Saturday, February 5, 2011








In this first ad, for organ donation of all things, the woman is wearing very little clothing. Her body isn't necessary positioned overtly sexually, but her facial expression is sexual. She is a thin white woman, the ideal image of beauty in advertising. And she's promoting organ donation, of all things. The copy reads, "Becoming a donor is probably your only chance to get inside her." In the second ad, a woman who is styled to look young is being used to sell used BMW's. The copy, "You know you're not the first one," implies that even though the girl (or car) looks "new" or innocent and virginal, you as the "owner" would be the only one who knows that she or the car has been around the block a few times. And that you shouldn't care as long as the girl or car LOOKS "new". The third ad is for Nike, who has a new ad campaign targeting women that seems to be trying to expose beauty myths. The woman is healthy looking, and the copy says basically, "This is my body and I like it, because I made it" The copy reads at one point, "Some say [my shoulders] are like a man's. I say leave men out of it." If I were to create an ad campaign, I hope I would try to include both women and men using the product I'm trying to sell. There's nothing wrong with showing a product in the environment for which it was meant.

4 comments:

  1. The first picture that you chose is a very good example to me. The woman is obviously under weight. It also confirms the beauty myth that white, under weight and preferably blonde women are mainstream.

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  2. @Grace Wilson i like your 3 pictures but the last one most of all. And what you said is correct, there is nothing wrong with showing a product in the environment it was made for.

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  3. The second image you chose really hit my eye. First off she is a blonde haired, blue eyed girl which a lot of people think of as American. Also is it is portraying her as experienced and it doesn't show her whole body and only her face making men want more.

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  4. your first picture is very noticeably a good example. it most definitely supports the theory that the beauty myth reputation is white blondes, with beautiful bodies.

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