Comments on: Britain Bans Dakota Fanning's Marc Jacobs Fragrance Ad

By: Jack Haas

Jack Haas — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:42:54 +0000

@Ryan who posted some drivel on January 31, 2012 at 4:37 pm:

No, sorry, doofus, the picture should be judged on its own regardless of photographer, makeup artist, stylist, etc. Because what you have done with Jurgen Teller’s reputation is to stereotype all his work. Might as well call him a Nazi while you’re at it. Because are you telling me Teller is incapable of shooting a shot that meets some sort of subjective pass for sexuality? I think not. Speaking of the subjective, thank god, I don’t live in Great Britain. I had no idea when the Pilgrims left in the 1600s they had left any Puritans behind. Obviously, I couldn’t have been more wrong.

By: in the middle

in the middle — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:35:46 +0000

the funny thing is that it has been distributed far and wide as part of this article…so banning it had the opposite effect. Were it not for this article I would have NEVER seen this photo. She is a pretty little creature for sure.

By: Aaron Allen

Aaron Allen — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:12:24 +0000

I don’t have any problem for Dakota to appear in this advert: If
she was looking out at the readers and smiling, wud it be better?
Stateside, we have adopted printing models’ names in tiny print along the binding-side: This usually takes the edge off of such
photos–especially if her profession [actress] is included…
Aaron Allen…

By: BilliwBear

BilliwBear — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:25:22 +0000

Well, I personally love Marc Jacobs by Marc Jacobs perfume. Dakota Fanning has always looked younger than her age. Dakotas makeup, clothing and hair are all done in poor taste. As for the position of the perfume, uh,very bad choice! I don’t think this ad does Dakota Fanning and or Marc Jacobs justice! Someone in the advertising business is being overly paid. I don’t think of this ad as sexual. After reading what people are saying and going back and staring at it. It could of have been done in far better ways still using Dakota and the perfume. One thing I have to keep in mind. This was Britain. I’m sorry, Marc Jacobs and Dakota Fanning! This was a mistake. For the frighteningly freaky minds in the world today…it scares me. Not everyone has sick thoughts but my gosh, just take into consideration everything else I said. Dakota, her family, friends and Marc Jacobs? Was it the perfume, money, or prestige that got this ad this far?

By: Gin

Gin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:55 +0000

I for one, am so done with advertisers choosing to show
photographs of ‘crotch shots’ for women modeling almost
any item of clothing …. trying to appeal to men I would guess, but so its demeaning and men aren’t the usual buyers of womens clothing. This ad of Fanning struck me right away as ‘look at my flowering vagina’ and don’t you want to buy me now – forget the perfume!

By: Disgusted

Disgusted — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:33:03 +0000

To all that think there is nothing wrong with the picture first she is a minor in the US and we are always crying about men and women touching our children and using them as sexual objects yet Britain seems to be the only ones that care about the well being of our children. Second the placement of the perfume brings attention to her in a sexual way and we as a society justify it by putting it on the cover and having full page ads saturating all forms of visual media. Third for anyone who does not think this an inappropriate photo for a child to take (because no way around it she is a child) you need to make the first step to getting help by logging off now and go see a therapist because you are on your way to pedophilia.

By: carlo1

carlo1 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:48:34 +0000

Good for the Brits. Unlike the ad and some of the responses, they show something sadly lacking in our society….CLASS.

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