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The depiction of women in advertising

12/18/2011

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Recently, I'd been thinking about what magazines I wanted to get with my airline miles. I've subscribed to dozens of different publications in the past--fashion magazines, health and fitness magazines, food magazines, lifestyle magazines, etc. I just love them all! I take them everywhere. And while I have tons of miles, so I could get all the magazines I wanted, but I started to feel like some of the magazines didn't really bring me enjoyment. And even worse, I felt like they made me more discontent. They were basically page after page of advertisement, even the supposed "content" parts.

And while I've always considered myself to be immune to advertising ("I know it's all airbrushed!"), I felt like all of the stories and images made me wish I looked different. It brought out my insecurities. I felt more self conscious about how I looked and sounded, I wanted to Photoshop every picture of myself because I didn't like how I looked.  It would just be a little white lie, right?

And then, this week I saw these videos and was blown away. I realized, THAT's why I was so tired of certain magazines...

What do you think?  Are women and men objectified to different extents in advertising? Are you immune to advertising?
4 Comments
kendahl link
12/18/2011 11:38:29 pm

I don't think anyone can truly say they are immune to advertising when it's shoved down our throats every three minutes, whether in magazines, on TV, or driving down the freeway. They say sex sells and although it's horrible, it's completely true. Until advertisers change the way they market products (use real people and stop airbrushing, possibly? ha) it will continue to get worse; it's what makes them money. Sad, but true.

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Eminence Skincare link
1/15/2012 09:06:40 pm

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Christina link
4/29/2012 04:55:52 am

Both videos have since been removed! I wish I could see what they were, as this is an issue and cause near and dear to me. If you find what they were, or something similar, please re-post as I would love to see what you saw. :)

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Pittsburgh Girls link
7/9/2012 09:19:44 am

Great site, i've been thinking about getting a free blog from weebly, do you recommend it?

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