Posted in Social and Emotional Development on May 14th, 2011 Comments Off on Response to Kilbourne’s “Killing Us Softly” Video
I believe Kilbourne’s main argument is that through advertisements, women are left vulnerable to a certain image that they must portray. They should be innocent, sexy, have a certain body shape, have perfect skin, dress a certain way, act a certain way, etc. Women are subjected to be objects of sex, and “sex” sells. This […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 14th, 2011 Comments Off on Kilbourne Response
Kilbourne makes many valid points in her argument which I agree on. Women are scrutinized for their physical appearance on a regular basis. We are bombarded daily with thousands of images of what we should look like but none of these images are realistic. It is interesting that she mentioned how adolescent girls’ self-esteem plummets […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 14th, 2011 Comments Off on Killing Us Softly Video
Kilbourne discusses alot of the major issues that have affected women for decades that never seem to get solved. I found this video very interesting because it showed the increase and the importance that companies place in making advertisements that influence certain societal stigmas. Before I start I was watching a television show the other day, […]
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