Sexist Ads

[lightningandsnow]

From ShamelessMag.com:

http://www.shamelessmag.com/blog/2007/12/sexist-ads-in-review/#more

"I love this time of year because it is time for the “year in review,” where every media outlet offers best and worst lists for your reviewing pleasure. It’s a time to look back and reflect on some of the truly awful ways the media has depicted gender over the last year."

[LoZoccolo]

1. I think that #8 has been grossly misinterpreted.

I think that it's a reference to the fetus kicking while inside the womb.

[lightningandsnow]

2. I think you may be right...

but it's a double entendre, I suppose? Who knows.

[noamnety]

3. It exploits violence against women and negative body images

to get our attention.

"Gaining weight and getting kicked in the stomach ..." isn't accidental phrasing.

[LoZoccolo]

4. I'm not sure I like gaining weight or getting kicked in the stomach either though. n/t