Comments on: Sex & Violence in Advertising http://thegirlrevolution.com/sex-violence-in-advertising/ Growing Girls With Purpose Thu, 24 May 2012 00:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tracee Sioux http://thegirlrevolution.com/sex-violence-in-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-7707 Tracee Sioux Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:53:05 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/?p=1830#comment-7707 It's inappropriate, sexist and funny. But it's not really sexy. So your sexual response isn't getting activated as you view the ad. It’s inappropriate, sexist and funny. But it’s not really sexy. So your sexual response isn’t getting activated as you view the ad.
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]]> By: jm http://thegirlrevolution.com/sex-violence-in-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-7704 jm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:33:21 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/?p=1830#comment-7704 How about this sexist ad: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EeSGKoQf6ag/TmVi9Cxy6wI/AAAAAAAAEMY/mHbw-WvW5lU/s1600/Picture+4.png How about this sexist ad:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EeSGKoQf6ag/TmVi9Cxy6wI/AAAAAAAAEMY/mHbw-WvW5lU/s1600/Picture+4.png

]]> By: MrRight.com.au http://thegirlrevolution.com/sex-violence-in-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-7167 MrRight.com.au Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:04:15 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/?p=1830#comment-7167 The ads you flagged are shocking and distasteful. Fashion advertisers are some of the worst offenders, pushing the limits of decency. The ads you flagged are shocking and distasteful. Fashion advertisers are some of the worst offenders, pushing the limits of decency.
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]]> By: A B O U T – F A C E — blog » The Shriver Report – A Woman’s Nation: Why media representation matters http://thegirlrevolution.com/sex-violence-in-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-4694 A B O U T – F A C E — blog » The Shriver Report – A Woman’s Nation: Why media representation matters Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:33:18 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/?p=1830#comment-4694 [...] see super-thin, over-emaciated models (such as the Ralph Lauren model photo re-touching outrage), glorified depictions of violence against women, or, as Douglas points out, the overrepresentation of women in high-level, high-power [...] [...] see super-thin, over-emaciated models (such as the Ralph Lauren model photo re-touching outrage), glorified depictions of violence against women, or, as Douglas points out, the overrepresentation of women in high-level, high-power [...]

]]> By: Tracee Sioux http://thegirlrevolution.com/sex-violence-in-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-4218 Tracee Sioux Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:03:54 +0000 http://thegirlrevolution.com/?p=1830#comment-4218 What gets me is that they are advertising TO women. Reminds me of the "romantic theme" in Twilight where women are turned on by the idea of their own destruction. Why are we turned on by our own destruction? Why are Men turned on by our Destruction? What is hot about violence? <abbr><em>Tracee Sioux’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheGirlRevolution/~3/6oH3YOrr_5g/" rel="nofollow">Sex & Violence in Advertising</a></abbr></em> What gets me is that they are advertising TO women. Reminds me of the “romantic theme” in Twilight where women are turned on by the idea of their own destruction.

Why are we turned on by our own destruction? Why are Men turned on by our Destruction?

What is hot about violence?

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