Representations of Gender in Advertising

[redqueen]

[Lifelong Protester]

1. When you see these ads in 'reverse' it really drives

home the message-pretty ridiculous indeed!

Thanks for posting.

[seabeyond]

4. it does. especially the rape one. with women standing around looking down. and giggled

at one, posed, laying naked.

[redqueen]

6. 'Pin up' poses, comic book characters, ads...

Pretty soon people should start to recognize this type of misrepresentation is actually caricaturization, which is just another form of dehumanization.

If we are to seriously address the issue of the pandemic of male violence against women, then this has to stop being shrugged off as meaningless and inconsiquential. We can't afford to let the 'STFU prudes'/'there are bigger problems elsewhere'/'but I'm female and I don't mind it' types steer discourse any longer.

[geek tragedy]

2. SNL

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ms51_saturday-night-live-herbal-essences_fun#.UYsoF8u9KSM

[redqueen]

7. Thanks, I hadn't seen that one before.

Remember the ad they did for Schlitz Gay?

[geek tragedy]

8. Yep, with Chris Farley. nt

[redqueen]

11. Haha, yeah, him and Adam Sandler...

hilarious.

[ismnotwasm]

3. Lord Lord

Truth speaks.

[redqueen]

9. To those who don't want to know, it's a whisper they just ignore.

To those with their eyes opened, it screams. Incessantly.

[seabeyond]

5. we are unindated with these image. and then told it does not affect our thinking. the very basic

of how the brain works is clear that is bullshit. everyone knows. i do not get the pretending this does not affect us. not to mention the obvious in behaviors proving out the fact.

[redqueen]

10. LOL, right, that's why advertisers spend billions. Cause it doesn't work.