"Real Beauty"

So I know this is a fairly old Dove campaign, this "Real Beauty" stuff, but it was brought to my attention recently and I had some thoughts about it I wanted to get down. First off, I applaud Dove for taking on such a risky campaign. It's not easy being the first to do something new and inovative, but because they took the risk it really paid off for them. Secondly, I think the women who pose for these adds are extremely self-confident (something which I lack) and brave to be able to put their imperfections out there for the world to see and criticize, but also for other women to feel comfortable in their own skin. I think this add just really supports the majority of women who aren't model skinny and do struggle with their weight and imperfections. I know this ad personally makes me feel better about myself. I know that if these women can bare all in front of the world then I can be more self confident as well.