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February 11, 2008
Visual Rhetoric
Visual Rhetoric is an interesting concept to me. I probably watch more TV than anyone in class. If I had to estimate, I would say on average, I probably watch between 4 and 5 hours per day. I am constantly being bombarded with it. In Romaine's article "Advertising Gender," she argues very intensely about how these advertisements are objectifying women. This may be true that they are exploiting women's bodies in order to sell products, but I personally don't think that seeing women represented in this way makes me think of them as less human. This could just be me, but I doubt it. I just feel that people make much to big a deal about something that is not really an issue. I mean, sure, a company can go too far with it so that it could be really offensive, but usually these types of ads are only in places where mature adult males would see them. Oh well, that's just my opinion.
Posted by btrues at February 11, 2008 09:48 PM
Comments
This topic could possibly be exaggerated a little but at the same time since you are a male, it is harder for you to assess the effects that are created by such ads. Honestly, if these ads are to affect anyone it would be younger girls who are still being socialized. But its hard to tell if these sexist ads really have an effect on females.
Posted by: zmerissa at February 18, 2008 06:01 PM
I wonder, too, about the differences in the impact of these ideas from the readings in TV vs. print ads . TV moves quickly, frame to frame...yet, you spend hours watching it.
Posted by: lauraaw at February 18, 2008 09:31 PM
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