Dang It Sarah McLachlan

So we all know that commercial for the prevention of animal cruelty, BCSPCA, featuring Sarah McLachlan and her song Angel. That commercial gets me EVERY time, so I typically just fast forward or change the channel because if not the tears will pour out.

So today I am listening to the radio and next thing I know I hear the song Angel and I start tearing up. What the…. really Jenn?! Yeah, in my head I start seeing the abused dogs and cats and I start to loose it. I think they put some subliminal messages in there or something. So now are you telling me I can never hear that song without thinking of that commercial. I mean I LOVE Sarah and that song was so sweet, but now all I think of are those animals eyes (or eye) looking up at me asking for help and love.

Not Cool, Sarah. NOT COOL.

If you need me I will be in the bathroom...crying.

Dove did it again!

Dove has had their campaign for real beauty. They have shown commercials that show the evolution of a person on a billboard, they have shown commercials about loving the unique parts of yourself, and they have focused on using the real women in their commercials.

Well on the today show I saw they have a new film called Onslaught out online that shows the images girls are exposed to on a daily basis and Dove is raising the issue that parents need to "talk to their kids before the beauty industry does".

Click HERE to see the film.

I am so happy Dove does this and is getting the message out there. I know as a 27 year old women it can be frustrating seeing all these ads on TV showing the extent people will go to sell "beauty" or the extent women will go to try to resemble what they see on TV. I can't imagine how young girls handle this.

Way to go Dove, I applaud you!