Posted in Uncategorized on May 15th, 2011 Comments Off on Gender Identity
I agree with her argument about how the media and society downgrade women in their advertisements and in turn, affects the way women act and view themselves. It is a popular tactic in marketing called “Sex Sells.” It is extremely controversial and not always ethical, but it does work. So why does sex sell? It […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Posted in Social and Emotional Development on May 13th, 2011 Comments Off on Gender Identity
“Sex sells” is what the media, today, portrays as what is right when advertising an ad or commercial. We see this in the Kilbourne videos. I think that she a lot of valid points and that she spoke the truth, although she sometimes joked about a few points. A difference in gender is portrayed all […]
Posted in Social and Emotional Development on May 9th, 2011 Comments Off on “Killing Us Softly” Video
I think that Kilbourne makes a very good and almost indisputable argument that objectification of women and their sexuality is rampant in advertising. The images and ads she presents portray women as weak, vulnerable, sex objects and encourage women and girls to focus on their physical attractiveness and keep their thoughts and opinions to themselves. […]
Posted in Extra Credit on May 4th, 2011 Comments Off on The development of babies
I recently saw a film on babies named National Geographic: Science of Babies. The film explored the ways babies develop in their first year of life, from their first breath to their first step. This relates to the development of the brain when a human is born. It talked about the helpless beings that babies […]
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