Too fat or attention-seeking?
Have any of you ever noticed that it seems like a lot of our world tends to revolve around looks and/or how much they weigh? If so, you should read this:
http://41010.deviantart.com/art/I-m-Too-Fat-106416404 I personally think that everything in our world that people see, is revolving too much around looks. Example: Next time a commercial is on, take a look and see what the people in the commercial look like. If it's a commercial that is supposed to be funny, well, that's a different story. However, say it's a commercial for a new drink. I've noticed that the people in the commercial tend to be what most people consider "hot" or some other form of good-looking. Yes, they make the soda sell better, but why is that? This comes back to my original statement. Everything revolves too much around looks. People would rather buy something that has been advertised by a better looking person then, say, an average looking person. It's the same thing with clothing and what-not. You've seen ads in magazines for clothing and accessories. What do the people who are modeling the clothing normally look like? Once again, good-looking, usually pretty slim people. I would like to hear all of your opinions on this. |
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You're obviously fat
On Topic: I totally agree with this, thay alwas put ¨hot¨ people in the ads and stuff, but when its trying to ridiculize something they put ¨fat¨people for us to laugh. Society is sh*t. |
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Sex sells, ladies and gentlemen.
That is just how the world works. And yes, I hate very attractive girls that say "Oh I am fat, look at me, I am so hideous." I don't know why they do it, attention, or other reasons but it's highly annoying. |
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On topic: Exactly, the "hot" people end up making millions because they're good-looking. Wonderful. The "fat" people make millions because they let the world laugh at them. Even better. |
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There's nothing to this thread other than sex sells, which you say you already knew, so I don't see what you're asking for us to give opinions on.
We're naturally attracted to good looking people, it's human nature, so they, the media, use it to their advantage. The main point of using an attractive individual to advertise is to draw attention to the product, after they have your attention, then there's the advertisement. |
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The media does use it, yes. But they tend to use it throughout the whole advertisement, which is distracting to the actual product. I'm not saying it's wrong to use good looking people for that reason, just that the media uses them too much throughout one advertisement. |
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I would say it's odd to find a person who does not care. |
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I never said you wouldn't find someone who didn't care. I said, it seemed like you were the type of person who ONLY cared about looks. I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I'm just stating what I thought. |
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Everybody has insecurities, and some people are just a little less in need of reassurance than others. That marketing has developed in such a way to offer products that claim to reassure you about your looks and body and self-worth should be a surprise to nobody.
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unless you have an illness, being fat is a choice and is seen by society as something unpleasant. of course commercials are going to put people who are more appealing to the public rather than showcasing the average consumer of their product.
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None of you are seeing the point I am trying to make, or the question I'm asking.
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The actual point I was trying to make was that I thought that the world revolved too much around looks. If you disagree with that, then say so. But don't post something that we already knew. And as for the question I was asking, do you agree with that?
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As a question, the response is "yes" with no real room for any further debate. I understand your potential frustration that the discussion deviated slightly from people saying "Yes, you're right" into a very related side issue, but that's also something that happens in this forum, discussions develop and evolve. If all you wanted was a yes/no response to "Do you think we're too concerned with looks" you could have made a poll. |
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