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The author, Gloria Holmes, realizes that commercials today depict positive messages. She thinks about “the subtle but powerful role that advertising can play to move us forward or backward as a society.” The first advertisement she saw that challenged ideals and standards of beauty was a Target commercial featuring a black plus-sized female in underwear. In addition, a child with a disability was shown. Holmes then notes how times have changed. In the past Benetton, a fashion company, aired an ad with models whose skin tones ranged from milky white to chocolate brown. The company and photographer, Oliviero Toscani, faced many legal actions and boycotts. A similar situation occurred when Cheerios aired an advertisement featuring a biracial family. We now live in a world Holmes calls a “post-Barbie” world. For example, the standard of beauty is no longer being skinny, white, and blonde. Maybe advertisements are changing to acquire bigger audiences but these ads invite reflection and construct a “new normal.”
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Advertisement’s may not be a social change, since it doesn’t mobilize a crowd, but it has the potential to contribute …show more content…
These cuts were to be made in organizations such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of the movement was to reach out to politicians in hopes that they adopt policies consistent with the scientific consensus on climate change, vaccines and other issues. The movement attracted so many people from many different backgrounds. Science and politics don’t always mix but many people were concerned enough about planet Earth and about the advancement of medical health to participate in the
The author, Gloria Holmes, realizes that commercials today depict positive messages. She thinks about “the subtle but powerful role that advertising can play to move us forward or backward as a society.” The first advertisement she saw that challenged ideals and standards of beauty was a Target commercial featuring a black plus-sized female in underwear. In addition, a child with a disability was shown. Holmes then notes how times have changed. In the past Benetton, a fashion company, aired an ad with models whose skin tones ranged from milky white to chocolate brown. The company and photographer, Oliviero Toscani, faced many legal actions and boycotts. A similar situation occurred when Cheerios aired an advertisement featuring a biracial family. We now live in a world Holmes calls a “post-Barbie” world. For example, the standard of beauty is no longer being skinny, white, and blonde. Maybe advertisements are changing to acquire bigger audiences but these ads invite reflection and construct a “new normal.”
Analysis (Connect the Newspaper Article to the Readings, use in-text citations):
Advertisement’s may not be a social change, since it doesn’t mobilize a crowd, but it has the potential to contribute …show more content…
These cuts were to be made in organizations such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of the movement was to reach out to politicians in hopes that they adopt policies consistent with the scientific consensus on climate change, vaccines and other issues. The movement attracted so many people from many different backgrounds. Science and politics don’t always mix but many people were concerned enough about planet Earth and about the advancement of medical health to participate in the