Sex is in Session

Welcome! This blog is solely dedicated to exploring the prevalence of sex in the media, from a variety of different sources. Throughout the blog, we continue to analyze the evolution of sexual messages over time and the consequences these changes may have on the public. While sex has always been a part of society, its presence has evolved greatly. We believe that our country is currently bombarded by sex from virtually every media outlet, which may have very detrimental effects on young women. The almost unavoidable exposure to sexual material could cause young women to develop a skewed idea about what is acceptable in terms of sex. We fear that this may contribute to rising rates of teen pregnancy, and the transfer of STDs. While you browse through the following posts, please feel free to utilize the comment section in order to join our discussion. Tell us what you think!







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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

BMWhat Are You Thinking?

http://www.funnyhub.com/pictures/pages/bmw-face-advertisement.html

This ad is also disturbing.  It’s disturbing not only from the aspect of being an overly sexual advertisement, but it also has very sexist themes.  The woman has her face replaced with a picture of a car.  This could be an attempt to suggest that buying/driving this car is like having sex with a beautiful woman.  There is no need for this sort of comparison.  It makes no legitimate claim as to why you should buy this product, but is instead rather crude.  The sexist portion of this ad comes from the fact that the woman’s face is covered.  By doing this, the woman’s identity is withdrawn and she is being represented as an object of lust.
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