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A D

V E

R T

IS IN

G

C h

a p

te r

8

P a

rt 2

O b

je c ti

fi c a ti

o n

i n

A d

v e rt

is in

g :

H u

m a n

b e in

g s a

re t

u rn

e d

i n

to

o b

je c ts

t o

b e c

o n

s u

m e d

a lo

n g

w it

h t

h e p

ro d

u c ts

t h

e y a

re a

d v e rt

is in

g

O b

je c

ti fi

c a ti

o n

o f

w o

m e n

i n

a d

v e

rt is

in g

i s

d a n

g e

ro u

s b

e c a u

s e :

! It

i n

fl u

e n

c e s a

tt it

u d

e s &

c o

n c e p

ts a

b o

u t

th e w

a y w

o m

e n

s h

o u

ld b

e t

re a te

d .

! It

a c ts

t o

c o

n tr

ib u

te t

o t

h e c

u lt

u ra

l

c o

n s tr

u c ti

o n

s o

f s e x u

a l d

if fe

re n

c e

! It

o ft

e n

l in

k s v

io le

n c e w

it h

t h

e d

e p

ic ti

o n

.

A m

b e rc

ro m

b ie

& F

it c h

D o

lc e &

G a b

b a n

a re

c re

a te

s a

n 1

8 th

c e n

tu ry

p a in

ti n

g :

th e re

i s a

m o

o d

y a

rc h

it e c tu

ra l

b a c k g

ro u

n d

; th

e c

o lo

rs a

re d

a rk

& m

u te

d ;

th e

a u

s te

re m

a le

m o

d e ls

p o

s e w

it h

o b

je c ts

c e le

b ra

ti n

g th

e s

c ie

n c e , a rt

, a n

d h

is to

ry o

f th

e W

e s te

rn w

o rl

d (b

u s ts

, le

a th

e r-

b o

u n

d b

o o

k s , p

is to

ls , a rm

o r,

te le

s c o

p e s , c h

a li c e s , fi

n e f

u rn

it u

re );

t h

e w

o m

a n

i s

a p

a s s iv

e n

u d

e .

A g

a in

s t

th is

b a c k d

ro p

i s

p ro

p p

e d

a t

h in

,

e m

o ti

o n

le s s w

o m

a n

.

S o

p a le

s h

e s

e e m

s t

o

g lo

w , s h

e c

re a te

s a

s ta

rk c

o n

tr a s t

to t

h e

m e n

b e h

in d

h e r,

w it

h

th e ir

t h

ic k g

a rm

e n

ts

o f

le a th

e r,

d e n

im &

w o

o l.

T h

is a

d d

ri v e s h

o m

e t

h e

n o

ti o

n t

h a t

w o

m e n

a re

o u

t o

f p

la c e i n

t h

e

W e s te

rn h

is to

ri c a l

c o

n te

x t.

T

h e f

ra il ty

o f

h e r

p o

s it

io n

& t

h e

v u

ln e ra

b il it

y o

f h

e r

s h

y

a tt

e m

p t

to c

o v e r

h e rs

e lf

c o

m p

le te

t h

e

s e x is

t n

a tu

re o

f th

e a

d .

A d

v e

rt is

in g

O b

je c

ti fi

c a

ti o

n

R e in

fo rc

e s t

h e i d

e a

th a t

a w

o m

a n

’s

b o

d y i s a

n o

b je

c t,

a t

h in

g t

o b

e

p u

rc h

a s e d

&

o w

n e d

.

A n o th

e r

a d f ro

m C

a lv

in K

le in

T h

e i m

a g

e o

f

w o

m e n

i n

a d

v e rt

is in

g i s o

ft e n

v e

ry s

im il a r

to t

h e

o b

je c ti

fi c a ti

o n

o f

w o

m e n

i n

A c a d

e m

ic p

a in

ti n

g .

T h

e A

m e ri

c a n

P s y c h

o lo

g ic

a l

A s s o

c ia

ti o

n d

is c

u s s

e d

th e

“ B

ra tz

” d

o ll s (

a b

o v e )

in i

ts b

ro a d

e r

re p

o rt

o n

t h

e

s e x

u a li z a ti

o n

o f

g ir

ls :

" It

i s w

o rr

is o

m e w

h e

n d

o ll s

d e s ig

n e d

s p

e c if

ic a ll

y f

o r

4 -

to 8

-y e a

r- o

ld s a

re

a s s

o c ia

te d

w it

h a

n o

b je

c ti

fi e d

a d

u lt

s e

x u

a li

ty ."

M e n

a re

a ls

o

o b

je c ti

fi e d

b u

t n

o t

a s

o ft

e n

o r

in t

h e s

a m

e

w a y a

s w

o m

e n

.

V io

le n

c e

S o

m e a

n a ly

s ts

d is

c e rn

a l in

k

b e tw

e e n

e ro

ti c iz

e d

im a g

e s o

f v io

le n

c e

a g

a in

s t

w o

m e n

a n

d t

h e e

s c a la

ti n

g

in c id

e n

c e o

f re

a l-

li fe

r a p

e a

n d

a b

u s e .

D o y

o u t h in

k t h a t im

a g e

s l ik

e t h is

o n e

c o n tr

ib u te

t o a

n e

n v ir o n m

e n t

in w

h ic

h v

io le

n c e a

g a in

s t w

o m

e n

is m

o re

a c c e p ta

b le

?

S o

m e ti

m e s

d e s ig

n e rs

u s e

im a g

e s o

f

v io

le n

c e a

s

d e s ig

n m

o ti

fs :

D io

r

“ B

u ll e t

H o

le ”

A n d s

o m

e ti m

e s , th

e ir d

e s ig

n s r

e c a ll h

o rr

if ic

im a g e s o

u t o f th

e n

e w

s .

G a ll ia

n o

’s “

T o rt

u re

C h ic

” li n e (

m o re

t o f o ll o w

) re

c a ll s i m

a g e s o

f Ir

a q i

to rt

u re

v ic

ti m

s a

t A

b u G

h ra

ib .

Is t h is

c ro

s s in

g a

l in

e ?

A b

u G

h ra

ib t

o rt

u re

v ic

ti m

G a

ll ia

n o

m o

d e

l

E m

a c ia

te d

&

F a c e le

s s :

Is t

h is

a tt

ra c ti

v e ?

H o

w a

b o

u t

th is

?

A fr

ic a

n s

la v e

s

w o

re s

im il a

r m

u z z le

s

in 1

9 th

c e

n tu

ry

A m

e ri

c a

.

S la

v e s w

e re

s o m

e ti m

e s k

e p t

in c

a g

e s ,

to o .

N o ti c e h

o w

t h

e b

ro a d s id

e a

d v e rt

is e s t h e s

a le

o f

p e

o p

le

(t h e s

la v e s )

a lo

n g w

it h m

a n y o

th e r

c o m

m o d

it ie

s : ri c e

,

b o o k s ,

p in

s &

n e e d le

s ,

e tc

.

M e n

a re

n o

t e x e m

p t

fr o

m h

u m

il ia

ti o

n i n

a d

v e rt

is in

g .

R e

m e

m b

e r:

It ’s

a ll a

b o

u t

d e

s ir

e …

.

C ig

a re

tt e

A d

v e

rt is

in g

! O

ft e

n l

in k

s c

ig a

re tt

e s

w it

h f

re e

d o

m ,

a d

v e

n tu

re a

n d

o u

td o

o r

a c

ti v

it ie

s .

! Is

s e

ll in

g a

l if

e s

ty le

… a

m y

th o

lo g

y .

! Is

l im

it e

d i

n i

ts a

c c

e s

s t

o t

h e

m e

d ia

.

In t

h e

1 9

2 0

s ,

M a

rl b

o ro

w a

s f

ir s

t a

d v

e rt

is e

d a

s a

p re

m iu

m c

ig a

re tt

e f

o r

w o

m e

n .

B u

t th

e b

ra n

d n

e v

e r

to o

k h

o ld

, a

n d

b y

th e

1 9

5 0

s c

o n

c e

rn s

o v

e r

th e

c o

n n

e c

ti o

n b

e tw

e e

n s

m o

k in

g a

n d

c a

n c

e r

d ro

v e

m a

n y

s m

o k

e rs

t o

f il

te re

d b

ra n

d s

. P

h il

ip M

o rr

is d

id n

't h

a v

e a

fi lt

e re

d c

ig a

re tt

e ,

s o

i t

s c

ra p

p e

d th

e o

ld c

a m

p a

ig n

i n

f a

v o

r o

f re

- la

u n

c h

in g

M a

rl b

o ro

a s

t h

e c

o m

p a

n y

's f

il te

re d

a lt

e rn

a ti

v e

.

A ft

e r

d e

c id

in g

t o

i n

tr o

d u

c e

f il

te rs

to t

h e

b ra

n d

, M

a rl

b o

ro e

x e

c u

ti v

e s

s ti

ll h

a d

t h

e b

ra n

d 's

fe m

in in

e i

m a

g e

t o

d e

a l

w it

h .

A n

d i

t d

id n

't h

e lp

t h

a t

fi lt

e re

d c

ig a

re tt

e s

w e

re c

o n

s id

e re

d s

o ft

e r

v e

rs io

n s

o f

th e

r e

a l

th in

g ,

c ig

a re

tt e

s f

o r

s is

s ie

s .

M a

rl b

o ro

t u

rn e

d t

o L

e o

B u

rn e

tt 's

a d

v e

rt is

in g

c o

m p

a n

y .

B u

rn e

tt re

c a

ll e

d t

h e

b ra

in s

to rm

in g

s e

s s

io n

i n

w h

ic h

t h

e y

s tu

m b

le d

u p

o n

t h

e ir

i c

o n

.

I s

a id

, “ W

h a

t' s

t h

e m

o s

t m

a s

c u

li n

e s

y m

b o

l y

o u

c a

n t

h in

k o

f? ” A

n d

ri g

h t

o ff

t h

e t

o p

o f

h is

h e

a d

o n

e o

f th

e s

e w

ri te

rs s

p o

k e

u p

a n

d s

a id

a c

o w

b o

y .

A n

d I

s a

id ,

“ T

h a

t' s

f o

r s

u re

.”

T h

e f

ir s

t M

a rl

b o

ro m

e n

w e

re n

't li

m it

e d

t o

c o

w b

o y

s .

T h

e y

w e

re a

ll s

o rt

s o

f ru

g g

e d

i n

d iv

id u

a ls

w h

o s

m o

k e

d t

h e

ir c

ig a

re tt

e s

w h

il e

p e

rf o

rm in

g e

q u

a ll

y m

a n

ly t

a s

k s

, fr

o m

f ix

in g

t h

e ir

c a

rs t

o f

is h

in g

o r

h u

n ti

n g

.

T h

e M

y th

ic P

ro c e

s s

o f

A d

v e rt

is in

g

! L

in k

s a

p ro

d u

c t

to a

p e

rs o

n a

li ty

i n

th e

a d

.

! L

in k

s t

h e

p ro

d u

c t

p e

rs o

n a

li ty

t o

t h

e in

te n

d e

d v

ie w

e r.

! L

in k

s t

h e

p ro

d u

c t

to a

w is

h ,

a d

re a

m ,

a d

e s

ir e

o r

a f

e a

r.

L in

k s a

p ro

d u

c t

to a

p e rs

o n

a li ty

i n

t h

e a

d .

L in

k s t

h e p

ro d

u c t

p e rs

o n

a li

ty t

o t

h e i

n te

n d

e d

v ie

w e

r.

D e

B e

e rs

d ia

m o

n d

a d

c o

p y :

Y o

u r

le ft

h a n

d r

o c k s t

h e c

ra d

le , y o

u r

le ft

h a n

d c

e le

b ra

te s t

h e d

a y y

o u

w e re

m a rr

ie d

,

y o

u r

le ft

h a n

d s

a y s ‘

w e

’, y

o u

r le

ft h

a n

d

s a y s y

o u

’r e t

a k e n

, y o

u r

le ft

h a n

d b

e li e v e s

in s

h in

in g

a rm

o r…

In 2

0 0

3 , D

e B

e e rs

l a u

n c h

e d

i ts

“ R

ig h

t- H

a n

d -R

in g

” c

a m

p a ig

n

ta rg

e ti

n g

w o

m e

n w

it h

e n

o u

g h

m o

n e y t

o i n

d u

lg e

th e

m s e lv

e s i n

f in

e j e w

e lr

y

w it

h o

u t

w a it

in g

f o

r a m

a n

t o

d o

i t.

O n

t h

e o

n e h

a n

d , th

e y i

n s is

t

th a

t w

o m

e n

b e a

u th

o ri

ta ti

v e

in g

e tt

in g

w h

a t

th e y w

a n

t,

re c

o g

n iz

e t

h e i n

d e p

e n

d e n

t

p a

rt s

o f

th e m

s e

lv e s ,

a n

d

c e

le b

ra te

t h

e ir

f e m

in in

it y .

O n

t h

e o

th e r

h a n

d , th

e re

i s t

h e

im p

li c a

ti o

n t

h a t

in o

rd e r

to

c e

le b

ra te

y o

u r

w o

m a n

h o

o d

i n

th is

w a y , y o

u m

u s t

a lr

e a d

y f

it

a c

e rt

a in

s ta

n d

a rd

o f

w o

m a n

.

In s

o m

e o

f th

e a

d v e rt

is e m

e n

ts ,

th e

m o

d e l’ s

w e d

d in

g b

a n

d i

s

d is

p la

y e d

a s h

e r

le ft

h a n

d i

s

fo ld

e d

d e m

u re

ly i n

h e r

la p

o r

re s

ti n

g o

n a

t a b

le .

D e B

e e rs

i s c

le a rl

y d

e fi

n in

g “

w o

m e n

o f

th e

w o

rl d

” t

o m

e a n

r o

m a n

ti c , m

a rr

ie d

, h

e te

ro s e x u

a l m

o th

e rs

w it

h e

n o

u g

h d

is p

o s a b

le i n

c o

m e t

o i n

d u

lg e t

h e m

s e lv

e s i n

d ia

m o

n d

s .

D e B

e e rs

’ s lo

g a n

“ w

o m

e n

o f

th e w

o rl

d , ra

is e y

o u

r

ri g

h t

h a n

d ” r

e v e a ls

i s

C h

ri s ti

a n

& A

m e ri

-

c e n

tr ic

b ia

s :

m a n

y J

e w

s ,

M u

s li m

s &

O rt

h o

d o

x

C h

ri s ti

a n

s w

e a r

w e d

d in

g

b a n

d s o

n t

h e r

ig h

t h

a n

d ,

a s d

o c

it iz

e n

s o

f In

d ia

,

S p

a in

, V

e n

e z u

e la

,

G e rm

a n

y , R

u s s ia

&

m o

s t

o f

E a s te

rn

E u

ro p

e .

A ft

e r

d ig

e s ti

n g

a ll o

f th

is , re

m e m

b e r

th a t

D e B

e e rs

s a y s

th is

a d

c a m

p a ig

n is

m e a n

t to

e m

p o

w e r

w o

m e n

.

W h

a t

d o

y o

u t

h in

k ?

A d

v e

rt is

in g

o ft

e n

l in

k s t

h e p

ro d

u c t

to a

w is

h ,

a d

re a

m ,

a d

e s

ir e o

r a f

e a r.

O ft

e n

t h

e f

e a r

h a s

t o

d o

w it

h b

e in

g s

o c ia

ll y

u n

a c c e p

ta b

le --

in a

w o

rd ,

u n

d e s ir

a b

le .

A d v e rt

is e

rs a

ls o p

la y i n

to

o u r

fi n

a n

c ia

l fe

a rs

.

O u r

fe a rs

o f b e in

g u

n a tt ra

c ti v e …

F e

a rs

o f

b e

in g

u n

d e

s ir

a b

le …

F e

a rs

o f n

o t b

e in

g a

b le

t o

p e

rf o

rm a

s a

m a

n …

F e a r

& A

d v e rt

is in

g

T h in

k a

b o u t it .

W h a t fe

a rs

d o y

o u h

a v e ? (

T ru

s t m

e , y o u a

re n

o t

a lo

n e !)

H o w

d o y

o u d

e a l w

it h y

o u r

fe a rs

?

H o w

d o t h e T

H IN

G S

y o u o

w n h

e lp

y o u d

e a l

w it h t h o s e f e a rs

?

H o w

h a v e a

d s “

ta u g h t y o u ”

th a t b u y in

g t h o s e

th in

g s w

il l h e lp

y o u f e e l b e tt e r

a b o u t y o u rs

e lf ,

m o re

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a c h t h e s e l e s s o n s ?