Category Archives: Advertising

A Tale of Two (Ad) Campaigns

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For a while, the mega-global corporation, Unilever — owner of Dove beauty products — spoke thoughtfully to the world’s women. The 13-year-long “Real Beauty” campaign that began in the early ’90s aimed to “change the conversation” about gender by presenting women of many colors, sizes, and body shapes in its ads

Advertising, Body diversity, Business ethics, Corporate ethics, Current Issues, Diversity, Dove, Feminism, Gender equity, General Mills, Intersectionality, Social justice, Social Shaping of Bodily Experience, Unilever, Women, Women's issues Read more

Are We Stuck in the ‘Fifties?

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This set of fourteen offensively sexist ads from the 1950s is so over-the-top, it’s easy to dismiss them, relegating them to a “Thank goodness we’re beyond this and have made some progress” trash bin. But many of the recent comments added to a website that uploaded the ads suggest otherwise.

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