Worse Than I Thought
I already loathe advertising - not just consider it an irritating interruption, but consider it a social ill. Why? Because its purpose is to make us unhappy and discontent.
Then I saw this: Representations of Gender in Advertising. Pervasive misogyny. Objectification of women. Violence against women. It isn't just the media content we should be objecting to - it seems that the non-content is even more loathesome and disgusting than that. I hadn't been aware of this before, because I don't read fashion magazines, indeed, I hardly even watch TV, so I've been avoiding ads anyway. But this... (shakes head).
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Then I saw this: Representations of Gender in Advertising. Pervasive misogyny. Objectification of women. Violence against women. It isn't just the media content we should be objecting to - it seems that the non-content is even more loathesome and disgusting than that. I hadn't been aware of this before, because I don't read fashion magazines, indeed, I hardly even watch TV, so I've been avoiding ads anyway. But this... (shakes head).
(edited to fix link)
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