Fannar Þór Guðmundsson sent in a photograph that he took a few years back in his hometown of Reykjavík, Iceland. The simple street, the mundane household items for sale, and the elderly couple contrast starkly with the lingerie-clad models with their come hither looks. They contrast starkly, that is, if you are not already inured to the fact that such images are absolutely everywhere.
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Lisa Wade is a professor of sociology at Occidental College. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
