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Workshop Offensive Ad

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 1. Describe the offense committed in the ad.

There is a naked woman on the advertisement of a videogame system that is marketed towards children.

 

 2. Explain why you do or don't consider it sexually offensive.

 It is offensive because it objectifies women. It’s not offensive because the nipple and pubic region are covered by the videogame pictures.

 

 3. Where is the socially accepted line between 'erotic suggestiveness' and 'explicit sexuality' in advertising?

 The line between erotic suggestiveness and explicit sexuality was crossed in this           advertisement since the woman is literally naked, nothing is left to the imagination.          Therefore, there is nothing suggestive about it. Perhaps she was wearing a bikini or a sexy

dress, it would qualify as erotic suggestiveness. However, she is completely naked and

screams sex. Therefore, it is too explicit to be suggestive.

 

4. Can an ad feature nudity without erotic suggestiveness or explicit sexuality? Is either ever appropriate in an ad? 

 

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