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A New Frontier in Anti-women Advertising…
Tweet So there I was, shopping at my local TESCOs with my friend Jess, toddling along the drinks aisle searching for the cheapest source of caffeine to get me through the hardships of university coursework and exams when SUDDENLY: A WILD MISOGYNIST ATTACKS! Suddenly, staring me in the face among the Red Bull and Gatorade [...]
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Why are women still objects?
TweetI’m sure that everyone here is familiar with the issue of the image of women in advertising. It’s not news: everyone knows it. I’m just really shocked that we still allow it to be like that. This video (some bits are in Italian, but there’s usually a translation) brought the problem back to my mind. http://youtu.be/wuyf3407-y4 [...]
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Transphobia and tampons
TweetSexism in the media is an all-too-familiar story. We see it everywhere; from shockingly pornographic images advertising socks, to chocolate bar companies selling traditional ideals of manhood using heterocentric comedy at half-time. It’s no secret that our generation is continuously bombarded with masculine and feminine stereotyping. The modern world is laden with antiquated gender values, [...]
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Update: PA Liquor Control Board Removes Victim-Blaming Ad
TweetIn a development that is surely a victory for feminists and social justice activists everywhere, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board decided to remove their victim-blaming ad, featured on Feministing yesterday. The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that the PLCB received “thousands” of complaints about the ad, which featured a girl’s legs with her underwear around her [...]
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