Ok first of all, I apologize for how graphic this picture is. However, I think it completely depicts the "beauty myth." In this picture, you find an extremely strong woman. How many women would be strong enough to take a picture of her only having one breast. She wasn't born this way, but instead endured cancer and now only has one breast from it. This picture is so carefree and natural. I applaud this woman for showing who she truly is, and doesn't care what anyone thinks. I think pictures depicting things similar to this are very important. It doesn't demean either gender, but instead would show how strong they are.
If you read the words in this picture, it's kind of rude. Some women pride themselves in having a big butt, but honestly why do you like having a big butt? I know it's not fun trying to find jeans that fit and your big butt gets on your nerves when it makes you look fat. We like to have a big butt because it's what men what from us. When I look at this image, I don't think to myself, "Hey, I want a butt that looks like her." Instead, I hear a male telling me, "You need to work on your butt so it looks like hers," or, "You're butt is no where near like hers, you should feel bad." To a guy, this ad is sexy because it is every guy's dream to have a girl who has a big butt.
This second picture is pretty racy. To be honest, I don't get how it is a yogurt advertisement. A naked woman laying down with rose petals covering her private parts only says 2 things to me, romance and sex. Once again, I don't think by me looking at that picture makes me want to eat their yogurt. Instead, I think it would catch a male's eye for him to talk to a girl about.
The common thing in both of these images is, I don't think it is necessarily something that would catch a woman's eye. Instead, it would be the man in their life that would tell them about it. I think either of these images necessarily speak to a class or race.
Love the first ad; I suppose it could make some people uncomfortable because it shows her breast, but in reality it's celebrating her life.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I noticed in the yogurt ad is the woman's body type - definitely not the usual featured in American advertising. While I agree that it's ridiculous she's being used to sell yogurt (because being in a pile of whatever she's in nude is supposed to make me want yogurt...?), i appreciate the fact she looks more like every day women than a supermodel.
I really like the first ad. I think that woman had to be incredibly strong and courageous to pose in that ad. Especially naked. Most women thrive on the fact that they have large, beautiful breasts and they flaunt them. The fact that this woman only has one breast could be very embarrassing for her, yet she flaunts what she has because she is thankful for what she has.
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ReplyDeleteI agree, that yogurt ad is very unusual. I get the fact that you can have a nice, curvy body like the woman in the ad by eating the yogurt, but really if I hadn't studied the ad I wouldn't of even noticed the yogurt because it is just in the corner. THis kind of advertisement doesn't even make me what yogurt.