In many countries both “cultural” and “sexual” scripts are utilized. For instance, in Iraq women are expected to dress in clothing that does not show off their skin in any way, and it is considered a sign of respect. The men are considered the “leaders” of their household. That is how it has been for centuries, so therefore that would be considered their culture. “Sexual” scripts are also found in many civilizations. Men are portrayed as masculine, leaders, or lazy. Women are considered to be the weaker sex and are supposed to be submissive, the homemaker, and the mother.

As I was looking through magazines, I noticed how girls/women are shown in advertisements. There are mostly two ways that wom

en are shown in the commercials, and magazine ads. One way is the woman being very seductive, sexy, and sometimes-even skanky, meaning that they have a certain look on their face, or they are showing the several inches of skin. For example, there was one advertisement in Glamour magazine from Foley’s department store. The picture had a naked woman looking into a mirror with only a gold necklace on. The slogan stated, “You’re not fully dressed without beautiful gold jewelry” (Glamour Magazine). Now, personally, I think they could have done some other type of picture to get that particular point across. That statement also implies that women are vein and have to have material things to feel beautiful, or feel good about themselves. A second ad by Elizabeth Arden, had a picture of Catherine Zeta Jones in a skimpy red dress, looking at the camera seductively with the statement, “Seduction and entrapment equals drama”(Cosmopolitan Magazine). I think that statement implies that women are manipulating and very dramatic about everything. The ad was for perfume, but why does perfume need to be “dramatic” or “entrapping”? Ads are always trying to convince us to buy things, by telling us if we spend our money we’l

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