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Eugene

(67,299 posts) Mon May 23, 2016, 03:15 PM May 2016

Facebook apologies for plus-size ad ban

Source: BBC

Facebook apologies for plus-size ad ban

By Zoe Kleinman
Technology reporter, BBC News

23 May 2016 Technology

Facebook has apologised after refusing to run an advert featuring plus-sized model Tess Holliday wearing a bikini.

The social network told the BBC it had made a mistake and has now approved the image.

Australian feminist group Cherchez La Femme had expressed fury after Facebook rejected their advert for an event designed to promote body positivity.

Originally the social network told them the advert "depicts a body... in an undesirable manner".

While the event page was not taken down, the advert to promote it was not approved.

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Facebook apologies for plus-size ad ban (Original Post) Eugene May 2016 OP

Gotta say, I agree with this part- linuxman May 2016 #1

Agreed. DavidDvorkin May 2016 #2

I didn't see a picture? Texasgal May 2016 #3

--and based on the picture marybourg May 2016 #4

Was the picture Texasgal May 2016 #5

Did you see the picture of her marybourg May 2016 #6

So what? Texasgal May 2016 #7

The 'mistake' was getting caught red handed. Rex May 2016 #8

linuxman

(2,337 posts)

1. Gotta say, I agree with this part-

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2016, 04:12 PM

May 2016

"depicts a body... in an undesirable manner".

I can't imagine anyone on earth desiring to look like that.

The normalization of obesity is inexcusable, and she's one of the movements biggest flag bearers.

DavidDvorkin

(20,683 posts)

2. Agreed.

Reply to linuxman (Reply #1)

Mon May 23, 2016, 04:14 PM

May 2016

Texasgal

(17,245 posts)

3. I didn't see a picture?

Reply to linuxman (Reply #1)

Mon May 23, 2016, 04:47 PM

May 2016

AM I missing something at the link? The only picture I saw was a woman smiling in a white blouse and black jacket?

marybourg

(13,659 posts)

4. --and based on the picture

Reply to Texasgal (Reply #3)

Mon May 23, 2016, 05:21 PM

May 2016

I, at least, would NOT like to see her in a bikini, either in a photo or on a beach. Blouse and black jacket OK. I'm a quarter of her size and I no longer wear shorts.

Texasgal

(17,245 posts)

5. Was the picture

Reply to marybourg (Reply #4)

Mon May 23, 2016, 05:26 PM

May 2016

that people are complaining about a pic of her in a bikini? I didn't see it. Oh well.

I see lots of stuff on FB I don't care to see.. it's easy for me to just scroll right on thru. I have no idea why people would rather BAN something than to just ignore it.

marybourg

(13,659 posts)

6. Did you see the picture of her

Reply to Texasgal (Reply #5)

Mon May 23, 2016, 05:31 PM

May 2016

in blouse and jacket? Now imagine her in a bikini.

Some things, once seen, cannot be un-seen.

Texasgal

(17,245 posts)

7. So what?

Reply to marybourg (Reply #6)

Mon May 23, 2016, 05:33 PM

May 2016

I don't care. If I don't wanna see it I'll just scroll on by. What's so difficult about that?

Rex

(65,616 posts)

8. The 'mistake' was getting caught red handed.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2016, 06:23 PM

May 2016

Sewerbook is such a huge waste of time.

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