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Dove Real Beauty Commercial Makes Positive Waves
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Dove made headlines in the past for its commitment to fostering a sense of “real beauty” in its advertising campaigns, and a recent commercial discussing another aspect of beauty has gone viral. The video, which has been circulating on Facebook recently, shows a woman describing herself to a courtroom sketch artist, who draws a picture from her description. Then, another person comes in and describes that same woman to the artist, who draws another picture and the two sketches are placed side by side. Often the picture the woman described of herself is far less attractive than the one that was described of her, leading to an emotional reflection on how women view themselves.

Luis and Shantell take a closer look at the commercial and why it is effective, as well as what it implies for women and beauty in our society today.

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Overdrive (Weekdays 4-6 PM): Feminist Wednesday f

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Real Beauty:Dove wants to highlight one fact; women are their own worst critics. Especially when it comes to their outward appearance. Only 4% of women around the world consider themselves beautiful. We discuss the company’s social experiment that explores how women view their own beauty in…

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Today on the Overdrive 2.20.13 (4-6 PM CST) Feminist Wednesday

A Stressed Generation: Millennials are the fast-paced, technologically savvy generation of humans. They also happen to be the most stressed out group of people. We discuss the details of the American Psychological Association’s new study.

Why I Don’t Say “I’m Pretty”: We talk about the word pretty and women’s relationship to the phrase “I’m Pretty” as outlined by Jezebel.com’s Tracy Moore.

Wise Woman of the Week: This week’s “wise woman” is Emily Rose. The Real Talk Avenue artist talks about how she came to perform at open mics, readings and slams across Chicago and the nation. 

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