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To: Elroy who wrote (235923)	7/10/2007 12:00:28 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (3) of 281500

No it's not a far cry. I think the commercialization of sex is a negative for women- it's a negative for men too, since it creates a false reality. What is problematic? women are depicted, frequently, as receptive objects. Women are draped naked or nearly naked over cars, to sell cars, over beaches, to sell vacations, over men with drinks, to sell drinks- what is the message? Buy this and you'll get the chick included. IMO subliminally this creates the message that men are somehow entitled to women. Interestingly this has probably always been somewhat of a problem for women, but I think this sort of advertising increases the problem that already exists. Now you can argue that there is nothing wrong with using women as objects to sell things, but the objectification of people for profit bothers me- especially when women are often stripped to expose breasts and buttocks. IF women were visually stimulated I wouldn't think it was any more healthy for men to be draped over cars in tight speedos- but since women generally aren't visually stimulated we don't see a lot of that- except in print ads aimed at gay men.

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