Am I being prudish, or do I have a point?

I've had occasion to complain to Bobby's bikes that their models don't wear helmets in their ads, they never respond

Brilliant,Picasso,eat your heart out.

Strip and Stare knickers - the new Dyson Airwrap.

This thread is hysterical.

on the plus side OP, i’ve now followed them on IG because I like the look of their products 🤣🤣

My purchases have also just arrived and are fab! Very grateful to the op for making me aware of this brand!

My 2 pairs of high rise Stripe and Stare knickers arrived today (sale price)
It's nice to have new undies in grey old January. Thank you OP, they look lovely.

Given the op says the model was "very thin" i can't imagine for a second it was snag 🤔

You've had some incredibly rude replies on this thread OP so fair play for staying strong. And actually the more I think about it, while I'm still not in agreement over the initial 'thin and small so must be a teenager' point, it IS a 'thing' to depersonalise women by not showing their faces/only showing their bodies and cutting off the image before you get to their faces (as per the original cropped image you saw and not the later ones that had more context to show the boob was an elbow).

How often is men's underwear advertised without any heads, or with just the bodies of two nearly naked men lying close together? So perhaps you did give the company something to think about.

I don't think there's anything wrong with you using the £20 voucher particularly given as it's an expensive site you'll probably end up spending more, so they'll still get money out of you!

I think you have done a sterling job for their lingerie sales.

I think that you now need to expand your horizons ....

I am thinking of you appearing on the TV with the latest "she should have gone to Specsaver" advertising campaign

So it's not even boob and it's an elbow?!
FFS typical MN lol

https://www.asa.org.uk/rulings/stripe---stare-ltd-a22-1179196-stripe--stare-ltd.html. The young girl was 27 when the advert was shot.

Dunno about ethics of modelling an all that but I reckon Ella & Me/Ella Bodi want their knicker design back. This Stripe and Stare looks a lot like the old Kinky Knickers design Mary Portas was involved with for the tv. If you are going to spend £50 on pants, at least make sure they are designed and made in Manchester!

ellaandme.co.uk/collections/classic-fit-knickers

The website pictures all look fine

I think you should spend the gift card. They’ve had more than £20s exposure on this thread.

I do think it’s weird to have topless models when they sell bras.

You raised two points

1. Ethics of models that look underage with exposed breasts/implicit sexualisation
2. Unnecessarily exposed breasts/implicit sexualisation in direct mail marketing materials

Of course you will have made an immediate assumption about a model’s age range based on appearance. You then reasoned yourself out of the worst case scenario — as if all companies will act within reasonable boundaries, which is known not to be the case.

1. Using women/girls who appear inappropriately young —even if they aren’t — is, at best, irresponsible. At worst, it is a form of grooming to shift the — unwitting — audience’s boundaries on mater they have not chosen to view. It normalises images like that.

2. Exposed breasts and sexualised positioning are unnecessary, almost ironically so, in bra adverts. Doing so is another instance of forced exposure to female exposure.

We call both of those acts grooming.

The company either employed marketers who have no idea of responsibility when dealing with female/young/naked images or the co. is trying to push boundaries of ethical acceptance/normalistion. Maybe for shock or for other reasons.

Being called “prudish” is how women’s safety mechanisms and self preservation are eroded.

Well thanks to this thread I just bought some sale pants, a cami and a bodysuit - they better be good!
great thread though, thanks op!

?????

You keep telling yourself that.

Yes Snag use models of many different sizes and some have physical challenges but everything is presented as it should be ; merely as a bunch of ordinary women modelling pants and tights on various bodies.

Not "wierd" and not "fetish type" , not meant to shock or be seen as some kind of alternative art, it's just some women in pants, stockings and tights. Yes the occasional man in tights makes an appearance, presumably because they want to keep their legs warm or maybe they just like tights...
it seems they have a way to go .
The tights are amazing BTW.

You probably need glasses.....lol

@DiaryofaProvincialLady yes I someone might have mentioned that already......

Ahahahahhahagahahhaahaa this is all I will see when people sunbake topless on their tummies from now on..... Thank you OP