Essays on Jean Kilbourne

Sexism is still prevalent amongst us as it was in the historical eras where women did not possess much value in the society. The practice has now shifted to media and technology through advertising and films that outline the expectations the world has concerning the females. Jean Kilbourne has been at the forefront of disrobing the tactics that advertisements utilize that continue to shatter the respect and value of womanhood. This essay conceptualizes on the primary ideas that Jean Kilbourne presents in her documentary titled Killing Us Softly. For years, females have strived to earn their equal and rightful ...

Jean Kilbourne, an American author famous for her exposé about the portrayal of media concerning women. On her advertisement entitled Killing Us Softly, Kilbourne enumerates the ways on how women are portrayed in the media especially in the field of advertising. In order to attract consumers, advertising companies create various propagandas to make their client’s products stand out on the competitive market. Kilbourne stated in her argument that most products presented in various advertisements sell not only the product itself but also the values in the featured ad. “They sell values, they sell images and concepts of love ...

Poem and Poem Analysis on Femininity

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The Beautiful Thing Object, that’s what It is Dismembered, molded – plastic Beautifuluntil It isn’t The existence of a stain is Its sin It is a docile body But It made itself ideal Choice however Oh how funny! Oh the irony! Do you know the story? It thinks it made the decision! Far from the truth Delusional object, that thing is The thing is cold to the touch As sinister as the carefully painted lips But who painted ...

It has been noted that TV commercials have biased representation of gender; majorly favoring the males. These commercials promote heteronormative and sex-role stereotypes, which are Packwood and Merskin, argue in their article “Having it His Way: the Construction of Masculinity in Fast-Food TV Advertising” (Packwood, & Merskin, p. 456) to be as unhealthy as the fast food themselves. In Jean Kilbourne’s article “Two Ways a Woman can get Hurt: Advertising and Violence,” she describes how advertising and violence has defined sexism. For a very long time, advertising in the United States and other nations has played a very important role in how ...

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It has been noted that Fast Food TV commercials have biased representation of gender; majorly favoring the males. These commercials promote heteronormative and sex-role stereotypes, which are Packwood and Merskin, argue in their article “Having it His Way: the Construction of Masculinity in Fast-Food TV Advertising” (Packwood, & Merskin, p. 456) to be as unhealthy as the fast food themselves. Most of the fast food TV commercials represent men as heterosexuals, which imply that the fast food ads aimed towards such male members of the society. On the other hand, critics argue that such ads present women as the weaker ...

In Jean Kilbourne’s article “Two Ways a Woman can get Hurt: Advertising and Violence,” she describes how advertising and violence has defined sexism. For a very long time, advertising in the United States and other nations has played a very important role in how people identify themselves in relation to their culture and the other cultures of the world. Advertisements shape the decision making of potential customers in terms of they should invest their funds on them, the way they should dress, and most importantly, the mindset that they should have in order to prosper. Advertisements introduce new products, inform customers ...

Gender Role in Media Gender is defined by the different roles and anticipation that a society assigns to males and females. However, gender is also sidelined towards human sexuality as to female and males ascribed by biological differences in boys and girls. The media’s portrayal of gender is a little bit different. Much of what media perceive to be gender must be tagged to feminism. Print media such as news papers and magazines as well as journals and periodicals look at gender representation from a different perspective. Similarly, audiovisual media that include televisions and radio stations follow the same path. ...

I. Introduction Jean Kilbourne is a media analyst who was recently featured in the New York Times Magazine as one of the three most popular lecturers on college campus. She became famous for her 1979 film “Killing Us Softly”, as she raised public consciousness about social issues that affect young women. One of her remarkable work includes conducting research on advertising of women’s image, alcoholism, nicotine addiction and eating disorders. In order to send her message across, she creates videos and slide shows which are designed to aid her audience become critical consumers of advertising. She was born ...