Advertisements are a form of art that casts a shade of light on products.In order stand out, companies attract consumers by forming generalizations, ex Beauty products or certain beverages…Products like these influence the minds of culture and define what is the social norm for behavior. These products listed are wrongdoers of the advertising system by forcing gender roles and asserting claims that are false but purporting them as truth.
In the Dr.Pepper 10 commercial , a Brawny, tough as nails man, is in the woods, completing strenuous activities such as cutting down trees, and capturing fish with his hands.Once finishes picking up “trees”, he picks up a can and claims “just for men”. Another commercial from Dr. Pepper 10 is one in which a male that is in an action movie is completing the impossible and riding down a cliff at the end of the commercial it claims that the drink is not for women. In both ads women are looked down upon and don’t have the masculinity to drink the can. I feel we as a society are so advanced that assigning gender to drinks is childish and definitely offensive to women everywhere. …show more content…
These products have a major downfall, due to their stereotypical views of how society is and their gender roles. Since we were children, men have been portrayed as adventurous and brusque, while females have passive and beautiful. These advertisements that portray these views shape the mind of a child who is barely advanced to form their opinions about a certain topic. Products like Hot Wheels, who advertise only to boys, and Bratz who advertise only to girls control the social spectrum of how a child is suppose to behave, in turn creates gender roles, in where a boy is to act a certain way while a girl is to act the
In the Dr.Pepper 10 commercial , a Brawny, tough as nails man, is in the woods, completing strenuous activities such as cutting down trees, and capturing fish with his hands.Once finishes picking up “trees”, he picks up a can and claims “just for men”. Another commercial from Dr. Pepper 10 is one in which a male that is in an action movie is completing the impossible and riding down a cliff at the end of the commercial it claims that the drink is not for women. In both ads women are looked down upon and don’t have the masculinity to drink the can. I feel we as a society are so advanced that assigning gender to drinks is childish and definitely offensive to women everywhere. …show more content…
These products have a major downfall, due to their stereotypical views of how society is and their gender roles. Since we were children, men have been portrayed as adventurous and brusque, while females have passive and beautiful. These advertisements that portray these views shape the mind of a child who is barely advanced to form their opinions about a certain topic. Products like Hot Wheels, who advertise only to boys, and Bratz who advertise only to girls control the social spectrum of how a child is suppose to behave, in turn creates gender roles, in where a boy is to act a certain way while a girl is to act the