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This Week on Subliminal Matters

So I hope you're excited to see what I've been up to while I've been away. I have some fun ads to share but I must say to every single visitor thanks for coming back. SM is about to hit 5,000 visitors and I think that most certainly is a milestone. Thanks for the emails and I even had a few comments while I was away which was pretty cool. Although I haven't been posting I've most certainly been collecting and I am buzzing with excitement to share, hope you enjoy!

Friday, 2 March 2012

Sex Sells...not in Australia! directed to take it down

Quote: "A good advertisement is one which sells the product without drawing attention to itself"
                     -David Ogilvy


Subliminal Matters: too much flesh; sex sells; inappropriate; rated extra R; when did creativity and sex become one and the same?; advertisers wouldn't do it if it didn't boost sales.


Location: General Pants poster


Ad Review: Just found this May ad campaign for General Pants and noticed it made the top 10 list for ads most complained about in 2011. What makes this image offensive?: is it the fact that your eyes involuntarily go straight to the black tape and not the jeans? Or, is it the guy's hands undressing her? Or, is it the word sex in caps with an exclamation mark? Or, is it offensive because the hat on her head clearly belongs to a limo driver or a pilot? #thief. Vote and let me know if you find this over the top or not. 

I find it to be a bit in your face, and maybe that's because it is. But, I do have to wonder, would it be so offensive if it were a topless male's image in the pic with blocked out nips. Smile, that image is funny. 

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