This one, a pair with Gwen’s earlier contribution (here), actually takes a little decoding, and so might be useful to get discussion going in a classroom:
If parentheses = suppressed text, then these parentheses = suppressed speech and, of course, the best way to be liberated from suppression is Botox… not speaking your mind.
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Sociological Images » ADVERTISING WITH OBAMA — January 20, 2009
[...] feminist efforts to attain social justice for women (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here). Like many of the “feminist” ads, these ads seem to be genuinely [...]
Sociological Images » “THE SMOKING FEMINIST” — March 6, 2009
[...] in co-opting feminism: make-up, more make-up and, of course, botox; cars and bras; more cigarettes; cleaning products, eyeglasses, and pants; diamond rings; credit [...]
“You’ve Got Your Own Cigarette Now, Baby!” » Sociological Images — November 29, 2009
[...] see these posts using feminism to sell guns (here and here), beauty products (here and here), botox, diamond rings, cars and credit cards, cars and bras, pornography, cleaning products, panties, and [...]
“WHAT DOES THE EMANCIPATION OF AMERICAN WOMEN MEAN TO YOU?” » Sociological Images — November 29, 2009
[...] contemporary examples, see these posts on make up (here and here), botox, cigarettes (here and here), right-hand diamond rings, cooking and cleaning products, fashion, and [...]
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