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Old 08-05-2010, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Kappamd View Post
I don't see anything offensive about that ad.
Nor do I. And I moaned when I read this in the article: “Another day, another ad that tries to make people buy their products by making you feel bad about your body.” I mean, yeah it's all about The Gap trying to sell their stuff. But if people want to read stuff into it, if anything, the "not everybody can wear shorts" dig is about dressing for the body you have -- a much more empowering concept.

(Did I really just use "empowering"? I hate that word.)
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