Assignment

Watch an hour of TV during prime-time programming.  Write down each commercial you see during the assigned time period.  Record each time sex is used explicitly or implicit to sell a product.  Record each act of physical intimacy or sexual reference.  Take into consideration children who watch these commercials, what do you think their understanding is of what they are viewing.  Here are some commercials shared by students found on the internet most are outside the U.S. but the United States is quickly catching up to other countries.  check the video in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgl2BE8hgCo, watch this advertise and  answer the following questions.

• 1. Does the commercial make you feel uncomfortable?   Why? Why not?
• 2. How do you feel about sexual connotations in commercials altogether?
• 3. How do you feel about sexual connotations in this particular commercial?
• 4. Do you find this commercial funny? Why? Why not?
• 5. Who is this commercial intended for?
• 6. What is this commercial representing?