representations of women in advertising

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ghoti
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18 May 2013, 7:31 pm

Then there were sexist ads portraying women as unable to handle the real world and needed the man to do it.

circa 1970 tire ad:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC5aGCOT6bs[/youtube]

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18 May 2013, 8:34 pm

ArrantPariah wrote:

Reminds me of

Marilyn Chambers. Her first gig was as a model for Ivory Snow soap. Subsequently in her career, a box of Ivory Snow would often appear on the set of her porn films.

If you ask me, it looks like she’s well aware the soap is the thing receiving the least attention in the scene, and probably laughing at the advertisers for thinking the viewers would focus their gaze and mind on anything but her

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18 May 2013, 9:57 pm

^^^

You can see her nipple! Where was this ad printed?

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18 May 2013, 11:26 pm

The overt sexualization of women in the media exposes young girls to their sexuality too soon. I hate to sound like an old woman, but the way people dance these days is too raunchy. I think it can be embarrassing for adolescent girls.

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22 May 2013, 12:36 pm

Meanwhile, in the real world:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22631391

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22 May 2013, 5:15 pm

Regarding Marilyn Chambers and Ivory Snow:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df5vi-U9HX4[/youtube]

(as a service to you younger folks).

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