Gillette Venus Ad Glorifies Obesity to Sell Razors

Gillette might have outdone its "Toxic Masculinity" commercial from January with its latest ad, whose fat acceptance message drives even more customers away. Watch me break down the issues with the ad as well as relay my unpleasant online experience with the "model" at the center of the campaign.

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[AvenEngineer]

She clearly doesn't appreciate the gravity of the situation.

[Branwolfe]

I lost 50 lbs after I saw what a dissected obese person looks like.

Never going back.

[Thebossstage]

"Representing beautiful women of all shapes and sizes"
Anorexic women too, or is it *JUST* obese women? 🤔

[chrisbrown]

"Harpoon the day" - I'm dying

[GeneralG]

I remember when magazines had to stop using skinny models because it promoted and unhealthy body image, funny how the same rule doesn't apply when it's obese women

[caccia]

Fat= more skin to shave= more razor to sell 😉

[mentaljake]

This was particularly savage. Thank you gracious Traplord

[deepinside]

Pretty intelligent marketing on their part. Imagine how many packets of razors it takes for her to shave a single leg?

[Diderpderp]

“We might be getting investigated for illicit business practices, quick what’s the fastest way to bankrupt our company”

Ad agency:

[CaptainBravo]

"They hated him because he told them the truth"

[austinbrunette]

Elgin played Yugi-Oh once. He got banned from tournaments because he only had trap cards.

[torachan]

The incessant need to be “progressive” and “accepting” will eventually destroy society

[milton]

Gilette: “Hey, better to be obese than to be male!”

[DangerousWillie]

There's nothing beautiful about that land whale

[masterchief]

Nobody:


Gillette: Being *PLUS SIZED* is a great thing!

[LetterToGodFromMeToYou]

"because she lives out loud and loves her skin no matter how the 'rules' say she should display it."

But the rules now say that no one is allowed to fat shame, so am I a hero for going against the rules by fat shaming people away from the obesity epidemic?

[michellemartinov]

Your last statement was very accurate. Big companies don’t care about health. They care about selling as much of their products as they can and yes, we are all disposable.

[CoachPiuze]

"if you are morbidly obese then the only thing more disposable that Gilette razors is you " ... awesome!

[DJTXD]

Womem - it's okay to be fat

Men - if you aren't 6'5, ripped, dark, handsome and have a six figure salary don't talk to me

[rrramon]

Captain Ahab: "we're gonna need a bigger boat"