Thursday, May 7, 2009

Ok, really Dolce & Gabbana? Was this necessary to convey to us that you make fantastic clothing? Because, actually the only people really modeling clothing, which would be the purpose of an AD for designers, right? Well, the only men advertising clothing are in the background. In the foreground what do we have? Glorified rape! YAY! Not. How is this ok? And I am not a prude, trust me, but come on really? This is one of the most blatant sexist ads I have ever seen. If she looked any more passive and the men any more active, and if a naked man holding down an unwilling looking woman clad scantily is not an image of exploitation, dominance and glorified rape, I just don't know what is. Not cool Dolce & Gabbana, not cool at all. Luckily, I believe, this AD got pulled because it was so offensive. Which is cool, yay, one AD gone, but come on people think about how many more still exist. And don't say I am being a prissy feminist or whatever, because the truth is, whether you define yourself as a feminist or not, liberal or conservative, democrat or republican, you should not want children (or adults for that matter) to be exposed to ADS like this one that basically tell young girls that there only choices and roles in life are those of submission and sex slave, and she better do it while she looks damn hot. It might not seem like a big deal, one AD, but think about how much these images appear to us, billboards, magazines, TV, the aisle at the supermarket, drugstore, etc., its like you can't escape sometimes! And young children are like sponges, they absorb everything, so be careful about what you complain about and don't, because it all matters. Take a stand so the children of tomorrow don't have to feel sexploited the way the women of yesterday and today did and do. 

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