Do you find this offensive?

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This photo was in an ad for weight loss. Do you find it offensive?


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  • Profile picture of the author Avo19
    Only if you're a Facebook reviewer
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
      Originally Posted by Avo19 View Post

      Only if you're a Facebook reviewer
      Wow... Bingo... how did you know?
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      • Profile picture of the author Avo19
        Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

        Wow... Bingo... how did you know?
        The retardishness of FB reviewers is legendary...
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        • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
          Originally Posted by Avo19 View Post

          The retardishness of FB reviewers is legendary...
          It's crazy. I'm wondering what photo I can use. It has to be related to the product. Here is a quote...

          "Images that may either degrade or idealize any health condition or body type are also not allowed."

          So I can't show a fat person, I can't show an ideal person.

          "the image included with your ad should be directly related to the product/service being advertised."

          Ok... so what would you have me show a picture of? Food?

          "images that are overly explicit or provocative, or that reveal too much skin, are not permitted. "

          That picture can't fit that can it? I've seen more skin in the mall.
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          • Profile picture of the author Avo19
            Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

            It's crazy. I'm wondering what photo I can use. It has to be related to the product. Here is a quote...
            Check the ad board for similar or same offers to give you some ideas of what's acceptable. Sometimes you just have to keep resubmitting, as Facebook just throws a hissy fit somedays and nothing gets approved.
            Of course check to make sure that what you're advertising fits their new draconian "you can't advertise this" policy.
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          • Profile picture of the author agc
            Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

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            "Images that may either degrade or idealize any health condition or body type are also not allowed."

            ...
            To paraphrase Colonel Sherman Potter: That is utter and complete horse puckey.

            EVERY image of a person either degrades or idealizes some health condition or body type.

            To decide that an image is offensive is a SUBJECTIVE act.

            But to then shove your head up your rear and pretend that it's an OBJECTIVE doesn't actually make it objective. It just makes you an arrogant, presumptuous, self important twit.

            My suggestion: Use the (currently recirculating) cartoon of a fat lady with her lost chihuahua wedged in her buttocks. Then add a funny caption that makes it obvious that someone would have to be a twit if they object to it.
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          • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
            Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

            It's crazy. I'm wondering what photo I can use. It has to be related to the product. Here is a quote...

            "Images that may either degrade or idealize any health condition or body type are also not allowed."

            So I can't show a fat person, I can't show an ideal person.

            "the image included with your ad should be directly related to the product/service being advertised."

            Ok... so what would you have me show a picture of? Food?

            "images that are overly explicit or provocative, or that reveal too much skin, are not permitted. "

            That picture can't fit that can it? I've seen more skin in the mall.
            How about this?

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            • Profile picture of the author Daniel Scott
              Originally Posted by Kevin Riley View Post

              How about this?

              Kevin,

              Where'd you get that picture of my ex?

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          • Profile picture of the author cjed2061
            Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post


            "Images that may either degrade or idealize any health condition or body type are also not allowed."
            I think this is the problem. That is definitely an idealized body type. Very idealized.
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          • Profile picture of the author marketguy
            this may be a weird idea, but why not show animals instead?
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            • Profile picture of the author Diana Lane
              Originally Posted by marketguy View Post

              this may be a weird idea, but why not show animals instead?
              Snakes? Stick insects?
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              • Profile picture of the author marketguy
                Originally Posted by Diana Lane View Post

                Snakes? Stick insects?
                no, you got it all wrong, i was serious. if a perfect or not so perfect human body offends some people, why not use a perfect and next to it an imperfect body of an animal (same species, of course). who could be offended by, let's say a fat goat?
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                • Profile picture of the author Diana Lane
                  Originally Posted by marketguy View Post

                  no, you got it all wrong, i was serious. if a perfect or not so perfect human body offends some people, why not use a perfect and next to it an imperfect body of an animal (same species, of course). who could be offended by, let's say a fat goat?
                  I don't know. Maybe one of those pictures of grossly overfed cats would do it, but to be honest I do find those offensive. It's not as if the cat was ever armed with the information to make the right choices - there's always an owner behind it who has less brains than the average can of Whiskas. Even if people did have a weight problem in common with an animal I think the inference that they could share other characteristics with it would be a bit off-putting.

                  I can imagine the slogans though. "From Guzzler To Gazelle. Lose The Hips, Lose The Hippo!"
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                  • Profile picture of the author marketguy
                    Originally Posted by Diana Lane View Post

                    I don't know. Maybe one of those pictures of grossly overfed cats would do it, but to be honest I do find those offensive. It's not as if the cat was ever armed with the information to make the right choices - there's always an owner behind it who has less brains than the average can of Whiskas. Even if people did have a weight problem in common with an animal I think the inference that they could share other characteristics with it would be a bit off-putting.

                    I can imagine the slogans though. "From Guzzler To Gazelle. Lose The Hips, Lose The Hippo!"
                    hahaha, priceless. now you got it. i am trying to think outside the box.
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            Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

            It's crazy. I'm wondering what photo I can use. It has to be related to the product. Here is a quote...

            "Images that may either degrade or idealize any health condition or body type are also not allowed."

            So I can't show a fat person, I can't show an ideal person.

            "the image included with your ad should be directly related to the product/service being advertised."

            Ok... so what would you have me show a picture of? Food?

            "images that are overly explicit or provocative, or that reveal too much skin, are not permitted. "

            That picture can't fit that can it? I've seen more skin in the mall.
            LOL... You know, thanks to the liberty of expression some things have gotten ridiculously difficult and there seems to be a fine line as to who can say what, use which picture, or address a certain issue. This all comes down to the "discrimination laws", and people who are so narrow minded that find something like this picture offensive. It is sort of contradictory.

            I personally do not find the picture offensive. So WHAT if I do not have those Abs (although I did once, LOL). Sure, ideally all women want the perfect body? Truth is the perfect body varies in accordance to body type and structure. Unfortunately, obesity has taken over America to such degree that company have made rules that would prohibit the use of such pictures as this one you are referring to. And I ask myself this, if you use cheeseburgers, fries, pizza, ice cream and soda with a big X over it, will fast food chains consider it offensive??? I think there is really no way to win with this one!!!
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          • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
            Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

            It's crazy. I'm wondering what photo I can use. It has to be related to the product. Here is a quote...

            "Images that may either degrade or idealize any health condition or body type are also not allowed."

            So I can't show a fat person, I can't show an ideal person.

            "the image included with your ad should be directly related to the product/service being advertised."

            Ok... so what would you have me show a picture of? Food?

            "images that are overly explicit or provocative, or that reveal too much skin, are not permitted. "

            That picture can't fit that can it? I've seen more skin in the mall.
            How about a picture of the product itself?

            Too obvious?

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            • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
              Originally Posted by Michael Oksa View Post

              How about a picture of the product itself?

              Too obvious?

              ~Michael
              Oh! But jusr make sure it's not an IDEAL picture of the product.

              If it's a book, make sure it's a used copy, but not too used either.

              If it's pills, make sure they aren't too shiny.

              That's all I got.

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          • Profile picture of the author Floyd Fisher
            Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

            It's crazy. I'm wondering what photo I can use. It has to be related to the product. Here is a quote...

            "Images that may either degrade or idealize any health condition or body type are also not allowed."

            So I can't show a fat person, I can't show an ideal person.

            "the image included with your ad should be directly related to the product/service being advertised."

            Ok... so what would you have me show a picture of? Food?

            "images that are overly explicit or provocative, or that reveal too much skin, are not permitted. "

            That picture can't fit that can it? I've seen more skin in the mall.
            Ok, so show a woman in a full body bikini with a pair of 'big jeans' on, holding out the wasteband with one hand.

            Same message, a lot less skin.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Morgan
        Personally I don't find it offensive at all. However, I know where FB is coming from. They're trying really hard not to end up like myspace, and it's a slippery slope.

        The problem with this picture is simply the amount of skin. If someone is at work (and shouldn't be on facebook anyway) pictures like this look suspicious to people walking by. From far away, large amounts of skin look really bad, and are obviously not work related sites.

        Nobody wants someone walking by their cube or office to think they're looking at porn at work, and this image might make it look like they are, at least at a quick glance.
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        • Profile picture of the author Avo19
          Originally Posted by Jeremy Morgan View Post

          The problem with this picture is simply the amount of skin...
          hmmm.. a Facebook image is 110x80 pixels. I'll stick with my assessment - retards
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          • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Morgan
            Originally Posted by Avo19 View Post

            hmmm.. a Facebook image is 110x80 pixels. I'll stick with my assessment - retards
            You're right, my rationale makes no sense at all. The entire staff of Facebook is retarded. I should read more of your posts and listen to you, that way I won't stay retarded like them.

            Are you 12?
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            • Profile picture of the author mikemcmillan
              I'd go with your first image Scott. But I'm biased, that girl has the same waist measurement as me!

              I can kind of understand their position, but the whole weight loss thing is such a scam anyway (not what you're doing Scott). But I love it when I see some babe doing a weight loss commercial saying she lost 27 pounds in 6 weeks, and the next day they are on Oprah with their 8 week old baby. Where is the FTC when we need them :rolleyes: ?
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            • Profile picture of the author Avo19
              Originally Posted by Jeremy Morgan View Post

              You're right, my rationale makes no sense at all. The entire staff of Facebook is retarded. I should read more of your posts and listen to you, that way I won't stay retarded like them.

              Are you 12?
              lol...learn to recognise humour... now go untwist your petticoat
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        • Profile picture of the author EvanScott
          Originally Posted by Jeremy Morgan View Post

          Personally I don't find it offensive at all. However, I know where FB is coming from. They're trying really hard not to end up like myspace, and it's a slippery slope.

          The problem with this picture is simply the amount of skin. If someone is at work (and shouldn't be on facebook anyway) pictures like this look suspicious to people walking by. From far away, large amounts of skin look really bad, and are obviously not work related sites.

          Nobody wants someone walking by their cube or office to think they're looking at porn at work, and this image might make it look like they are, at least at a quick glance.

          I totally agree with this! I think facebook is def doing a great job of going down the road myspace went down. Although it is making it stupidly hard for us marketers who have bigger issues to think about and have to scour the internet looking for a suitable photo for one add
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  • Profile picture of the author Ken Strong
    Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

    This photo was in an ad for weight loss. Do you find it offensive?
    Not sure yet... let me study it for a while longer.
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  • Profile picture of the author RickyJ
    Yeah even I find it hot rather than offensive
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    • Profile picture of the author Avo19
      Originally Posted by Totoy Mola View Post

      How could you show a healthy body with dress? I mean, a beautiful abs while it's covered with dress?
      I was once advertising in the bodybuilding niche. I couldn't show a flexed bicep. Must've set of their (FB) inferiority complex.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kella Bella
    Can you put together a before/after type pic with more clothing on? Maybe that will be more relevant to facebook :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
    I'm trying to give them money, but they are making it really hard. Horror of horrors if advertising should idealize anything.

    I guess the ad should be something like:

    "Weight Loss Product"

    {picture of Food from Denny's} <-- "we can't put a picture of food from a nice place, that would be too ideal. Nor can we put a picture of a fat person, that would be rude, we can't use a skinny person, that's too ideal. We can't use anyone's profile pic, only FaceBook can do that."

    It may or may not work. We don't
    want to get your hopes up.
    Why not give it try?
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      Originally Posted by Gasen View Post

      Something like this might be allowed
      I'll try. If too much skin is my problem they could work. They might be considered "Ideal" in that case I have no clue what they want.
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  • Profile picture of the author affilorama-portal
    I don't find it offensive. But it does generate envy, though. Wonder if I'll ever have that kind of figure.
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
      Originally Posted by affilorama-portal View Post

      I don't find it offensive. But it does generate envy, though. Wonder if I'll ever have that kind of figure.
      Yeah me too.
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    You have to play their game. No getting around it. So if you want to use their advertising, you better start playing.
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    I don't see anything offensive about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author JDArchitecture
    Use it to your advantage... an opportunity to get out of the box.

    How about a rotund stick figure on the left, an arrow pointing right to a typical stick figure?

    All hand drawn, no text except maybe a question mark.

    You think that might get some clicks?

    Intrigue I say, intrigue.
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  • Profile picture of the author gskesavan
    That's not offensive, but I think that might arouse some ppl

    The pic looks professional but as Gasen mentioned, pictures with less skin show will be a better option. You don't want your users to think the weigh loss site to be a po*n site
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    Most of us wouldn't find it offensive in any way though, you couldn't take it in to Saudi Arabia in a magazine for example without sticking masking tape over it...maybe FB staff are from Ryadhy
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  • Profile picture of the author woldfin
    It doesn't seem offensive to me at all. Rather I agree with my friends on saying that it looks hot . But it might not be a successful ad in facebook because of the following thing which I notice. I have seen the ad myself in facebook and I can't help but click the ad even though I don't have to lose any weight. Its the hotness thing that drag me into clicking the ad which leads u to pay some money to FB I guess .
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  • Profile picture of the author SeanSupplee
    If they find offence to that then maybe they should reconsider all of these dating ads I get on my facebook page all the time with girls breasts practically hanging out and junk lol. In any case I have not had much success with facebook ads trying to get people to buy stuff have any of you?

    I think the reasoning behind it is people on facebook are not there searching for something or wanting to buy something as if they where doing a search on Google to buy a product and find something they want. I think this is the reason facebook ads do not covert very well.
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  • Profile picture of the author rypher21
    i dont find it offensive...looks good since the topic is about losing weight but then again if facebook team is kinda sensitive about this maybe just choose other photo..
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  • Profile picture of the author jazbo
    My first thought was thinking about licking her stomach, but thats just me....
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    • Profile picture of the author anthony2
      Originally Posted by jazbo View Post

      My first thought was thinking about licking her stomach, but thats just me....
      Perv...Chill out!!!

      Keep that to yourself.
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        I am perfectly chilled, not a perv and nope I did not want to keep it to myself!

        Originally Posted by anthony2 View Post

        Perv...Chill out!!!

        Keep that to yourself.
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    Maybe this one might pass?

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    • Profile picture of the author kishorem
      Originally Posted by thehypnoman View Post

      Maybe this one might pass?

      Um...this is somehow offensive ( to the ethnicity )
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      • Profile picture of the author JDArchitecture
        Originally Posted by thehypnoman View Post

        Maybe this one might pass?

        Originally Posted by kishorem View Post

        Um...this is somehow offensive ( to the ethnicity )
        I agree, that's terribly offensive.



        It's offensive that a society would treat women that way.
        The bruises & scars being hidden by that fabric are offensive.
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    • Profile picture of the author Vexez
      Originally Posted by thehypnoman View Post

      Maybe this one might pass?
      Haha this one is funny.

      Change a pic or try again, maybe you get a different moderator that approves it.
      Who knows.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bill_Z
    I saw an ad for a fat loss program on Facebook the other day with a pic of 2 fried eggs...I chuckled to myself, thinking that the guy probably had a hard time getting any decent pics thru
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Has anyone ever tried using pictures of different dress sizes with nobody in them?

    For women in particular, the pain point they're facing is that the hot little numbers which make men drool don't even come in their size. If you're wearing a 3X, you're pretty much stuck wearing ugly clothes for the rest of your life.

    Guys have the same problem, too. Ever been to a "Big and Tall" shop? I wear an 18 inch shirt collar, which is right at the top edge of most "normal" clothing lines. Another inch or two, and I'm stuck wearing the mostly-polyester garbage the B&T shops stock... unless I can afford custom shirts. That's a truly terrifying concept.

    I mean, I'm just saying.
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  • Profile picture of the author YseUp
    Yes, natural, healthy beautiful human beings are offensive.

    Glorifying crime and violence through games such as Mafia Wars on the other hand is perfectly ok.
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

    This photo was in an ad for weight loss. Do you find it offensive?



    Only in the USA

    Thanks for reminding me to buy my wife some of those boy shorts

    On a serious side-note..i am REALLY totally lost here, what on earth can even be remotely considered "offensive" there?
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    I too am lost. Don't know why I could find it offensive
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    If their reasoning is too much skin, then one of those others that was posted might pass. If their reasoning is that having a pic of a girl with that figure may lead people to believe that the product will give everyone that kind of figure, then you might be in trouble and have to do something like a girl on scales or something.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      I don't find it offensive - but what is she measuring? As it is the measuring tape looks like an excuse for the pose rather than the reason for it.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

      I'll try. If too much skin is my problem they could work. They might be considered "Ideal" in that case I have no clue what they want.
      Here's how you get around the "ideal" thing...

      Take the girl with the big smile and black out a couple of her teeth - very obviously - so she's no longer ideal. Caption reads: "Since I started taking Lardaway, they don't even look at my face anymore."

      On a side note, we had a controversy down here a couple of years ago regarding swimsuits on the beach. Someone was offended because healthy young girls were wearing tiny bikinis and showing a lot of skin. They actually got an ordinance passed dictating the amount of skin that could be shown, with actual measurements for butt cheekage. An opponent ran an ad showing a male cop going down the beach with a ruler, measuring girls' bottoms.

      The "end" result?

      The ordinance is still on the books, it's never enforced, and applications to the police department have skyrocketed...
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    NO, but what is she doing? Measuring for a tunic, or some sort of robe?

    BTw her weight is about right for someone that is just healthy. She isn't real thin, etc...

    What's wrong with skin!?!?!? You really have to wonder. MAYBE it's the bellybutton?

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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    Not offensive at all. Hey, waitaminute, that looks like my girlfriend.........!!!!

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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      Originally Posted by Rod Cortez View Post

      Not offensive at all. Hey, waitaminute, that looks like my girlfriend.........!!!!

      RoD
      No, the picture above this reply looks more like your type
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
        I don't find it offensive. In fact, I don't find it at all. I just see whitespace. Not sure how anyone could be offended by that, unless, of course, they are offended by the lack of something to be offended by, and I'm sure there are probably people like that out there.
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      • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
        Originally Posted by Kevin Riley View Post

        No, the picture above this reply looks more like your type
        Dammit Riley, quit outing me like that....darn. Just for that I'm mailing you a chubby hamster.

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  • Profile picture of the author shabit87
    No, I don't find it offensive, just unoriginal. How many times do we have the see the same body in the same outfit, without a head (well some have no head)? Not offensive, just standard.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marhelper
    I do not see it as offensive, those kind of pix are the standard now.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Kelsall
      I find it horribly offensive and can't believe that some marketers use images like that as a sales tactic.

      I'm writing an email to the FTC and Google right now.
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    • Profile picture of the author genetaylor
      Good thread. I'm looking at advertising on FB and had no idea they were that sensitive. Maybe best to stick with other types of offers. The picture isn't indescent by any means, but it is a bit suggestive. When most guys look at it, they aren't thinking about her weight...
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      • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
        Originally Posted by genetaylor View Post

        Good thread. I'm looking at advertising on FB and had no idea they were that sensitive. Maybe best to stick with other types of offers. The picture isn't indescent by any means, but it is a bit suggestive. When most guys look at it, they aren't thinking about her weight...
        Correct. I didn't target guys however because I don't want them clicking on it. Another person suggested however that I may get unwanted clicks just to see what is behind the picture. It might be best just to use text and forget the photo.

        When paying per click, and FaceBook wants a premium, then we need to limit clicks as much as possible to only qualified leads.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Morgan
      As I said I don't find it offensive, but I can see why Facebook would. Also, you have to remember that farmville playing soccer moms are the driving force behind Facebook, and they hate this stuff. So they could also be just trying to cut down the amount of complaints from their base.

      Personally, if it were to go on my sites I'd allow it because it's not showing nudity and it directly relates to your product. However, if I were running a forum full of soccer moms I would deny it.
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    • Profile picture of the author onemind
      I was expecting something disgusting like a morbidly obese woman in a 2 piece... Whoever reported it as offensive is either mental or just the kind of jerk that goes around "reporting" things to be a dick. That's just my guess.
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    • Profile picture of the author pink sapphire
      I don't find the original picture offensive at all. Sure, she's showing a lot of skin, but not in a sexual or tacky kind of way (or, it doesn't look that way to me). It's not as if she's in a suggestive pose or clothing. And she's not unhealthily thin either. To me it's reasonable that a weight loss product will include photos of slim, toned people displaying their bodies. This is no different than all those ads with half naked men showing off their muscles. I hope they're not saying that someone who looks like they make an effort to eat heathily and work out is 'idealised', and that it's only acceptable to show 'average' (i.e. out of shape) people in order to avoid offending anyone.

      If they're objecting to the amount of skin showing, maybe you could use a photo of someone wearing some close-fitting exercise gear, which will still show she's in good shape, but without being so skimpy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Worner
    Radical feminists like Andrea Dworkin would find it offensive.
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  • Profile picture of the author orlando cassara
    No I dont think that it's offensive most of those kinds of pictures are standard now and days.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jimian
    Sexy, not offensive.
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
    I'm tempted to try this picture just to see what they say. Might be too much skin though. I think the sq inches of skin would add up to more than the first photo.

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    • Profile picture of the author Jimian
      Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

      I'm tempted to try this picture just to see what they say. Might be too much skin though. I think the sq inches of skin would add up to more than the first photo.

      I gotta go throw up....ARRRGHHHHGLLLLHCCKKKK
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    • Profile picture of the author marketguy
      Originally Posted by Scott Ames View Post

      I'm tempted to try this picture just to see what they say. Might be too much skin though. I think the sq inches of skin would add up to more than the first photo.

      now that's offensive!

      /going to throw up
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  • Profile picture of the author Jay D
    Nothing offensive about that!
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  • Profile picture of the author GoGetta
    Nope no offense caused here!

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  • Profile picture of the author Diana Lane
    I didn't find it offensive. To be honest I thought it was nice to see a normally slim woman associated with a diet product rather than the usual skeletally thin women who look like they've never encountered a pint of beer or a meat pie in their lives and would die of fright if they did. I don't suppose she's 'average' (whatever that is), but she looks so normal to me that the idea of anyone finding her offensive is almost... offensive

    Perhaps the offended party was a man, one who lacks experience with women beyond what he sees in his stash of top shelf magazines and has no idea that a lot of real women look like that too. Odd.
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  • Profile picture of the author Folusho Orokunle
    Try putting a banner over the skin that has a call to action for headline from the product you're promoting. It would cover up the skin and make people stop and read.
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  • Profile picture of the author Intrepreneur
    I tried to use that exact same image. Maybe everyone tries and instead of it being offensive to the end users FB are offended by having to turn down thousands of the same image every day.

    Nut not to worry because I've acutally found them to be more strict than Google anyhow and it's a way crapper quality of traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sylvia Meier
    I don't find it offensive and I fit the soccer mom demographic, (sorta, 5 kids, no minivan LOL, and my kids do martial arts not soccer). But I can see their point though. Think about the typical mom type that's pumped out 2,3 or more children, they are usually offended by those images and females that fit their same demographic that look like that. It portrays a female they don't feel they could ever look like, and many women take it down right personally. Why not try getting a healthy mom type to do a pic like that and use it instead?
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    • Profile picture of the author seasoned
      Originally Posted by Sylvia Rolfe View Post

      I don't find it offensive and I fit the soccer mom demographic, (sorta, 5 kids, no minivan LOL, and my kids do martial arts not soccer). But I can see their point though. Think about the typical mom type that's pumped out 2,3 or more children, they are usually offended by those images and females that fit their same demographic that look like that. It portrays a female they don't feel they could ever look like, and many women take it down right personally. Why not try getting a healthy mom type to do a pic like that and use it instead?
      HEY, WHO SAYS she's not healthy? The one that is like 400+ pounds isn't healthy! In fact, it is SICK!
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      • Profile picture of the author Sylvia Meier
        Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

        HEY, WHO SAYS she's not healthy? The one that is like 400+ pounds isn't healthy! In fact, it is SICK!
        LOL I'm not saying that at all, especially since I'm in around the size of the girl in that picture, what I meant is more a mommy soccer type with a bit more hips and flesh may work better.
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    • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
      Originally Posted by Sylvia Rolfe View Post

      I don't find it offensive and I fit the soccer mom demographic, (sorta, 5 kids, no minivan LOL, and my kids do martial arts not soccer). But I can see their point though. Think about the typical mom type that's pumped out 2,3 or more children, they are usually offended by those images and females that fit their same demographic that look like that. It portrays a female they don't feel they could ever look like, and many women take it down right personally. Why not try getting a healthy mom type to do a pic like that and use it instead?
      wow..like my ex. She was..uhm..overweight and HATED all skinny girls

      I dont think that such personal issues should influence what's "allowed" or what not..because this would be truly discriminating based on "I DONT LIKE IT, SO DONT ALLOW IT"...yikes.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brad Gosse
    Facebook doesn't like any results based weight loss images
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  • Profile picture of the author Troy_Phillips
    Scott,

    Take out a quarter and trace it on a paper.

    Draw several lines through it from outside to center . Making sure they all meet in the middle .

    Put text under it reading

    A butt h0l3 with cobwebs .... now that's a diet plan

    Scan... download... submit
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  • Profile picture of the author Kella Bella
    Watches all the men gathering at this thread. Don't even act like ur not trying to keep looking at this pic! LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Gee, you would think women would LIKE women that look normal or attractive. That FAT one is downright DISGUSTING! If I ran this forum, I would disable the ability to show it. So PLEASE, have some COMPASSION! I even have a little computer that is kind of cute. Have compassion for IT! PLEASE don't show that REALLY FAT person anymore!

    OK, I admit it! I am fat, but I am not NEARLY as fat as she is. And I am trying to get thinner. I don't try fitting into tiny jeans. PLEASE, STOP!

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  • Profile picture of the author Mrs S
    I'd think that the pictures Gasen posted would be worse - sure they have more clothes on but that bottom girl is way too skinny!
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    I do not find it offensive, but I am a man. Well, your target group is women. There is an algorithm that looks at the percentage of pink pixels and I believe it was created to detect porn. Try to limit pink pixels to pass.
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott Ames
      Originally Posted by seobro View Post

      I do not find it offensive, but I am a man. Well, your target group is women. There is an algorithm that looks at the percentage of pink pixels and I believe it was created to detect porn. Try to limit pink pixels to pass.
      Good thought. This should work then:


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  • Profile picture of the author salegurus
    Hey Kevin

    Your pic might attract the attention of PETA.
    The whole world has gone crazy with all this PC crap.
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  • Profile picture of the author mistermint
    Strange thing, a couple of minutes after posting a quick comment on your thread I got this:-

    Ad Disapproval Reason(s):

    * This ad does not meet the requirements for advertisements promoting health or weight loss products or services. Ads for these products/services must comply with the conditions described in sections 4, 5, 7 and 9 of Facebook's Advertising Guidelines.

    1. Ads cannot single out individuals or degrade the viewer. No health condition may be presented in a negative light.
    2. The ad text should present realistic, accurate information about body image in a neutral manner.
    3. Accompanying ad images must adhere to the above guidelines. Ads may not use comparative images, e.g. "before" and "after" pictures.
    4. No ad may be misleading about any offer that it makes.
    5. No ad may initiate recurring billing without clearly and accurately displaying the price, billing interval, and opt-in checkbox or other clear mechanism indicating that the user knowingly accepts the price and subscription fee.

    If you choose to submit this ad again, please make the necessary changes so that it adheres to all of Facebook's Advertising Guidelines.

    I couldn't be bothered and just deleted the campaign lol...oh yes, the woman in my ad was fully clothed..
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  • Profile picture of the author DesktopDayjobs
    Not at all. I'm probably missing something though.
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