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Until recently, women in advertisements were one of three things—an apron, a glamorous dress or a frown. Although that is now ch
Until recently, women in advertisements were one of three things—an apron, a glamorous dress or a frown. Although that is now ch
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2010-05-25
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问题
Until recently, women in advertisements were one of three things—an apron, a glamorous dress or a frown. Although that is now changing, many women still feel angry enough to deface offending advertisements with stickers protesting, "This ad degrades women." Why does this sort of advertising exist? How can advertisers and ad agencies produce, sometimes, after months of research, advertising that offends the consumer?
The Advertising Standards Authority (the body which deals with complaints about print media) is carrying out a research into how women feel about the way they are portrayed in advertisements. Its conclusions are likely to be what the advertising industry already knows: although women are often irritated by the way they are seen in ads, few feel strongly enough to complain.
Women are not the only victims of poor and boring stereotypes—in many TV commercials men are seen either as useless, childish oafs who are unable to perform the simplest household tasks, or as inconsiderate boors, permanently on the lookout for an escape to the pub. But it is women who seem to bear the brunt of the industry’s apparent inability to put people into an authentic present-day context
Yet according to Emma Bennett, executive creative director of a London advertising agency, women are not infuriated by stereotypes and sexist advertising. It tends to wash over them, they are not militant or angry—they just find it annoying or tiresome. They reluctantly accept outdated stereotypes, but have a sigh of relief when an advertisement really gets it right.
She says that it is not advertising’s use of the housewife role that bothers women, but the way in which it is handled. "Researchers have often asked the wrong questions. The most important thing is the advertisement’s tone of voice. Women hate being patronized, flattered or given desperately down-to-earth commonsense advice."
In the end, the responsibility for good advertising must be shared between the advertiser, the advertising agency and the consumer. Advertising does not set trends but it reflects them. It is up to the consumer to tell advertisers where they fail, and until people on the receiving end take the business seriously and make their feelings known, the process of change will remain laboriously slow.
Despite recent changes in attitudes, some advertisements still fail to
选项
A、change women’s opinions of themselves.
B、show any understanding of women’s feelings.
C、persuade the public to buy certain products.
D、meet the needs of the advertising industry.
答案
B
解析
细节题。根据第一段的阐述,可见虽然最近出现了一些变化,但是妇女仍然对自己广告中的形象感到非常生气,其中"Why does this sort of advertising exist?"一句和offend一词,说明很多广告没有理解妇女们的心情,故选[B)。A 、C 、D 都不符合题意。
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