THE NEGATIVE INFLUENCE OF ADVERTISEMENTS ON WOMEN HOLLAND MILLS EVE ROBINSON AMY VAN LEEUWEN
AN UNOBTAINABLE STANDARD OF BEAUTY There are myriad advertisements in today’s world. Boring and Forgettable Striking and Impactful Today’s ads showcase a woman whose beauty is quixotic. This is achieved through digital touch-ups that, when compared to the original image, look unnatural.
Crow’s Feet Laugh Lines Baggy Eyes Slimmed Physique Smoothed Wrinkles Perfect Skin-tone
WOMEN AS OBJECTS Women are hacked into pieces, targeting people with flesh. The Action is Dehumanizing Women are no longer considered sentient beings, but property or objects.
Another Perfect Body No Face or lower body shown Wash Me Sexual Pose
Model in a revealing outfit Sexual Posture What’s the point? Ownership
Does everyone ski in the nude? More Flesh on display Objectifying Women leads to Domestic Abuse and assault on Women due to a desensitization.
Sexual Phrasing Sexual Posture Disembodied Legs Completely Unrelated to Product
Nothing on display here but a woman’s lower torso and some toy cars. More than for effect no reason for toys to be there. Would the image make you want to buy a toy car? Photo is of an object, not a person.
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