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Would You Describe Yourself as Beautiful?

November 5, 2018February 14, 2021 Olivia Regalia

After completing worldwide research, Dove found that few women view themselves as beautiful. Over 12 years ago Dove created a commercial called Evolution to target advertisements, one of the top contributors to poor self image at the time. This commercial shocked an overwhelming number of viewers who contributed to the

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Controversial Dove Commercial

March 25, 2018February 14, 2021 ruben garcia

There are so many types of products that we are exposed to everyday. Big brands like Dove often try and think out of the box in order to grab more people attention. In addition, they try and think out of the box in order to have people distinguish them from

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Controversial H&M hoodie ad not racist, parents say

March 22, 2018February 14, 2021 Kelcey Woodson

There was a huge controversy over a green hoodie that was sold for 7.99 with the words“Coolest Monkey in the Jungle.” The problem is there was an African American boy that was modeling the shirt for them. The problem was not the words on the hoodie but it was the

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Controversial Shea Moisture Product Commercial April 2017

March 18, 2018February 14, 2021 Kelcey Woodson

There was a huge controversy with the brand Shae Moisture due to the commercial they came out with. The commercial consisted of one black woman and two white women in it. The black woman stated that she was bullied as a child and people would throw stuff in her hair.

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The Power in Political Posters

December 2, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Today the internet allows for political messages and movements to be spread throughout our nation and even the world almost instantly. With the rise in twitter hashtags seem to replace what used to be political posters and are used to show support and spread messages. For instance with all of

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Violent Fashion Advertisements

December 1, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Fashion Industries seem to do anything they can for a little attention. Between the “Sexy Omish teen” and the “Goth male widow” trends that appeared at Coachella Music Festival, the ‘art’ aspect of fashion becomes more absurd with time. The romanticization of the beating/ murder of women in photography, however,

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Street Artists Put Climate Change Hypocrites in Their Place

December 1, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

This year during the COP21 United Nations climate change conference in Paris, art activists in the city decided to use street art and performances to protest climate change and corporate sponsorship of the conference. The reasoning for this is the fact the sponsors for the event are, in reality, adding

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Brandalism’s 600 Fake Advertisements

November 30, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

The United Nations conference on climate change has begun in Paris. The conference starts today, November 30 to December 11 and involves over 150 heads of State and Government. This is the 21st conference and the subject of the conference is about plans on stopping Greenhouse Gas emission and creating

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High Fashion that Incorporates Sexual Violence

November 29, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

In the world of fashion photography, there seems to be a trend of including sexual violence. Photographs from high end companies that feature abuse towards models are becoming more and more common. For what reason, we can’t be entirely sure. This is obviously wrong, but I’d like to dive into

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Ill-Planned Nazi Adverts for Phillip K. Dick Show

November 27, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Recently, Amazon released an episodic adaptation of Phillip K. Dick’s novel The Man in the High Castle through their TV streaming service. The show, like the book on which it is based, follows the fate of an alternate United States taken over by the Axis powers following the Second World

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