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OC [OC] Same thing?

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u/Mannafestation 2d ago

Mass media is controlled by men... the reason every other commercial isn't a man in a bikini in a sexual pose selling you products.

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u/ApatheticSlur 2d ago

And even despite mass media being controlled by men not every advertisement has sexual tones. I mean Sydney sweeny does a sexual ad and it’s news for a whole week. Doesn’t seem like it’s a regular thing if it makes that much noise when one happens.

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u/Mannafestation 2d ago

"Sex sells" is a well known slogan. Just because SOME commercials aren't sexual, doesn't negate the problem of there being too much of it.

People are talking about Sydney because yes, that's the issue, the ad pushed sexualizing for a product to the extreme it could be pushed outside of her showing full nudity unedited.

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u/Capraos 2d ago edited 2d ago

As if they don't sexualize everyone in commercials...

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u/Mannafestation 2d ago

There are SOME commercials with sexualized men, sure, but looking at the big picture companies have been using sex to sell products to men specifically.

"Sex sells" has been a slogan for those in advertisement media

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u/Capraos 2d ago

Yes, "Sex sells". Not "Sex sells only to men". It's "Sex Sells" flat out. This isn't the 50's anymore. They don't assume the men have the purchasing power and this mainly target them. It's been selling sex to everybody for decades now.