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We Don’t Look Like That! Advertising’s View of Women By: Shelby McDaniel

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Page 1: We don’t look like that!

We Don’t Look Like That!Advertising’s View of Women

By: Shelby McDaniel

Page 2: We don’t look like that!

Introduction Advertising’s view of

women? How advertisers alter

images? How do advertisements

affect women? Do ads have negative

affects in other aspects of society?

Why?

Dove Evolution

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Advertisers Sell “Normalcy”

Most important- beauty, looks, body

Ad women (“Real women”) shown as unhealthy

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Advertisers Alter Images Flaunt ideals of

“true beauty” Models are

unhealthy› Drugs, food

deprivation Girls of all ages

see these ads Drive women to

drastic measures

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Advertisers Sell Inequality

Beauty above intelligence Ads enforce notions of inferiority

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Effects on Society

Inappropriate web games› “Miss Bimbo” website- UK› Targets young girls› Promotes sex, diet pills, lingerie, plastic

surgery

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Effects on Society

Clothing retailers advertise sex to sell products› American Apparel features scandalous ads› Objectifies women

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Effects on Society Sex-filled ads

exploit women› Women depicted as

things, not humans

› Promotes violence

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Effects on Society Websites supporting

eating disorders, plastic surgery, diet pills

› Websites and blogs giving “tips”

› Girls are beginning to believe this is acceptable

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Conclusion What we see vs. what is

real› Retouching

Celebrities are living advertisements

Can circumstances change?› Magazines/designers fighting back› Healthy campaigns› Organizations supporting

health and happiness