Planet Fitness' Body Builder Shaming

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Planet Fitness' Body Builder Shaming

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This is an example of Planet Fitness's use of tactics to create subgroups within gym culture, it influences the way the public views Planet Fitness as a brand, while it also discretely shames body builders. 
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This is an advertisement created by planet fitness on lunks and creating a judgement freezone

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    Eddie
    Tue, 04/17/2018 - 00:44
    Eddie
    Traditionally it's the skinny frail guy that's being body shamed by the muscleman. While I still find this somewhat problematic, since no one should be body shamed, it's somewhat beneficial for those looking for a gym that they can be comfortable in, even if they aren't in the greatest shape.
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    Brendante
    Wed, 04/18/2018 - 01:12
    Brendante
    I really didn't think this was good or bad. If anything it was pretty funny.
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    jacob r
    Wed, 04/18/2018 - 01:30
    jacob r
    i think that people should be able to stay fit with out having the pressure to be extremely fit
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    Gianna Sanzen
    Wed, 04/18/2018 - 02:16
    Gianna Sanzen
    Planet Fitness claims that all of their gyms are "no judgement zones", but then they release something like this.
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    Jazmia
    Thu, 04/19/2018 - 03:08
    Jazmia
    i think people shouldn't be ashamed but others should not show off, there should be two pats of the gym.
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    sara
    Fri, 04/20/2018 - 02:12
    sara
    it's offensive to people that workout
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    ssapira13
    Fri, 04/20/2018 - 02:34
    ssapira13
    I don't find it that persuasive, so what is the point?
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    Brogan AKA Ice-man
    Fri, 04/20/2018 - 02:41
    Brogan AKA Ice-man
    I think this ad is very bland and doesn't make sense. I don't even know what the add is advertising. It seems so border line and I think it's trying to be humorous but isn't.
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    Carson G.
    Fri, 04/20/2018 - 21:38
    Carson G.
    This poster is somewhat harmful to other viewers out there as it targets body builders and tries to spread the judgment free zone throughout their ads which is not a bad thing, but there are better ways of advertising a judgment free zone than putting shame on body builders.
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    Carson G.
    Fri, 04/20/2018 - 21:38
    Carson G.
    This poster is somewhat harmful to other viewers out there as it targets body builders and tries to spread the judgment free zone throughout their ads which is not a bad thing, but there are better ways of advertising a judgment free zone than putting shame on body builders.
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    Carson G.
    Fri, 04/20/2018 - 21:38
    Carson G.
    This poster is somewhat harmful to other viewers out there as it targets body builders and tries to spread the judgment free zone throughout their ads which is not a bad thing, but there are better ways of advertising a judgment free zone than putting shame on body builders.
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    sanjana
    Mon, 04/23/2018 - 01:47
    sanjana
    This ad shames people who work out, and I don't think it's actually persuasive.

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