Antifeminism And Condoned Violence In Sherriff's Advertising

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According to the Sherriff, his campaign manager and the shopping center, the ad was done for charity, it was not intended to insult or demean anyone in anyway. I think its safe to say that different people can interpret an ad or picture in their own way. Clearly the woman’s organization was shocked and claimed that the ad was negative toward women and condoned violence. Opposing candidate also criticized the Sherriff and viewed the ad as being antifeminist and a vivid expression of sexual bondage. The ad was not intended to send out a sexual vibe, but many individuals took it that way. In the ad if the roles were reversed and the male was in handcuff, I don’t believe that there would have been such a big altercation.

People can easily misinterpret

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