Click here and scroll down for a map showing the number and % of Muslims in various European countries. From NPR.
An ad for a floral shop: “He chose her. She chose us.”
Found in Zions Bank Community magazine, January/February 2008 issue.
This is an ad for Tao Asian bistro and nightclub in Las Vegas. The tagline is “Always a happy ending.” Note the naked woman’s body with the presumably Chinese characters on her. And of course a “happy ending” is often associated with Asian massage parlors…
These are Italian candies with chocolate inside. You can read a description of them here (scroll down the page quite a bit). I’m not sure what the point of the shiny dot on the forehead is.
Thanks to Denise H. for finding this image! 
NEW! Kathleen T. sent in this photo she took in Segovia, Spain, of a popsicle that had a stereotypical Asian figure on it:
Notice that the “Asian” face is in the shape of a lemon; Kathleen suggested that the idea might be “lemon = yellow = Asian.”
Gwen Sharp is an associate professor of sociology at Nevada State College. You can follow her on Twitter at @gwensharpnv.
I came upon this series of ads in a local Las Vegas magazine (although I’ve forgotten which one; sorry). The first two images were at the front of the magazine.
I turned to page 13 to see what this super-skinny, barely-dressed woman was being used to sell.
Note the very passive positioning of the model–she looks like she’s about to faint, or maybe is in the act of fainting. And the background on the other two images appears to be gold satin–evoking satin sheets, perhaps?
Here is an ad, from Metropolitan Home magazine, from a home decorating magazine that uses a woman’s body to sell blinds:
Scott W. sent us this website selling condominiums in northern Boston. Here are a couple screenshots of the completely gratuitous use of a sexy woman and implicit sex:
NEW! Sharon G. sent us a photo of a billboard in Tel Aviv with the copy “Go all the way.” It’s selling kitchen remodeling (see the website here):
See more posts using sex (with women) to sell homes, see here.
Ad for men’s slacks. Thanks to Dorotha for finding it here.
Here’s the text:
“Though she was a tiger lady, our hero didn’t have to fire a shot to floor her. After one look at his Mr. Leggs slacks, she was ready to have him walk all over her. That noble styling sure soothes the savage heart! If you’d like your own doll-to-doll carpeting, hunt up a pair of these he-man Mr. Leggs slacks. Such as our new automatic wash wear blend of 65% “Dacron” and 35% rayon—incomparably wrinkle-resistant. About $12.95 at plush-carpeted stores.”
Here is a link to a book called I Love It When You Talk Clean to Me: Porn for Women, published by the Cambridge Women’s Pornography Cooperative.
Text: “Ooh look, the NFL playoffs are today. I bet we’ll have no trouble parking at the crafts fair.”
Text: “As soon as I finish the laundry, I’ll do the grocery shopping. And I’ll take the kids with me so you can relax.”
Text: “Why don’t I get a minivan, love, so you can drive something fun.”
Thanks, Jessica C.!
NEW! In a similar vein, the hoax website Porn for Girls by Girls, sent in by Giorgos S., implies that what women really want isn’t sexual material but images of men cleaning, wedding dresses, and jewelry:
Thanks, Giorgos!