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Sexualisation of women in advertising
Rationale of the Written Task ( Part 2)
The purpose of this written task is to provide a viewpoint concerning the sexualisation of women in Western media and to simultaneously inform the audience about the negative some of the negative aspects of sexist media. The opinion column evinces a critical view towards sexist media. The written task analyzes one Burger King ’s advertisement and discusses in depth the reasons as to why the commercial is problematic and in specific sexist.
The intended audience of the piece is teenagers and adults, as the purpose is to inform and provide an opinion on a troubling media phenomenon . However , the primary targeted demographic of the opinion column is women. The context of this written task is Western advertising and in general the 21st century’s media, as sexist media predominates throughout many areas of the world.
Monday, October 28, 2013 THE DAILY NEWS
Dear women around the world,
I would like to share my thoughts with you about something that has been an issue in our society for too long.


Are you not tired of us being portrayed only as sex objects, stupid, helpless and only necessary as housewives, who cannot survive without a man?
Well, I am and I think it is time to take real action about this problem! We can’t let the advertisers carry on without any moral responsibility. I understand that we live in a very sexualized world, which means subsequently that sexual content dominates in media. Due to this, we often just attempt to ignore sexist commercials . This is a huge mistake however! This kind of attitude will maintain the sexism in advertisements .
An additional aspect of advertisements that strongly disturbs me is that the inclusion of only stereotypically beautiful women who are mainly attractive in men’s eyes . Have you not noticed that? You definitely have as it can be seen everywhere! The casting decisions made in commercials tremendously affect the young female audience reading this type of media, leading to the lowering of their self- esteem . Sadly this phenomenon can result in health problems. The Harvard Eating Disorders Center reports that 80% of women wake up each morning feeling depressed about their appearance (Johnston, 2004, paragraph 15). I have no doubt that persuasive media play a huge role in this unfortunately high percentage number.
One of the commercials that I am sure many of you have already seen is the following one: Monday, October 28, 2013 THE DAILY NEWS
http://www.defactual.com/marxism-still-relevant/
This commercial is a perfect example of the sexism previously discussed.
The visual and written texts were produced by the fast food company Burger King. On the left the photo contains a young woman , with her mouth open . Her appearance clearly also plays a role in the effort to sell Burger King’s meal . Note not particularly intelligent. Adjacent to her mouth there is a sandwich that Burger King tries to sell through this add. The logo in the upper right hand corner is much smaller than the hamburger , the product being sold and the woman’s lips , which further emphasizes that sex is being used to sell as a woman’s bright red lips are associated with sex. Notice that the woman is not in the middle , which is due to the reason that she is portrayed not as important as the sandwich. Underneath the sandwich and the woman are large capitalized, white letters that immediately draw the readers’ attention - “It’ll blow your mind away ,” reads the text. The first words “It’ll blow” are in a very large font as the “It” refers to the hamburger. This diction “blow” obviously references explicit sexual act. Furthermore , the fact that the hamburger is shown in front of a woman’s open mouth, further emphasizes the sexual message portrayed in the written text. The shape of the hamburger also reinforces the sexual context of the commercial. The hamburger is phallic-shaped which highlights the sexual nature of the act conveyed as is the placement of the hamburger entering the woman’s mouth. In addition , the reader of the text sees this sexualized act from the side angle, which further underscores the sexualisation of the sandwich. As a woman I am extremely offended and disgusted at the depiction of a woman in this way in order to sell a hamburger. I believe that Burger King definitely crossed the morality line with this advertisement.
Monday, October 28, 2013 THE DAILY NEWS
Burger King’s commercial is just one out of thousands of examples of sexist media that exist around the world. As aforementioned these commercials diminish teenage girls ’ self-esteem. Not only do these ads affect females, they also have a large role in influencing young boys , whose values and understandings in life are not yet fully developed . Sexist marketing, such as Burger King’s, have a tremendous impact in shaping teenagers’ values in life. When I first encountered this repulsive text, I happened to be standing next to a group of 13-14 year old boys who were also looking at Burger King’s commercial. To my surprise their opinion differed greatly as they didn’t find the advertisement revolting at all! In fact they found it clever and funny. This was the moment when I felt that writing this opinion column is simply essential. I believe that there are crucial problems in our society when a young teenage boy looks at these sexist adds, like Burger King’s and thinks that it is normal and acceptable to be that disrespectful towards women. That kind of thinking might result in males ’ sexism and demeaning behavior toward women.
I wrote this opinion column to open our collective eyes about the sexualisation of women in commercials and to ring the proverbial alarm in regards to sexism in media. Also, we must be aware of the impact of the media on teenagers’ minds and values and raise their awareness of the deplorable depictions of women in commercials. Unfortunately my voice is too small to change that immense of an issue, but if more people start treating this problem as the dangerous threat that it is, then perhaps readers of these texts would be savvier to the deleterious nature of these advertisements.
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Bibliography
Johnston, Jessica . "Eating Disorders." Socialistworld.net. Justice, Journal of Socialist Alternative , 17 Oct. 2004. Web. 10 Nov. 2013. .
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