Slog - Comments on Brazilian Advertising: The Plump and the Skeletal http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the This morning my beloved MetaFilter directed me to more information about advertising in Brazil that all my previous mornings combined. The first batch of info comes from the charming feminist blog Hoyden About Town, which reports on the new series of Brazilian ads for Fit Light Yogurt, featuring classic vixens recast as fatties. (Of course that's Sharon Stone up there, and here's Marilyn and American Beauty-era Mena Suvari.) The tagline for each ad: "Forget about it. Men’s preference will never change. Fit Light Yogurt." On the opposite end of the Brazilian advertising spectrum is photographer Tony de Marco's series... Copyright 2008 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:03:00 -0800 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:31:12 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Rotten666 the chubby Suvari is totally smoking. Yar! And I really don't dig the big ladies. Hmmmmm....

]]> Rotten666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747458 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747458 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:09:48 -0800 Comment by Madashell Agreed on the 'Suvari' pic - she's a hottie.
Gawd, what vile advertising. Nothing like preying on the insecurities of women. Hope the Brazilian ladies reject this product - what an insult!

]]> Madashell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747465 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747465 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:20:05 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Now I'm craving a chubby Brazillian chick...(I do sometimes go for the bigger ones)

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747469 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747469 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:24:32 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell @3 make sure she's cooked all the way through...

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747473 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747473 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:29:42 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes #2 -- It's not just women. Advertising is all about EVERYBODY'S insecurities. (Y'ever see the "Just For Men" hair dye ads? Those are hysterical.) They're obviouslly getting attention with this campaign. Whether or not people will buy the yogurt (or, more importantly, keep buying it after trying it) remains to be seen.

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747476 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:32:24 -0800 Comment by Gloria In the Hoyden thread, there's a link to a Snopes page about Marilyn Monroe's dress size ... it's stunning how our information gets so skewed over time that we can think a woman with a 22-23 inch waist could be a size 16 today. I mean, DAMN.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747484 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747484 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:42:01 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave What do you expect from Brazil? They have the highest rate of plastic surgery per capita.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747485 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747485 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:42:07 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Is that a can of dog food in the Sharon Stone ad?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747488 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747488 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:46:39 -0800 Comment by Sachi Big women are sexy. :-) I feel sorry for the apparent majority of men who don't realize just how incredibly erotic rubenesque women are.

]]> Sachi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747500 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747500 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:06:02 -0800 Comment by well Everyone in Brazil is better looking than us. Sheesh.

(The Brazillian/American Beauty is a stunner.)

]]> well http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747506 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747506 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:08:47 -0800 Comment by Dianna I agree, the Mena Suvari one is hot.

]]> Dianna http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747509 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747509 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:11:34 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy A city without advertising. That's incredible. But what about street art?

]]> Eric Grandy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747523 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747523 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:41:48 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Depends on the street art. Anything that isn't pumping a product, sure. If it's political...hmmm..

If it's liberal, it's cool. If it's conservative, it's vandalism.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747528 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:46:00 -0800 Comment by Stankape A city without advertising will make fuckhead vandals like me filthy rich.

]]> Stankape http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747622 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747622 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:55:00 -0800 Comment by adrian! brazil is the greatest place on earth. the greatest.

]]> adrian! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747628 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747628 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:59:41 -0800 Comment by Eric Grandy Actually, Mr Poe, the article reports that the law was enacted by the city's populist right-wing mayor...

]]> Eric Grandy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747630 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747630 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:00:54 -0800 Comment by kt um, sorry. no. big mena = no go.

]]> kt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747977 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c747977 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:10:24 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I wasn't speaking on the articles behalf.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c748000 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/brazilian_advertising_the_plump_and_the#c748000 Media Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:31:12 -0800