Since advertisers know that sex would grab the attention of most people they would advertise products such as food and clothing to different genders, race, and sexualities; however doing so can lead to people having self-esteem problems as well as depression and eating disorders. ... People begin having eating disorders once they begin to think their sexuality is not good enough for their significant other or for themselves. The danger of advertising should be made clear to the public it is not only creating a photo shopped ideal women but it is leading people to having a serious eating condi...

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People think the phrase "sex sells" says its all, but does it? Weichselbaum and Buttriss (2001) say that healthy eating and being physical are particularly important for children. ... But what they do not realize is that not even the people in televisions or in ads look the way they do in real life. ... Not exactly the healthiest thing a kid still growing should eat (Weichselbaum, 2011). ... Now advertising is gendering food that women should eat yogurt and diet cereal and chocolate, while men eat the big greasy burgers with a side of fries and beer. ...

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As individuals are growing up, they face many tribulations with what is known as body dissatisfaction because they are afraid of not being like those people portrayed through the media. ... Cohen in the article "Media Exposure and the Subsequent Effects on Body Dissatisfaction, Disordered Eating, and Drive for Thinness: A Review of the Current Research," throughout the years (58). ... An abundant amount of individuals are known for developing eating disorders when they have a negative body image. ... Photoshop is used to either enhance individual's physical appearance or to make...

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The Subway's website provide the chances that allow people send the application form to apply for Subway franchise. People elsewhere in the world who have interest to buy Subway franchise can apply online. ... When Subways enters a new market, they take into account of the brand awareness and the potential customers" eating preferences and customs, to avoid the resistance of the resident. ... Subway has had to educate consumers about this uniquely American product in some country where people are not used to eating sandwiches. ...

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The advertisers of the referenced image use a, "if you eat this product, then you get this result" sort-of comparison when describing both of the women and both of the food bars. ... This type of advertising appeals to a lot of people, since many Americans are pursuing physical fitness or have the need to pursue physical fitness. ... People want to look sexy and attractive, and we measure our physical appearance based on comparisons against the sexual attractiveness portrayed by social media. ... This advertisement is effective in arguing that by eating a protein bar, the consumpti...

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In the article, "Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders," written by Emily Fox-Kales compares the beauty ideal between certain celebrities of today and the past. ... Because everyone in society, seemed to like these kind of people, beautiful and slim. ... Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating patterns have been found to be an especially prevalent issue in adolescent and college females (Morris, Katzman, 2003). ... Not surprisingly, disturbed body image is one of the main precursors for disordered eating and dieting in adolescent and young adult girls (Dohnt & Tiggemann,...

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Some people think that advertising contributes to community by giving a knowledge of standards of quality and cost and thus people become more appreciative of a good thing. ... First of all, advertisements damage children's eating habits and thus cause unhealthy nutrition. ... Children continue to eat while watching food advertisements and thus they get calories involuntarily. In addition to eating habits and unhealthy nutrition, children always emulate new things because of advertisements and they cannot contented with what they have. ... Furthermore, many people think that advertisers t...

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Detour's advertisement is attempting to showcase that woman can achieve the perfect body by eating their product. If looked at closely the woman in the ad has breast augmentation which is not something that can be produced by eating protein bars. ... Instead, it proposes that eating the protein bar will have any woman having a body like the woman in the ad. ... In False beauty in advertising and the pressure to look "good" written by Jo Swinson for CNN she states that "one study found that one in four people is depressed about their body another found that almost a third o...

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Yet many people might not be aware of the impact it has on us. ... Ads that are frequently seen and heard are most likely _____ in the minds of the people. And our choices in the products and services that we patronize like the food that we eat, the clothes that we wear and the car that we drive and generally all the products that we consume are influenced and affected by their appeal created by advertisements. ...

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This can lead to unhealthy eating habits as evidenced by today's youth obesity epidemic. ... It is inappropriate for the government to tell citizens what foods to eat, but the government should be protecting consumers from the advertising that lures them into making unhealthy choices. ... Perhaps there are better ways the government can help, until then people need to make educated choices....

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This is because the models have a Hollywood or ideal beauty to them, meaning that their beauty is forged from Photoshopping, plastic surgery, makeup, and/or eating disorders. ... It is common for models and celebrities to have a below average body mass index from surgery, eating disorders, or extreme dieting. ... This self-run system is powerful and effective for the bettering of the people. The United States constitutions begins with the words, "We the people" therefore it should improve advertising regulations because it is for the people's benefit of not misleading them. ......

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This androcentric view of a woman, measured only by her ability to stimulate and satisfy the male's sexual appetite, continues to perpetuate three specific aspects of our modern Western society: male's dominance over females, the phenomenon of eating disorders among women and the increased amount of violence against women. ... A result of the exploitation of the female physical appearance is the epidemic amount of women with eating disorders. ... Nearly one million American women yearly have some form of an eating disorder, and begin the starvation rituals early in life. ... It ...

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The real question is why do people feel the need to make themselves so close to "perfection"? ... This in turn resulted in depression and anxiety over the way their body looks, destroying their self-esteem and confidence resulting in eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. ... I had people sit me down and say, 'You're going to die if you don't take care of yourself.' ... We care about you too much, and we've seen too many people do this,' and I just started bawling. ... They turn to extreme destructive behaviors to take the pain away of feeling s...

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Items bought by people who want nothing but the best for themselves. ... It was a story, people became familiar with the characters and with this familiarity people trust the product and its values. ... By using easily recognised imagery it takes something people know (the name of the product and stylish layout) so they will take notice and alert the viewer to a serious issue, something the person wasn't thinking about when they first see the advert. ... Ad busters wanted to highlight the fact that Calvin Klein was selling this "perfect body" image along with the product, many people ...

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Photoshop has become such a global issue that people are starting to question if the use of Photoshop is even worth it. ... People fail to realize the actual truth behind the use of Photoshop editing software by believing that everything they see is pure reality, but it is not. ... Females develop insecurities from Photoshop editing software that lead to bulimia and eating disorders. ... In a newspaper article it stated, "A growing number of readers were now asking to see a real world, made of real people" (Tuohy 2). ... People in the world need to witness reality because their stand...

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For instance, the status of overweight people today, represents polar opposite values in comparison to previous generations. ... Many of the women appearing in the public eye, and serving as models for the ideal women, actually are unhealthy; in many cases, leading to eating disorders such as bulimia. As a result, eating disorders are trendier than ever, currently ranking at it's highest percentage ever; indicating a significant influence from media on society. ... Technology's role in society continued to evolve; severely altering the consciousness and lifestyles which people ha...

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Inherent in this targeting, especially of the very young, are the advertisers fostering the youth's loyalty to foods, creating among the children a loss of individuality and self-sufficiency, denying them the ability to explore and create but instead often encouraging poor health habits assimilated from eating fast food. ... Most people in society recognize that advertising directed towards children is excessive, manipulative and unfairly takes advantage of children (Kunkel 60). ... Their position is stated as the following: Parents rather than children should determine what children s...

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" For the most part their campaigns depict people, recently from various backgrounds, enjoying their products, with individualized, repeated concepts for each brand. For example, the use of personification via animation of the KISSES line, followed by a couple frames at the end of the commercial showing people eating them with smiles on their faces. ... The most recent commercial depicts people of various backgrounds in different frames, a trend it follows with most of its clients, enjoying the company's product while verbally relating it to leisure activities. ... The ads work, they...

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Advertisers have increased their earnings from $20 billion in 1979 to $180 billion in 1999, which only caused more advertisements to be displayed and more people to become influenced by them (Killing Us Softly). ... The pressure to conform to the provocateur image can result in depression, eating disorders, and poor academic performance." ( Cortese 76) Corporations may argue that their advertisements are not to blame for their children's decisions, rather it is their parent's fault and they should be responsible for what their kids choose to do. ...

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In advertisements, both male and female genders are told what to drink, what to eat, what to wear, how to act, and even what to think. ... A stereotype is a preconceived or oversimplified generalization about an entire group of people without regard for their individual differences[ CITATION Schmidt l 1033 ]. ... These stereotypes are also never completely accurate, however many people choose to believe what the media has outlined to be the typical male or female gender role. ... The more people these ads reach the further the oppression spreads. ...

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Messages played backwards have the ability to be recognized, but they have never had influential capabilities over people. ... However, there is no information that proves that people are able to learn new ideas through their subconscious state of mind. ... (Taylor, Communication 56, 59) The subliminal advertisements took place in a movie theater located in Fort Lee, New Jersey where the phrases, "Drink Coca-Cola" and "Eat Popcorn" flashed on the screen while the movie was playing. More than 45,000 people were in attendance for the six weeks the experiment took place. ... People believed...

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People are, on a daily basis, bombarded by images of products, catchy jingles, and attention-getting slogans. ... People are always aware of the images that surrounds them therefore it can be said that advertising has evolved and is now imbedded into a culture known as pop culture. ...advertising has a cumulative effect on the culture that runs far deeper than the slogans and images it render familiar or even popular. ... It depicts a world of unbounded pleasure and abundance, inhibited by remarkably, comely, good-humoured, and articulate people who existing a single dimension, ...

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