Am I the only one who thinks this beauty ad is misleading?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaH4y6ZjSfE don't get me wrong, it's an excellent commercial.. if it wasn't made by Dove. They say "Talk to your daughter before the beauty industry does." Dove is a beauty industry, isn't it? Well doesn't Dove sell Pro-Age products (products that make you look younger)? on their exact website, for one collection or their pro-age products, it's called "dove pro-age face care for smooth luminous skin" and in the video from 00:40 00:43, in just the title of the product, the commercial uses 2 of those words that they are apperently against. Also, Dove's parent company owns Axe which shamelessly propagates the unrealistic body image that this commercial or Dove is against. I'm not convinsed that Dove is actually concered about young girls veiws on the beauty industry and our scocial dilemma since they own Slim Fast too. am I the only one that thinks this?

• Answer:

  You have a good point. It does contradict their message when you look at the range of products they have on offer. On one hand they are saying you should embrace your body and looks for what it is yet on the other hand they are also selling products that, to quote from their website "that gently unveil smooth, radiant skin". I know many people loved that famous "airbrushing" Dove commercial but in the end we have to remember they are a business, not a charity therefore we cannot completely trust their motives. They are in a multi-billion dollar industry to make money and no matter what, raising the self-esteem of women will never be their sole aim. Their sole aim will be to sell their beauty products.