Tag Archives: sexist advertising

gender swag

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Dave

… clever and suggestive? Does the expected backlash merely enhance notoriety and reinforce the values the critics see. It does remind of the sports athlete whose career is over because of concussion syndrome. There was no one specific hit, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged Arthur Rimbaud, Edward Bernays, Feminist frequency, kim kardashian, LEGO friends, peggy orenstein, samantha ettus, sexist advertising, sheryl sandberg, sheryl sandberg facebook, stereotype threats, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

recycling plastic fantastic : less than zero

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Dave

There is no question that gender and sexuality are the principal dynamics that underpin all modern marketing. This portrayal, the first division, the first cut of the economic and social pie, though ostensibly comic, even droll, is in fact ideological … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous | Tagged Allen G. Johnson, Amanda Amundson, Amanda Marcotte, Anita Sarkeesian, Coca Cola Sexist advertising, Cynthia Peters, Henry Jenkins, Huffington Post, Kate Harding, Kathryn Perera, Leonard Cohen, Naomi Klein, Naomi Klein Shock Doctrine, Paromita Vohra, sexist advertising, Sofia Coppola, Theodor Adorno, Walt Disney, Walter Benjamin | Leave a comment

HEY Playboy! SPREAD or go DEAD: Go #@+* Participation…

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Dave

In Barbara Ehrenreich‘s book, Hearts of Men, she talks about the launching of Playboy in 1953. At that time, a man who stayed single was suspected of homosexuality. The idea of being straight, of sound mind and body, and unmarried … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged Alex Leavitt, Amber Case, Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbara Kruger, Carolee Schneemann, Chris Morran, Feminism, feminist art, Gabi Collette, Gwen Sharp, Henry Jenkins, Hugh Hefner, Joel Kuennen, Kiki Smith, Lisa Wade, Natacha Stolz, Russell Smith, sexist advertising | Leave a comment

(AD)SENSE and SENSIBILITY: The Zero Sum Game

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Dave

Are these the fruits of democratic capitalism? Our peace dividend? The sexual double standard, the Beast, seems alive and breathing. It never went away; it just shape shifts into new contexts that seem superficially compelling but are basic repackages of … Continue reading →