Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Advertisement or reality

Don't get what the big fuss about the new VS ad is about. To me, if anything, it shows their hard work and determination to get that dream body. Whether its attainable, or whether you have the drive to attain that body, or whether you are genetically blessed to attain that body, is an entirely different story. Sure, it might promote unhealthy obsession over being slim, or promote a certain body image.. but can't people tell this is all part of advertising?

Advertising is meant to be putting up a pretty front, isn't it? Employ the best look to represent your product. Food in restaurant menus and TV adverts are painted over and waxed to give them that extra glow and look tantalising. I mean, do you really believe a Burger King burger looks like that? And yet, despite what we see on TV, we still go to Burger King, get a burger that looks really a far cry from the advertisement, and we just be like "okay, that's just an advert". And eat it all the same.

So why does human advertisement need to be different? When it comes to people, why does society point fingers and judge? Why do we put unnecessary pressure on girls to be model thin, but not demand our burgers to be poster-perfect? 


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