This ad from 2000 (found here) is an opportunity to differentiate between types of objectification, in its most literal sense. Instead of making a product into the shape of a woman (see here and here), the woman is made into the product.

See also this post on where there’s a similar example in which a woman’s curves are meant to reflect the curves of a kitchen counter, this one in which a woman is made into a glass of beer, and, to a slightly lesser extent, this ad in which a white and black woman are used to represent a boring and tasty beverage respectively.
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Lisa Wade is a professor of sociology at Occidental College. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
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AnimeGen — June 10, 2026
This is a really thought-provoking analysis of objectification. It makes you think about how we consume and perceive things, even in seemingly unrelated areas. Speaking of creation, have you seen the capabilities of AI Anime Video Generator? It's quite a different kind of production!