gender Bender Blog and I Blame the Patriarchy both talk about [...]
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vending machine conceptOriginally uploaded by mo pie
What is this, you ask? Well, it’s a concept for a vending machine selling diet soda–in this case, Coca-Cola Light, which is the European name for Diet Coke.
The vending machine doubles as a funhouse-style mirror that makes you look thinner. As the creative brief says:
Because of the rounded form [...]
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peta-save-the-whalesOriginally uploaded by marketingnacozinha
I was catching up on my e-mail and noticed a number of people sent in the link to this PETA ad: Susan, Veronica, Lynette, Amy, and Kim, thank you!
The only reason I didn’t post about it was that I didn’t feel like I had anything new to say; it’s been covered [...]
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From BFDiva Jez comes this article, an expose of the Weight Watchers menu at Applebee’s. According to an independent lab, the nutritional info apparently does not always fall within or even come close to the advertised numbers on the menu, and lawsuits have ensued:
[L]ast year Scripps News hired a food lab to test the calorie [...]
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free for chubbiesOriginally uploaded by mo pie
It’s an old-timey Lane Bryant ad! One of the Creepiest Vintage Ads of All Time.
Personally, I think the creepiest one is the Love’s Baby Soft ad. But a case could certainly be made for “is it always illegal to kill a woman?” Or… most of the other ones, really. [...]
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ugly girlfriend adsOriginally uploaded by mo pie
BFD reader Kellie alerted us to a series of ads from Bacardi, which suggests that the perfect accessory for summer is an “ugly girlfriend.” As Kellie pointed out, “ugly” seems to be synonymous with plus-sized; of five girls pictured, three are plus-sized. AgencySpy talked about the text [...]
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We’ve talked a little bit recently about how plus-size options are dwindling away because retailers are stupid and shortsighted and ought to be kicked in the head and it is all pretty angry-making, but here is something that sounds like kind of an antidote: the very first “Full-Figured Fashion Week” is being staged next week [...]
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The Gruen Transfer is an Australian show about advertising which dissects and analyzes the affects of advertising on the average human brain. As part of their show, they frequently issue challenges to agencies–create This Kind of advertisement. Sell this seemingly impossible-to-sell idea. This time around, it was make an ad about fat discrimination.
One entrant came [...]
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Just a reminder on this very lovely Friday that you are beautiful, kids. Click on through this gallery of awesome art installations, take the message to heart (because it is a true fact), and have the best kind of weekend.
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Does this new show strike you as fatist or fat positive? And why do you think so?
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I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere by Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby hits bookshelves today! Congratulations to two great writers and fabulous women on their accomplishment. Hope your book changes the world, ladies.
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The FDA has issued a warning against the diet drug Hydroxycut, which, as it turns out, can kill you. (It killed a teenager in 2007, but apparently the FDA was just alerted to this now.)
Other patients experienced symptoms ranging from jaundice, or yellowing of the skin, to liver failure. One received a transplant and another [...]
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beth ditto basically rules Originally uploaded by mo pie
In 1998, the Body Shop ran the Ruby campaign, featuring a size 22ish Barbie au naturale, reclining on a chaise. It was the campaign that woke up my little size acceptance brain, just the audacity of the Mattel [...]
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I was entertained and sort of fascinated by Mike’s post about the new Big Mac Snack Wrap, currently being tested in Canada, the home of the Maple Leafs, half of Niagara Falls, and Robin Sparkles. The sad, sad, Big Mac Snack Wrap. It is apparently half a hamburger patty with some sauce, pickles, and [...]
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I’ve been struck down with some kind of death illness for the past few days. You’d think that being curled up on my couch for 72 hours would mean I could manage a blog post or two, but it hasn’t seemed that way. I’m hoping to be back in action tomorrow, but in the meantime, [...]
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I had to post about this bus stop ad not only because I work in the advertising industry but also because I’m Dutch. Oh, those wacky Dutch.
The premise of this ad is a bus stop that, when you sit down, projects your weight onto an advertisement for a gym. Shakesville has a picture, and [...]
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You all know my weakness for celebrity gossip and blind items, right? Well here’s one that caught my eye today.
Which tabloid-favorite actress is purposefully packing on the pudge so she can launch her own weight loss line? She’s hoping to lose the first 20 pounds quickly, and cash in by following the “miracle” in a [...]
Filed under: Advertising, BFD Classic, Celebrities, Cold Hard Cash, Gossip, Jessica Simpson, Kirstie Alley | 16 Comments »
Originally uploaded by mo pie
Very recently, I posted about an old-timey ad from the 1970s; here is another one, this time from 1957! Here is the ad copy:
If your favorite little girl is on the plump side, dress her in Chubbettes and see her blossom into a lovely lass—as happy [...]
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I have not seen the commercial that Corinna rants about in this entry, but just reading about it made me want to start throwing things at the television, and I’m not even near a television. First, the rant (bolding mine):
Last night I saw that Realize-Band ad again. The one where an attractive but fat [...]
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Originally uploaded by mo pie
I got an e-mail recently from a plus-size sex worker who keeps a blog called For Lovers of Curves.
I’m going to put most of this post behind a cut; although I don’t think it’s super NSFW, you never know! Anyway, her bio is:
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Originally uploaded by mo pie
I saw this vintage ad here and was quite struck by it. The ad is from the 1970s, and the headline reads:
Tracy Harper may not care if fashionable chubby-sizes are hard to find, but her Mother does. And so does Sears.
This headline was the thing that [...]
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It’s Fashion Week, which means we get things like this amazing collection by Christian Siriano and another look at the size zero model phenomenon. Apparently, they’re back in style this season. (So much for Whitney’s victory on America’s Next Top Model.)
Spurred on by a spike in reality TV shows promoting extreme dieting, women are once [...]
Filed under: Advertising, Advocacy, Eating Disorders, Fashion, Kids, Project Runway, TV | 19 Comments »
Generation XXLOriginally uploaded by crayolarabbit
I used to see this ad in San Francisco, when driving onto the onramp of the Bay Bridge. It’s an ad for Kaiser Permanente, which is the same HMO that does the “thrive” commercials.
My main issue is that this ad portrays a young girl (of course it’s a girl) in a [...]
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Interesting post at TMZ of all places, about Queen Latifah’s endorsement of the Jenny Craig diet (which, if you recall I had issues with). You can follow that link to see some before and after shots of Queen Latifah, but this is the entirety of the post:
We’re hearing there’s a new strategy in Jenny Land [...]
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