Watching those virginia slims commercials, the whole time i was just thinking that the man narrating the story was just saying "here ladies, have another way to be different from men," by pointing out that the feminine cigarettes were far more superior than those silly bulky male cigarettes...while at the same time saying, "it's ok, we'll let you be just like us now," inviting women into the male society...irony? It seemed to me that the image being projected to women seeing these comercials were supposed to be these dainty, gorgeous ladies. The male narrator (emphasis on male) even pointed out that the cigarettes were long and slim, suggesting that those women should be tall and slender, just like the women modeling the product... though all of the rights activists may have made a huge impact in society, I can't help but notice that it seemed that their lives were still being dictated to them subliminally by men. So the question I'm asking is, did the rights activists really make as big of a difference as they thought they did?
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interesting, i think that the activists really had no impact and rarely do it seems there are countless activists groups for various causes and rarely do they make an impact.
I did not even think that by saying that the "slim" cigarettes were a referring to the idea that women need to be skinny. that is a interesting and unique common.
Linzer,
What a great observation! "Separate but Equal", anyone? Sure does seem ironic.
As for the women's rights activists, don't let a corporate advertising campaign limit your views on them. Think of the great strides women have made in so many other arenas. See Kathleen's post for more info.
I like this because their are truly a lot of different readings you can get. Harly has a valid point when saying that assuming that "slim" is making a reference to weight but your blog is very mind opening.
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