Jean Kilbourne Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt Summary
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In Jean Kilbourne’s article “Two Ways A Woman Can Get Hurt.” she deeply talks about the misuse of gender in advertising. She explains that both men and women are represented in two very different ways when being advertised. When women are advertised they are shown as vulnerable, weak, and most importantly as sex objects. While on the other hand men are portrayed as confident, dominant, and in control. There was one ad in particular that I felt was sending a very bad message to girls of all ages. It was the that had man standing over a girl that was sitting down and the header read “No”. Throughout our lives we were taught to say “no” to anything we didn’t feel comfortable doing. But, advertisements like these brain wash society and especially