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04-30-2008, 11:40 AM | #1 |
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Disney ad for lacy umentionables
I didn't know where to put it... Internet? Current Events? Entertainment? Quality Images? Parenting? Philosophy?
Anyway. A reporter in China sends home a photo of a Disney underwear billboard. He finds it somewhat contradictory to Disney's disavowal of the shocking Miley Cyrus photos. The model may be more than 12, but if she is she doesn't really look like it. Probably SFW. http://www.slate.com/id/2190209/ |
04-30-2008, 01:08 PM | #2 |
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shit....how does Disney act nonsupportive to the Cyrus girl and have Gay Day every year at their California location where they support the wearing of S&M bondage leathers and other such apperal at a children's theme park. They are a bunch of hipocrites. Not news to me.
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04-30-2008, 01:28 PM | #4 |
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Women love clothes and they do it so well. They love looking good. Just don't involve children in sexy clothes in high media - it's not right. Let them experiment in privacy. I did!
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04-30-2008, 11:53 PM | #5 |
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Reminds me of an old quote from "Soap" Billy Chrystal ......"Plato was gay" Bert replies, "Mickey Mouse's dog was gay?":p
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They do?! That's it! I'm removin' DC from my personal DirecTV list!
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04-30-2008, 01:23 PM | #7 |
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Firstly, the underwear isn't lacy.
It's little girl underwear, on a little girl. The ad is designed to appeal to little girls who want Disney underwear, and seeimg the advert will pester their Mum to buy it. In my opinion it is fit for purpose and does not attempt to sexualise the model - which I understand is the problem with the picture of the 15 year old (I can't comment as I haven't seen it). Now I'm not a Disney fan, but I don't think they are being hypocritical here.
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04-30-2008, 09:32 PM | #9 |
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The Miley Cyrus photo shows about 20 square inches of fifteen year old bare back. I assure you her most modest swimsuit shows far more flesh than does the Liebowitz photo. The uproar is that it is a very classic pose which would be associated with cheesecake shots. Her posure is reminiscent of artistic photos of older females, and so is raising an uproar because Miley is only 15.
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04-30-2008, 02:37 PM | #10 |
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it's clear, as the article mentions, that Disney cannot oversee all their licensees' advertising. I personally don't find the billboard too racy--the underwear is not "lacy," or particularly risque, imo, but I'm unclear as to the distinction between making ladies underwear and advertising it. There are also cultural differences which may not translate too well--as the article also pointed out, the age of consent in China is 14.
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04-30-2008, 02:59 PM | #11 |
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I guess risque/sexy is in the eye of the beholder, you bunch of pervs. I can't imagine any kid that age wanting to wear little girl designs like that, but how are they supposed to advertise it if not by using a picture of a child who is only wearing underwear? The market they are aiming at will best respond to models.
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04-30-2008, 03:03 PM | #12 |
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Just to clarify, my title for the thread was meant to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek using a (to my ears) old-fashioned euphemism, and did not reflect any belief or assertion on my part that there was actual laciness involved.
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04-30-2008, 03:13 PM | #13 |
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Sorry Steve, I wasn't taking issue with you. It's just that the mere word lacy in the title gives a very different impression of the underwear involved, that I wanted to dispel for anyone not keen to click on the link.
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I have to admit: the puppets are a little creepy.
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