Hijab and shampoo advert

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cuprabob said:

glazbagun said:

Don't give them ideas, next we'll have Patrick Stewart and Jason Statham advertising L'Oreal head moisturiser.

They're worth it

[Jonesy23]

oilbethere said:

"You're doing it for yourself and you don't have to show it off to the rest of the world to validate that you care about yourself," her husband said.

That sounds like him explaining why he shuts the curtains when he has a wk.

[del mar]

I had always assumed one of the criteria for being a hair model was having hair ?

Perhaps young women today are that stupid you can market products without ever showing the results / supposed results / the dream they are trying to sell.

If anybody wants to be the model for my penis enlargement products please send me a photo. Being a man is not a requirement .

[Previous]

Its quite a bizzare message really.

The hijab is, AIUI, about protecting modesty in accordance with Islam. The ideology states that its wrong for women to show hair, that husbands may beat their wives etc... And promotes obedience of women.

Im not sure those are the loreal brand values.

That seems contradictory in advert full of women showing their hair!

However im not sure the thought process behind the ad went any deeper than trying to appeal to the millenial snowflake audience (and why would it?)

Anyway, the lady in question appears to be more of a fashionista than a hardcore follower of islam - Many threads on this forum contain discussions on cultural integration; Perhaps this is a success that regard: integration of lip service to religion based moral values and rampant western consumerism!!

[glazbagun]

Ah, more millenial snowflake stuff.

L'Oreal's main brand value is selling a ton of products, making as much profit as possible.

Marketing hasn't been "look at how clean our soap makes you/how accurate our watches are" for decades.

Did the Apple "1984" advert confuse anyone here? Apple aren't even a fruit company.

How about the x box advert that didn't feature any games.

It's like Victor Meldrew land on here sometimes, I swear.

[Dromedary66]

An utterly transparent show of tokenism.

[amusingduck]

glazbagun said:

Ah, more millenial snowflake stuff.

L'Oreal's main brand value is selling a ton of products, making as much profit as possible.

Marketing hasn't been "look at how clean our soap makes you/how accurate our watches are" for decades.

Did the Apple "1984" advert confuse anyone here? Apple aren't even a fruit company.

How about the x box advert that didn't feature any games.

It's like Victor Meldrew land on here sometimes, I swear.

At least with your examples, there is a message that relates to the product.

What is the message with this advert? Muslims use shampoo too?

[bitchstewie]

amusingduck said:

What is the message with this advert? Muslims use shampoo too?

They do so what if it's actually just that simple?

[amusingduck]

bhstewie said:

amusingduck said:

What is the message with this advert? Muslims use shampoo too?

They do so what if it's actually just that simple?

I think they probably already know

[glazbagun]

amusingduck said:

At least with your examples, there is a message that relates to the product.

What is the message with this advert? Muslims use shampoo too?

Have you even seen the advert you're moaning about or not?

The girl wearing the hijab is one of many girls (all model with equally unattainably awesome hair) who literally each give a scripted reason as to which product they like and why.

She literally tells you the corporate message, like they all do.

[Shay HTFC]

Private company makes marketing decision to target x% of the market. Shock horror.

Bottom line is that she looks fit, so she's going to sell products. Has it ever been any other way?

[mx5nut]

bhstewie said:

amusingduck said:

What is the message with this advert? Muslims use shampoo too?

They do so what if it's actually just that simple?

That can't be right - it's clearly part of a globalist conspiracy to help Islam dominate the world.

Probably funded by Soros.

The easily offended will always find something to be upset about. If a Muslim does anything, that usually does the trick.

[CAPP0]

L'Oreal clearly just wanted some extra/free publicity and it looks like they're getting it. Cheap shot, though.

It's like advertising spray tans then putting the model in a hooded boiler suit.

Pretty ridiculous IMO.

[Driller]

del mar said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/42746002/hij...

How can we tell thatthey lie to us how well the product works if you can't seethey can’t show false images of her hair ?

Edited by Driller on Saturday 20th January 19:57

[Wait Here Until Green Light Shows]

The blogger hopes the add will empower women, by wearing an item of clothing that is a symbol of oppression...righty'o love.

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Wait Here Until Green Light Shows said:

The blogger hopes the add will empower women, by wearing an item of clothing that is a symbol of oppression...righty'o love.

Does she look oppressed to you?

[mx5nut]

Countdown said:

Wait Here Until Green Light Shows said:

The blogger hopes the add will empower women, by wearing an item of clothing that is a symbol of oppression...righty'o love.

Does she look oppressed to you?

Likely someone who wants to save women from being "oppressed in to being told what to wear" by telling them what (not) to wear, without a hint of irony

[TheGuru]

del mar said:

Perhaps young women today are that stupid you can market products without ever showing the results / supposed results / the dream they are trying to sell.

I think in many cases yes. It's just associating a brand with something that makes people good and sells the product.

[glazbagun]

TheGuru said:

del mar said:

Perhaps young women today are that stupid you can market products without ever showing the results / supposed results / the dream they are trying to sell.

I think in many cases yes. It's just associating a brand with something that makes people good and sells the product.

Some cases? I'd argue that it's the point of marketing as opposed to merely advertising.

If everyone advertised on pure utility value we'd be buying Tesco Value everything for most of the week and would be amateur Sommelier's/connoisser's of everything we did for pleasure.

Just like PHers will roll their eyes when they hear non enthusiasts talk about how great their cars are, there's a world of specialisms that we are ignorant to and have only marketing to guide us on.