Take a look at the following Louis Vuitton ad:
Louis Vuitton is the offender again in the next ad, which is guilty of more than one offense. It depicts only the woman's legs, turning her into a headless object. And again, we see the image of a sexualized (and thin, of course) woman in a violent situation for the supposed purpose of selling... what was it again?... yes, shoes. Sometimes it's hard to tell.
The violence and misogyny in the following ad speak for themselves:
And finally, an awesome article that discusses media depictions of violence against women and talks about actions the National Organization of Women is taking to end violence against women:
'Hunting Bambi': Violence Against Women for Fun and Profit?
4 comments:
I forget what it's called, but there is a government agency that controls standards of decency for movies. The standards change over time, but certain things are still off limits. Years ago a man and a womam could only appear in bed if one foot was on the floor. Now I think this agency does the R, X rating and under 13 thing.
There should be one for advertising. Degrading, or portraying women as objects for violence would be a no-no. Things have gotten out of hand. I'd include song lyics as well. If someone can't write a interesting plot or song without a reference to hurting women then they're in the wrong business.
Would like to see more examples of bad ads, since I never read womens's mags anymore - they're too misogynyistic.
It's important to note that the Bitch Skateboards ad is parodying the logo for Girl skateboards. Girl is one the biggest producers in the skateboarding industry. I still find both the physical and lingual violence very disturbing, but I thought it would be helpful to provide some context to the ad.
that is very helpful, thanks. and yeah, it's still totally disturbing.
hi, new to the site, thanks.
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