last class 11.10.10

In class, we got in our groups to discuss how we would present our political satires. My group decided who we will cast in our short acted out scene in class. We then watched advertisements for the rest of class, and I thought it was interesting how ads really do seem to focus more on the name than the product. The add about Old Spice really made me laugh and I thought it was very creative. I liked how the actor spoke to the viewer the entire time and spoke so fast that we had to pay attention to what he was saying. The ad I wanted to show was shown by someone else. And I don't want TV, so it was hard for me to think of a backup advertisement. I did think of one while driving home after class. It is the Dove advertisement with the woman's face being edited in Photoshop. It's so amazing to watch. I wish I would have thought of it when I was in class. Here is the link!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibyAJOSW8U

I love the ad because it proves how women are percieved in the media. People see beauty in a certain way, and it is not even reality. Like the line shown at the end of the commercial, our perception of beauty is distorted. I believe that could be a reason why girls are wearing such skimpy Halloween outfits (to answer what was brought up last class). With the media constantly throwing the "perfect woman" at every magazine stand and on all television screens, computer screens, etc., a lot of woman feel they have to look similar (by downgrading themselves) in order to receieve attention from the world because, after all, people don't know what a true, beautiful woman looks like anyways. I'm sure there may be other reasons why women/girls dress the way they do, but I know the media has a huge impact.

Back to the Dove advertisement, I really like the ads they show in magazines with woman of all sizes and skin colors. They all look content with themselves and this is true beauty--happy, healthy, natural. If the world displayed more of these kinds of women, I often wonder about the positive impact it would make on people. And I have always wondered why the media presents the fake women to us--when/why did this even begin?