Forensic artist draws women how they see themselves vs. how others see them

[GrammarNazi82]

For the many who will not give a shit: P

Still, to me this is both a bit interesting and a bit "duh." Cool to watch though, I thought.

From the video:

Published on Apr 14, 2013
Women are their own worst beauty critics. Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. At Dove, we are committed to creating a world where beauty is a source of confidence, not anxiety. So, we decided to conduct a compelling social experiment that explores how women view their own beauty in contrast to what others see.

From another page:

Dove dispatched a forensic artist to draw women as they describe themselves versus how others describe them. It’s a big, but interesting, loss for female body image.
Pretty smart campaign for Dove and a cool video to boot. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m not really seeing the correlation between how these women feel bad about themselves compared to how they really look and Dove’s part in it. Is a nice face wash going to add more intrinsic value to their lives? Because that would be one hell of a face wash. And a face wash I would definitely buy. You win this round, Dove. (via Reddit)

 

[Senhor Perfect]

IMO women care more about being beautiful to compete with other women. I've seen it time and time again, with previous gfs, when they knew a girl they didn't like was going to be at a function they'd try so much harder to look better. Same goes with the being thin thing. It's obvious most men want women with curves, yet women care about being thin to compare it to their friends/frenemies(such a dumb word). Women need to realize that competition isn't as fierce as you think. Although you outnumber us 2 to 1, there's still an overwhelming chance that there's a guy out there that'll want you. Fuck what your girl friends think or say.

I realize that was a jumbled up post filled with random thoughts. Sorry if it was hard to understand, lol :dawg:

 

[CrayJ Lee]

It's sad how body image has dominated so many women and how they perceive themselves. I wish most women liked themselves for who they are rather than trying to compare themselves and meet the standards of other women around them and supermodels. I think Dove is making a nice first step with these videos and I hope they continue to do this.

 

[GrammarNazi82]

IMO women care more about being beautiful to compete with other women. I've seen it time and time again, with previous gfs, when they knew a girl they didn't like was going to be at a function they'd try so much harder to look better. Same goes with the being thin thing. It's obvious most men want women with curves, yet women care about being thin to compare it to their friends/frenemies(such a dumb word). Women need to realize that competition isn't as fierce as you think. Although you outnumber us 2 to 1, there's still an overwhelming chance that there's a guy out there that'll want you. Fuck what your girl friends think or say.

I realize that was a jumbled up post filled with random thoughts. Sorry if it was hard to understand, lol :dawg:

:haha: No worries, it still makes sense! It is largely a competitive thing, as women typically view themselves in comparison to other women they encounter -- whether it's to try to look better than another female they don't like or to have better odds of attracting a mate or both. But yeah, with women it's largely a matter of comparison. It's near impossible for a woman to look at herself just as herself, without mentally comparing herself to other women she knows or comes across. Sad, really.

 

[Swift]

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