"The narrative has been written without giving consumers context"

"the first Facebook ad was released: a 13-second video clip featuring me, a white woman, and an Asian woman removing our nude tops and changing into each other. I loved it. My friends and family loved it."

"Then, the full, 30-second TV commercial was released in the US, and I was over the moon again. There were seven of us in the full version, different races and ages, each of us answering the same question: “If your skin were a wash label, what would it say?” Again, I was the first model to appear in the ad, describing my skin as “20% dry, 80% glowing”, and appearing again at the end. I loved it, and everyone around me seemed to as well. I think the full TV edit does a much better job of making the campaign’s message loud and clear."

"I can see how the snapshots that are circulating the web have been misinterpreted, considering the fact that Dove has faced a backlash in the past for the exact same issue. There is a lack of trust here, and I feel the public was justified in their initial outrage. Having said that, I can also see that a lot has been left out. The narrative has been written without giving consumers context on which to base an informed opinion."

Posted By: Old Git on October 10th 2017 at 19:53:13

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that there Dove advert what has been in the news recently - from the PoV of the black star (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 10, 16:38:59
- They should have used 70s + 2000's Michael Jackson (General Chat) - usacanary, Oct 10, 17:35:28
- Once you know that there are three women in the sequence, it isn't quite so bad. (General Chat) - norway, Oct 10, 16:45:25
  - I think there are 7 in the full advert but for facebook they (General Chat) - Jim, Oct 10, 16:47:32
    - Ah... gotcha (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Oct 10, 17:16:08
      - " There were seven of us in the full version, different races and ages" (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 10, 17:22:29
        
        Yes - I was responding to Jim saying there was an edit with just two. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Oct 10, 20:36:20
        
        I did, jolly interesting, thank you (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 10, 18:13:51
        
        She didn't seem to determine if (General Chat) - CauldRon, Oct 10, 18:47:30
        
        "The narrative has been written without giving consumers context" (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 10, 19:53:13

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