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Toxic Influence: A Dove Film | Dove Self-Esteem Project
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“You wouldn’t say that to your daughter.
But she still hears it online, every day.”
You can cast a cynical eye over everything Dove does, but, more often than not, they hit the mark. The latest advert in their Self-Esteem Project takes another smash hit at toxic influence.
With the use of Ai and deep fake technology, a video of their mom is presented to their daughter with mom sitting beside them. Taking the words of an influencer, they are played through the video moms and look and sound incredibly real.
The children are shocked to hear their moms talk about cutting their eyelashes off in order to glue a new pair. Or how they should tell themselves they aren’t hungry but thirsty. Lip filter kits that let you inject yourself at home…never have thin lips again states one fake mom.
It’s a startling message to hear from your parent.
The pair are left speechless after watching the video.
How exactly does this affect young minds? Children should be taught to be proud of who they are and not listen to these toxic influencers who don’t give a shit about how much damage they are doing.
