Hi all,
So now both my Mom and 81 year old Nana have gone to seen Black Swan––I think it's safe to say they were both more shocked than I was afterward! Anyway, to lighten my Mom's mood, I sent her this, so I thought I'd share with you––I guess they were going for a summary of the film?
Enjoy=)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/205721/saturday-night-live-black-swan
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Scent and the Body?
While I find this article offensive in many ways, I think it is something interesting to share with you all:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/science/22tier.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general
Please let me know what you think!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Following up on today's discussion
I came across a thought-provoking and moving blog regarding body images, appetites, desire, and how we gender these attributes differently:
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/01/27/the-weight-of-words/
Particularly compelling was the author's paragraph on the [not so] hidden judgment of how to and who gets to eat:
"Words about eating and weight are loaded with judgment, violence and danger for females in our culture. “She eats like a bird” translates as praise for the daintiness and restraint of a woman who fails to sufficiently nourish her hungry body. “Stick thin” literally describes an inhuman image, but is spoken by most women with intensely human envy. A “gluttonous” woman must be slovenly, unkempt, weak, stupid and profoundly unfeminine. A gluttonous man, however, might be jolly as Old King Cole or as powerful as a Roman emperor..."
http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/01/27/the-weight-of-words/
Particularly compelling was the author's paragraph on the [not so] hidden judgment of how to and who gets to eat:
"Words about eating and weight are loaded with judgment, violence and danger for females in our culture. “She eats like a bird” translates as praise for the daintiness and restraint of a woman who fails to sufficiently nourish her hungry body. “Stick thin” literally describes an inhuman image, but is spoken by most women with intensely human envy. A “gluttonous” woman must be slovenly, unkempt, weak, stupid and profoundly unfeminine. A gluttonous man, however, might be jolly as Old King Cole or as powerful as a Roman emperor..."
Hollywood's Remaking Another Fairy Tale With "Beastly"
I saw a preview of this today and needed to share with the class. I'm not sure if anyone has brought this up, but there is a movie being released called "Beastly." It's supposed to be a "modern" take on "Beauty and the Beast." Just more proof that needing to transform is an always-present demand in pop culture.
Here's the link on IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152398/
Here's a link to the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neo6W1f7hyY
Here's the link on IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152398/
Here's a link to the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neo6W1f7hyY
From "Snow, Glass, Apples"
Sorry this is so late! Had some difficulties, but better late then never?!
1."Jeering and chaffing" => the language almost sounds like they were assaulting or raping her. That language really disturbed me. She even says "they thrust me."
2. What really stood out to me about this passage, however, was the fact that the snowflake remains. This means the stepdaughter is cold, frozen--heartless. She survived without a heart, without a blood flow. She has no warmth--Death (puppet?!). Also, the Queen sees this tiny action--a snowflake falling--and I think she realized who the daughter really was.
Response 1:
Agreed. Verb choice with thrust gives a sense of sexualization. Also, right after that quote there is the comparison of hot and cold. The cold, frozen daughter watches the stepmother burn in the hot fire.
Response 2:
I also agree. When I first began to read the beginning of the quote I thought it was from the section when the mother is having sex with the prince. It is also an interesting comparison of the mother being burned in the room while the stepdaughter is so cold that she can't even melt a snowflake.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
"Juicy" Desperate Housewives ad
Here's a video Joanna and I did not have a chance to share in class:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBRkgnbtb8E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBRkgnbtb8E
Friday, February 18, 2011
On and by Karen Lord
Karen Lord posted a guest blog on Powell's (arguably the world's best bookstore) website. Quite interesting to follow her voice here and note similarities to her writing style.
On the following website, she talks a bit more about the book, specifically what it means to have Paama as the protagonist: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/07/08/the-big-idea-karen-lord/
On the following website, she talks a bit more about the book, specifically what it means to have Paama as the protagonist: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/07/08/the-big-idea-karen-lord/
On Appetites
Very interesting piece on who's allowed to display a "healthy" appetite:
Hollywood's obsession with tiny women, big meals
Stars are increasingly being pressured to show off their appetites while staying skinny. It's time for it to stop.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Freckled Pile of Cellulite
These are real ads from the summer of 2009. In case you, like me, found it difficult to ascertain, they're for Bacardi Breezers (the alcoholic beverage)...
http://the-f-word.org/blogpics/bacardi3.jpg
http://cdn.thefrisky.com/images/uploads/bacardi_ad_m.jpg
I think they're a really striking example of the things we talked about in class today- women competing with (read: insulting) other women. Besides the language used, some of which actually makes me shudder- the redhead-as-accessory is sold with the phrase, "Get your own freckled pile of cellulite today!"- there are some really scary implications being made. They're effortlessly conflating/using interchangeably the concepts of "fat" and "ugly."
There's also the underlying assumption motivating the alleged "appeal" of the ads- that were a man to see this woman and another (presumably thinner and therefore, of course, beautiful) together, he would invariably prefer the less heavy woman. Though (sadly) this is perhaps true in many cases, it also further pathologizes the already socially condemned idea of what it is to be attracted to heavier women- "chubby chasing," or whatever, as a completely unrealistic and laughable circumstance. Finn's new love interest on Glee.
Speaking of which (it's not a scholarly article, but I think that's more telling- it would seem that these ideas represent what the "average" viewer sees in the storyline):
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?s=83529b1bf830204046d6e088dcaf9d1d&p=631036313#post631036313
You've come a long way, baby.
http://the-f-word.org/blogpics/bacardi3.jpg
http://cdn.thefrisky.com/images/uploads/bacardi_ad_m.jpg
I think they're a really striking example of the things we talked about in class today- women competing with (read: insulting) other women. Besides the language used, some of which actually makes me shudder- the redhead-as-accessory is sold with the phrase, "Get your own freckled pile of cellulite today!"- there are some really scary implications being made. They're effortlessly conflating/using interchangeably the concepts of "fat" and "ugly."
There's also the underlying assumption motivating the alleged "appeal" of the ads- that were a man to see this woman and another (presumably thinner and therefore, of course, beautiful) together, he would invariably prefer the less heavy woman. Though (sadly) this is perhaps true in many cases, it also further pathologizes the already socially condemned idea of what it is to be attracted to heavier women- "chubby chasing," or whatever, as a completely unrealistic and laughable circumstance. Finn's new love interest on Glee.
Speaking of which (it's not a scholarly article, but I think that's more telling- it would seem that these ideas represent what the "average" viewer sees in the storyline):
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?s=83529b1bf830204046d6e088dcaf9d1d&p=631036313#post631036313
You've come a long way, baby.
Target Women Videos
Here are two youtube videos from the Target Women serious about food and women in advertisements. Thought it might be something you all might enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMRDLCR8vAE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_Y28lMfbE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMRDLCR8vAE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_Y28lMfbE
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Foodie Feminism
A friend of mine recently sent this article to me, and I think it is relevant to Joanna and my facilitation on Thursday. It's about women reclaiming the joy of good food, and she criticizes Pepsi's ads for its new "skinny" can. Please take a look if you have a chance.
http://ecosalon.com/foodie-underground-foodie-feminism/
http://ecosalon.com/foodie-underground-foodie-feminism/
Monday, February 14, 2011
Scarred, Glacial, Anxious: Snow, Glass, Apples
sorry I didn't do this yesterday! (I blame Black Swan)
"I had been frozen by her, owned and dominated. That scared me, more than the blood she had fed on." (327)
I think I was initially attracted to this passage because I read "scared" as "scarred," which, given the theme of scarring throughout the text, seemed to me to make more sense- the physical scar emerges from the wound, and an emotional scar perhaps from the experience. But where do her feelings of what she calls "freezing," and of ownership and domination come from? There's an obvious association with-- (here it stops, thought would love to tell you where I was going with that)
Melissa:
I think what freaks me out/draws me to this passage is the fat that she was not even remotely disturbed (or seemed to be) by the fact that the daughter SUCKED HER BLOOD. And I also wonder where those emotions of "freezing" and being dominated come from? Is it fear? But I agree with the fact that reading the passage with "scarred" instead of "scared" gives it a whole different meaning.
Kerrigan:
How does a 5-year old girl dominate you?! Seriously? Yes, I get the psychological aspect but she should really have been able to fend her off. But then we may ask, "did she want to?' Is this the opportunity to blame her as she did after this for so long? It's disturbing that someone so small can be so controlling (at least somewhat) but that is the tool her stepmother seemed to use against her.
"I had been frozen by her, owned and dominated. That scared me, more than the blood she had fed on." (327)
I think I was initially attracted to this passage because I read "scared" as "scarred," which, given the theme of scarring throughout the text, seemed to me to make more sense- the physical scar emerges from the wound, and an emotional scar perhaps from the experience. But where do her feelings of what she calls "freezing," and of ownership and domination come from? There's an obvious association with-- (here it stops, thought would love to tell you where I was going with that)
Melissa:
I think what freaks me out/draws me to this passage is the fat that she was not even remotely disturbed (or seemed to be) by the fact that the daughter SUCKED HER BLOOD. And I also wonder where those emotions of "freezing" and being dominated come from? Is it fear? But I agree with the fact that reading the passage with "scarred" instead of "scared" gives it a whole different meaning.
Kerrigan:
How does a 5-year old girl dominate you?! Seriously? Yes, I get the psychological aspect but she should really have been able to fend her off. But then we may ask, "did she want to?' Is this the opportunity to blame her as she did after this for so long? It's disturbing that someone so small can be so controlling (at least somewhat) but that is the tool her stepmother seemed to use against her.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
"Flesh"
From A. Carter's "The Love of Lady Purple" :
"Flesh was the specialty of every house and it came piping hot, served up with all the garnishes imaginable." (45)
This sentence is so powerful to me & really stands out from what's around it–what's more, it seems to imply that these prostitutes are something you'd eat at a barbeque–'served with all the garnishes imaginable' at peak temperature (45). The word choice of 'flesh' also implies a stripped-down, naked/raw sense to it–these women/dolls are more than just sexual servants.
The word "garnishments" seems very interesting to me. The "piping hot" flesh is served with these garnishments–what could these garnishments be exactly? Does this imply a sexual eroticism? Sex toys or other fetish type of ideas?
Again, this quote objectifies not only Lady Purple, but it compares her to a rich, sinfully decadent dish. I find irony in this quote because so many things in both life and literature label food and hunger as the enemy–if women succumb to it they will become fat, ugly, monstrosities. But in this quote, they themselves have become the food for which others hunger. Is this empowering in some twisted way? By succumbing to their hunger for them, are men transformed into monstrosities?
"Flesh was the specialty of every house and it came piping hot, served up with all the garnishes imaginable." (45)
This sentence is so powerful to me & really stands out from what's around it–what's more, it seems to imply that these prostitutes are something you'd eat at a barbeque–'served with all the garnishes imaginable' at peak temperature (45). The word choice of 'flesh' also implies a stripped-down, naked/raw sense to it–these women/dolls are more than just sexual servants.
The word "garnishments" seems very interesting to me. The "piping hot" flesh is served with these garnishments–what could these garnishments be exactly? Does this imply a sexual eroticism? Sex toys or other fetish type of ideas?
Again, this quote objectifies not only Lady Purple, but it compares her to a rich, sinfully decadent dish. I find irony in this quote because so many things in both life and literature label food and hunger as the enemy–if women succumb to it they will become fat, ugly, monstrosities. But in this quote, they themselves have become the food for which others hunger. Is this empowering in some twisted way? By succumbing to their hunger for them, are men transformed into monstrosities?
Snow, Glass, Apples
"When he wanted me he would send for me and I would go to him, and pleasure him, and take my pleasure with him." (326)
The idea that she is treated as a sex object that can be called upon for usage is gross and demeaning. Yet, the statement is written extremely casually, as if it's completely normal (which for the time it may be, but it still sends the wrong message). The sexualization implies that she (stepmom) is there for the sole purpose to pleasure the man.
Classmate Responses:
1.) I think it is completely objectifying women and making it appear that this is their sole purpose. It also made me think of the whole kind of "gold digger" concept where the woman is with the man for monetary or another type of gain and in return is expected to be their to pleasure the man whenever he calls for her. It automatically puts the male in the place of having the upper hand.
2.) I can see where you're coming from, and I certainly agree that this is a difficult passage to read, but I think it's more of just a time period thing. Kings and queens didn't share chambers, and the queen was the kind's property- especially in societies where women couldn't inherit (although this isn't one of those). I think this is why it's spoken of so casually- it is a casual thing. Weren't all women of this time gold diggers anyway? They didn't exactly have the ability to start their own business.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
A goodnight kiss: Sweet or Creepy?
Angela Carter, "The Loves of Lady Purple"- "The professor had a curious habit; he always used to kiss his doll good night. A child kisses its toy before she pretends it sleeps although, even though she is only a child, she knows its eyes are not constructed to close so it will always be a sleeping beauty no kiss will waken" (49).
Blurs the lines between whether the professor is her mother, her lover, her father. It made me uncomfortable that he was all those things in one. He is described as this older man, yet he wants to kiss this inanimate object. Also, it's interesting that Carter compares the professor to a child with his toy.
The idea of a 'good night' kiss is something sweet, in my opinion. When I was younger I would get a kiss on my cheek from both parents, and now, I receive one from my boyfriend. I always recalled it has a kind and sweet thing. However, this quote has sort of given me the creeps. Why would you kiss a doll?
I see the maternal instinct of a child who kisses her dolls goodnight, as when she is playing house. Since Carter says the child knows the doll will sleep peacefully since it is inanimate foreshadowing since Carter does not allude to the professor understanding this with his doll, who will late break out and come to life.
Blurs the lines between whether the professor is her mother, her lover, her father. It made me uncomfortable that he was all those things in one. He is described as this older man, yet he wants to kiss this inanimate object. Also, it's interesting that Carter compares the professor to a child with his toy.
The idea of a 'good night' kiss is something sweet, in my opinion. When I was younger I would get a kiss on my cheek from both parents, and now, I receive one from my boyfriend. I always recalled it has a kind and sweet thing. However, this quote has sort of given me the creeps. Why would you kiss a doll?
I see the maternal instinct of a child who kisses her dolls goodnight, as when she is playing house. Since Carter says the child knows the doll will sleep peacefully since it is inanimate foreshadowing since Carter does not allude to the professor understanding this with his doll, who will late break out and come to life.
Chain Freewrite: "Snow, Glass, Apples"
"I saw her do it. I saw her close the flesh of her breast once more. I saw the purple scar begin to fade. Her prince looked Briefly concerned, but he put his arm around her nonetheless, and they stood, side by side, and they waited. And she stayed cold, and the bloom of death remained on her lips and his lust was not diminished in any way" (Gaiman 338).
I think this passage stuck with me so much because the necrophilia stuff creeps me out, but it also makes me wonder what would have happened if she had warmed up by getting her heart back. Would he have left her, disgusted by her life-likeness? Would she have killed him over it? Would his guards have attacked? Would the queen have been burned or saved?
It creeps me out too! Especially when he loses all his sexual excitement when the Queen shows a sign of life (moaning). The Prince is weird...But all those questions make a lot of sense--do you think she would/could ever warm up? Does the fact that she took a liking to the Prince mean she has some warmth in her already? Do you think the Prince ight also have some "mystical" or "supernatural" characteristics? I love those questions, awesome passage!
I agree with all of the above. Especially because it follows a passage/paragraph that is so graphic. Also "the purple scar begins to fade" goes along with the idea that ALL of the scars are old/ancient and don't stay new.
I think this passage stuck with me so much because the necrophilia stuff creeps me out, but it also makes me wonder what would have happened if she had warmed up by getting her heart back. Would he have left her, disgusted by her life-likeness? Would she have killed him over it? Would his guards have attacked? Would the queen have been burned or saved?
It creeps me out too! Especially when he loses all his sexual excitement when the Queen shows a sign of life (moaning). The Prince is weird...But all those questions make a lot of sense--do you think she would/could ever warm up? Does the fact that she took a liking to the Prince mean she has some warmth in her already? Do you think the Prince ight also have some "mystical" or "supernatural" characteristics? I love those questions, awesome passage!
I agree with all of the above. Especially because it follows a passage/paragraph that is so graphic. Also "the purple scar begins to fade" goes along with the idea that ALL of the scars are old/ancient and don't stay new.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Complete - "The Loves of Lady Purple"
"...all complete, they once again offer their brief imitations of men and women with an exquisite precision which is all the more disturbing because we know it to be false..." -p41
Saira: What makes a person or a thing complete? I wouldn't consider a person without a personality, let alone a life, even near "complete" so how can a puppet, something made of string and wood and a painted-on smile be complete? Maybe this is what's disturbing; the idea that a lifeless puppet can achieve completeness while the human population struggles onward, searching for the next thing, the next level towards perfection, completion.
Lena: One detail I picked out from the story was the smile permanently on her face as if she has to be happy all the time, yet when she becomes human Carter writes that the smile was removed from her face. I agree with your point. Is it only possible to achieve perfection in doll, lifeless form? I makes me think about barbies and mannequins. They are lifeless yet young girls want to be barbies and have the clothes look on them the way they do on mannequins.
Chelsea: This idea of perfection is mentioned and I'm extremely interested how you all connected it to completion. Can something be complete without being perfect? What is perfect? I personally believe that perfect is a social construct but don't believe it's necessary to be complete. However, when I recall media influence, it does seem as if society is telling us you need to be perfect to be complete.
Saira: What makes a person or a thing complete? I wouldn't consider a person without a personality, let alone a life, even near "complete" so how can a puppet, something made of string and wood and a painted-on smile be complete? Maybe this is what's disturbing; the idea that a lifeless puppet can achieve completeness while the human population struggles onward, searching for the next thing, the next level towards perfection, completion.
Lena: One detail I picked out from the story was the smile permanently on her face as if she has to be happy all the time, yet when she becomes human Carter writes that the smile was removed from her face. I agree with your point. Is it only possible to achieve perfection in doll, lifeless form? I makes me think about barbies and mannequins. They are lifeless yet young girls want to be barbies and have the clothes look on them the way they do on mannequins.
Chelsea: This idea of perfection is mentioned and I'm extremely interested how you all connected it to completion. Can something be complete without being perfect? What is perfect? I personally believe that perfect is a social construct but don't believe it's necessary to be complete. However, when I recall media influence, it does seem as if society is telling us you need to be perfect to be complete.
NYTimes Article on Black Swan
Something interesting to read before(SPOILER ALERT, kind of) or after viewing Black Swan:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/arts/dance/10swan.html?scp=1&sq=The%20Many%20Faces%20of%20%27Black%20Swan%27%20Deconstructed&st=cse
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/10/arts/dance/10swan.html?scp=1&sq=The%20Many%20Faces%20of%20%27Black%20Swan%27%20Deconstructed&st=cse
The Loves of Lady Purple
page 45.
"They lavished upon her all the attentions which love and money could devise and yet they reared a flower which, although perfumed, was carnivorous."
The flower? Clearly significant in its symbolism, but how? It has a distinct smell, but carnivorous? What exactly does this word mean? Hungry/ Animal-like hunger? I think of a carnivore, a meat eater. Does the smell of the flower transform her into the "evil" being we see her become later in the story? What exactly is she hungry for/ is it a desire?
This quote claims the parents spoiled her, gave her everything she needed, etc, etc, yet they also objectify and sexualize her by referring to her as a flower. While her outlet of choice (murder and seduction) may not be ideal, it is also understandable that Lady Purple felt stifled in her role as a rich brat and did not know how else to break free.
I wonder if the concept of a flower has something to do with being feminine or our ideas about what femininity is. Girls are supposed to like flowers and want boys to get them. It may be a twist on what a flower symbolizes. I agree that this flower could be objectifying her and push her into a role she does not want. Also, does love and money always lead to happiness?
"They lavished upon her all the attentions which love and money could devise and yet they reared a flower which, although perfumed, was carnivorous."
The flower? Clearly significant in its symbolism, but how? It has a distinct smell, but carnivorous? What exactly does this word mean? Hungry/ Animal-like hunger? I think of a carnivore, a meat eater. Does the smell of the flower transform her into the "evil" being we see her become later in the story? What exactly is she hungry for/ is it a desire?
This quote claims the parents spoiled her, gave her everything she needed, etc, etc, yet they also objectify and sexualize her by referring to her as a flower. While her outlet of choice (murder and seduction) may not be ideal, it is also understandable that Lady Purple felt stifled in her role as a rich brat and did not know how else to break free.
I wonder if the concept of a flower has something to do with being feminine or our ideas about what femininity is. Girls are supposed to like flowers and want boys to get them. It may be a twist on what a flower symbolizes. I agree that this flower could be objectifying her and push her into a role she does not want. Also, does love and money always lead to happiness?
Snow, Glass, Apples
I chose a quote from page 332, "I covered the mirror in doeskin, and told him that I would personally take it upon myself to make the forest safe once more. I had to, although she terrified me. I was the queen."
The queen thought it was necessary for her to get rid of the girl (her step-daughter) once and for all. The stepdaughter terrified the queen, but it was her duty to save the town from the girl's evil ways. I was intrigued by the apples and that they were a symbol throughout the story. It started out with the queen feeding the girl and apple and then it ended with the queen giving the girl apples once again. Getting rid of the girl also meant having her heart above the queen's bed. This seemed odd, but then the queen knew when the girl was alive/dead.
A doeskin-an animal's parts are used to cover the mirror. This passage also deals with duty vs. fear and when one must conform based upon a title. The heart's beating is interesting-in my opinion it represents life in the form of spirit/soul, which Snow White had at this point. -Kasi
This is the first time she directly posits "being the queen" against "killing her stepdaughter," a sort of implication that they are no longer entangled but exclusive, in a double-bind. (It's lame but I think of Harry Potter and Voldemort- "neither can live while the other survives.") -Anne
The queen thought it was necessary for her to get rid of the girl (her step-daughter) once and for all. The stepdaughter terrified the queen, but it was her duty to save the town from the girl's evil ways. I was intrigued by the apples and that they were a symbol throughout the story. It started out with the queen feeding the girl and apple and then it ended with the queen giving the girl apples once again. Getting rid of the girl also meant having her heart above the queen's bed. This seemed odd, but then the queen knew when the girl was alive/dead.
A doeskin-an animal's parts are used to cover the mirror. This passage also deals with duty vs. fear and when one must conform based upon a title. The heart's beating is interesting-in my opinion it represents life in the form of spirit/soul, which Snow White had at this point. -Kasi
This is the first time she directly posits "being the queen" against "killing her stepdaughter," a sort of implication that they are no longer entangled but exclusive, in a double-bind. (It's lame but I think of Harry Potter and Voldemort- "neither can live while the other survives.") -Anne
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Superfail.
In celebration of what is arguably the most salient demonstration of the gendered popularity of athletics (I'm guessing the Superbowl had just a few more viewers than, say, the National Figure Skating Championships), I thought these two things were really interesting:
Groupon produced three "Save the Money" ads that have been massively unpopular, classified as offensive by news sources and the Twitterverse alike. Each ad "appealed" to a social issue- Tibetan social unrest, deforestation, and the plight of whales- before ultimately using it as a (strange, consumerist) joke. The Tibetan ad has been the most widely criticized, and environmentalists have denounced the irresponsibility of the Save-the-Whale-Fail. But the other ad was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z206ipPhuFQ&feature=player_embedded
and, as you can see, it contains the themes of childish hairlessness we talked about in class the other day. This ad, contrastingly, has received very few specific criticisms, generating instead a delightful array of insightful YouTube comments like "I'd like to wax her bush" and "Who WOULDN'T find this funny?"
I feel like it speaks to people's total immersion in misogynist ideals that their unshakable belief in hair removal, and the presence of a pretty woman, is enough to prevent them from noticing that the ad is every bit as flippant as the others. Are female grooming expectations so "right" that their questionable ad is no longer wrong?
And here, I don't even know where to start...
http://theweek.com/section/cartoon/0/211862/all-cartoons
Groupon produced three "Save the Money" ads that have been massively unpopular, classified as offensive by news sources and the Twitterverse alike. Each ad "appealed" to a social issue- Tibetan social unrest, deforestation, and the plight of whales- before ultimately using it as a (strange, consumerist) joke. The Tibetan ad has been the most widely criticized, and environmentalists have denounced the irresponsibility of the Save-the-Whale-Fail. But the other ad was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z206ipPhuFQ&feature=player_embedded
and, as you can see, it contains the themes of childish hairlessness we talked about in class the other day. This ad, contrastingly, has received very few specific criticisms, generating instead a delightful array of insightful YouTube comments like "I'd like to wax her bush" and "Who WOULDN'T find this funny?"
I feel like it speaks to people's total immersion in misogynist ideals that their unshakable belief in hair removal, and the presence of a pretty woman, is enough to prevent them from noticing that the ad is every bit as flippant as the others. Are female grooming expectations so "right" that their questionable ad is no longer wrong?
And here, I don't even know where to start...
http://theweek.com/section/cartoon/0/211862/all-cartoons
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