To think this photo is not appropriate to advertise a dress?

[TheGoodEnoughWife]

Is it just my raging feminist thoughts with this photo that is being used as one of the pictures of a dress offered for sale on a high street store website. Is this appropriate? I don't think it is but one might say that that is my weird view and actually it is a perfectly okay pic? (!)
I think it looks like a 'come fuck me' picture and that is not okay?!

I definitely thought toilet at first look.

This in absolute buckets. You’re a raging feminist but a woman just sitting down looks like she’s begging for a shag?

And it’s a totally normal photo with an annoying standard slouchy model pose. Get a life.

Looks as if it is advertising the shoes

It’s just a woman sitting down. Nothing sexual about it.

I love this outfit and am going to attempt to recreate with my leopard pumps and millions of denim dresses.

Women don't tend to sit with their legs open. To have a picture of a woman sitting with her legs open is provocative because of that. That is why I feel it off. As much as folk say it isn't sexual women don't sit around like that. They really don't. Why have a woman sitting with her legs open to advertise a dress? Why?

This is my opinion! Which I am allowed lol for all those up in arms that women can sit however they like thank you very much.

I don't find it offensive, but would be surprised if M&S don't pull it. The model's pose makes her look uncomfortable and doesn't show the dress off well and the eye is drawn to her out of proportion legs and shoes.

Yes it does :-).

Op, it is very unattractive but I think what you suggested it looks like is out of the question!

It must be very draining to go through life permanently looking to be offended.

So any time a woman does sit with her legs open, she’s inviting sexual intercourse? Absolute nonsense.

I don’t think she’s getting laid in that outfit

Gives me Patti Smith vibes.

Is this the 50s?? Yes women do sit like that, why the fuck shouldn’t they? And no it’s not provocative.

she looks miserable and the pose is clumsy, how this can be construed as sexual is a bit odd

I guess there’s that raging feminism again.

“Am I being unreasonable?”
”yes”
”I AM ALLOWED AN OPINION”.

Okay. I am not saying that women sitting like that is inviting sexual contact but I don't think women do sit like that and using that pose as an advert is off because of that. Clearly I am alone in that and that is fine. Interesting to hear other views though.

(And no I don't walk around looking to be offended. But I do think there is a lot of crap stuff out there and it does piss me off)

Well no I don’t think it looks like a seductive, flirty photo but I do think it makes her feet look enormous.

Do you think all women sit the same way? So odd.

This woman is a model so presumably at least averagely attractive but that foreshortened photo makes her look weirdly awkward and gangly, all bony knees and fucking enormous feet!
Bet a man took it.

There seems to be a trend atm for photographing models like this - making their legs and feet look huge, odd angles etc.

Really weird. I don't think it looks sexual at all, it looks freaky.

This tickled me as it’s straight where my eyes went. Now worried that either me or the OP are foot fetishists lured in by the clodhopping feet and grumpy expression

Those legs look fake

It’s a man. The feet are hilarious. It’s not remotely seductive.

Drunk and on the toilet.

Further to a previous post just because other people disagree doesn't mean I will change my view. I appreciate other views though as I expected other views which disagree with mine otherwise I wouldn't have posted.

I will try to look at it as just an awkward pose though. I do like the comparison to her being on the toilet.