|
I don't think this is just limited to the diamond industry, as Gilda already mentioned. I'm sure I'm not the only person here who has noticed that advertisements for firming creams, control top nylons, and anti wrinkle creams are done by women who have no cellulite, have taut stomachs, and nary a crows foot to be seen. I read that the Dove ads that have been done recently with "real" women (many who are still thin by average woman standards) may backfire because no one wants to see real women in advertising..ya know..the ones with stretchmarks, not so perfect tummies (omigod! not everyone has six packs and washboards?), and have thighs with a little bit of flesh on them. It's a fantasy world that is perpetuated by society because we, as a society in general, want to see that ideal with our products. Why, I don't know. I don't know if it's because human brains are triggered by attractive faces, or because we are all vain (and I"m making generalizations of society as a whole, not targeting anyone here), or perhaps its a little of both.
As for wooing a woman with diamonds...well ya, it happens...I guess clear rocks do that to some people.
__________________
"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"
Formerly Medusa
|