Victoria's Secret Commercials Draw Complaints
Women object their husbands are "practically hypnotized"
02/03/2012 | By Mark Huffman
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Victoria's Secret has always been a sexy brand. A lot of women, it appears, think it's just too sexy.
“I am disgusted with the Victoria's Secret commercials,” said Lily, of Chino, Calif. “Practically porn! My kids are watching a family show then the stupid commercial comes on! I'm with my husband watching TV then he starts ignoring me because he is practically hypnotized by those Victoria's Secret models!”
Lily says the commercials have gone too far, making women feel ashamed of their bodies. That sentiment is echoed by others writing to ConsumerAffairs.com, including Brionna, of Bonifay, Fla., who says she struggles every day to feel pretty like the Victoria's Secret models.
“The thing is, I'm gorgeous too,” Brionna told ConsumerAffairs.com. “It still sucks when you're with your boyfriend and they come on and he stares. I'm not married, and I'm glad. With such lack of respect in society from women and these kinds of companies, what's the point? It makes me feel horrible about myself. I'd also like to add that I'm only 20 years old. There are only a few women born with unnaturally long, lean, beautiful legs. And trying so hard to make myself look like that so I can strive to be sexually attractive to a male, is killing me! I'm tired of it.”
Victoria's Secret isn't likely to change their ads in response to complaints. After all, they're in this to sell sexy underwear.
But with Valentines Day coming up, maybe men could make the women in their lives feel a little better if they weren't so obviously entranced when the Victoria's Secret commercials come on.
Constance Tyler (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:52:01 +0000): I find it very healthy for a man to take notice of a beautiful woman. In fact, if I see a good looking woman with a nice bod, I even point her out to my hubby. Maybe it's because I feel secure in our relationship?
Kerstin Dice Stoval (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:17:53 +0000): I don't care that my husband see it; I am more concerned that my kids catch the ads. Two young teenage boys do not need to see this!
Jim Bell (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:47:06 +0000): I'm thinking ''Lilly'' comes in at 200+ lbs and is a nagging bitch.....
Diana Turner (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:29:20 +0000): So posters are knocking the women for having 'self esteem' issues? I really don't care about the commercials either for the most part to be honest but I do understand where these women are coming from. Our society as a whole puts these images of perfection up that real women will never be able to compete with. It is a fact of life of course but I wish their commercials were not on every channel. I recall my young girls seeing part of a commercial during what should have been 'family programming' we were watching.
Sarah Jo Walker (Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:48:01 +0000): Diana consider spending time with youre girls without television if you haven't already. Perhaps society is messed up not because images of perfection but because of CONSTANT images of perfection due to the growing advances of technology. Being a child/teenager should not consist of one sitting in the house during spare time watching tv, video games, internet, etc. Better yet family time should be spent away from the television at a dinner table, outside, doing homework, etc. THAT's the problem with society. Parents shouldn't be so concerned about the models on television. And if its so bad well the decision should just be to turn the tv off. Or is that too hard of a concept for ADULTS to understand?
And girls need to grow up. Notice I didn't say Women based on the sole fact that they lack self esteem based on the bodies of women who are VICTORIA SECRET MODELS. If you starve yourself, work out 3 times a day, 6 days a week, you would look the way they do...minus the long legs, and facial features because there are things called genes that they have and you don't and vice versa. Get over it. Life goes on. Sorry ladies but there will always be another woman who is beautiful in a way you aren't, and I promise you are beautiful in a way that THEY aren't whether you would like to a agree or not. And your boyfriends, future boyfriends, husbands, etc...well they are called MEN and no matter what you think they WILL think another woman is attractive whether they voice it or not.