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Love in an Elevator

Serving to fuel this mysterious vibe, the advertisers show only his backside and part of his face. Them not showing much of him makes him seem to be an object not a person.
             The clothes that she is dressed in gives her a "party girl" or "bar slut" sort of style. She is dressed in a black tube top and a short zebra print skirt that is shredded at the bottom. Her skirt gives the suggestion of exotic animal instinct and the loss of control. I think the concept that she is wearing more black than white means that she is less innocent than some might think. Adding to her naughty appearance is the fact that she is alone in an elevator with some guy. He has her pushed up against the wall with his body pressed close to hers. He is kissing on her ear and neck. She is showing relentless signs of submission through her body language and facial expressions. She has one arm around him and one of her legs in between his legs. The look on her face is saying she doesn't mind what he is doing to her. At the bottom of the page it reads "stop button classic," implying their attraction towards each other is so intense they couldn't wait for the elevator to reach their floor, they had to stop it themselves. .
             There are a few issues that arise in this advertisement. The first issue that came to my attention was the ethnicity of the models in this ad. As I said earlier he is black and she is not. With the history of racial tension in the United States this could be looked upon as controversial. It is unclear as to whether they are a couple or if they have just met and decided to have a .
             fling in an elevator. These sexual ideas could raise the question: "Is Reebok promoting casual and unsafe sex?" .
             As I was flipping through the magazine this ad caught my eye because of the dramatic appearance the ad illustrates. The suggestion of a biracial couple also grabbed my attention. The idea that they are representing two ethnicities is trendy, but they aren't necessarily being represented in a good manner.


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