And why is it a “trashy hot” woman despite the target audience being 99% young men at the time? This is what I mean. The ad speaks to a target audience that is not on the poster.
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domdanial@reddthat.com 4 months agoThe ad is saying PlayStation is as good as drugs? I’m assuming that the little tabs are supposed to be exctacy or something.
stufkes@lemmy.world 4 months ago
AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Oh, she’s trashy? Why? Please don’t tell us you did not get whooshed by the ad now.
TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Oh, she’s trashy? Why? Please don’t tell us you did not get whooshed by the ad now.
The ad has combined the image of putting tablets on a womans tongue, while also having her in a pose with tongue out that is also used to imply the desire to perform oral sex. This is highlighted by the fact she is looking up, with the camera focused on her face.
That said, I’m guessing here, but I’m sure as hell not going to tell a woman she’s not allowed to be offended by sexualization of another woman to sell Playstations.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
her in a pose with tongue out
Yeah, so you can see the logos forming the pattern of the face buttons on the pills.
This is highlighted by the fact she is looking up, with the camera focused on her face.
becausw she’s getting high, this is really common “being high” imagery. That’s even why it looks slightly sexual: orgasms are just a different kind of high.
but I’m sure as hell not going to tell a woman she’s not allowed to be offended by sexualization of another woman to sell Playstations.
Nobody said she can’t be, they just pointed out her reasoning doesn’t really hold much water, because it doesn’t. People can feel however they want about something, none of us can stop them.
AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world 4 months ago
When i saw this ad, all i thought was ecstasy, rave and playstation. Not “women are sluts” or anything like it. If i didn’t get the reference, i probably would think the same about the ad as her. I don’t think she got the reference, not after her initial comment.
Tongue out with ecstasy on is something you would see at raves. The eyes up is odd i give you that, that’s made to look submissive, and sure there are sexual connotations, advertisers are clever.
But raves were also not some sterile asexual gatherings either. I don’t know.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Ecstasy.
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Exactly
EverythingIsALot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
eccentric
Shardikprime@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Eggcelent
hoss@lemmynsfw.com 4 months ago
Exstacltsy