Let’s also not forget the war criminal/capitalist “girl boss” trope that spits on everything the notion of “equality” should stand for. Or the “empowered sex worker” trope (nothing against those who might actually embrace such work- without direct or indirect/systemic coercion- but let’s not kid ourselves, they’re an extreme minority especially with all the nasty things rampant in the industry)
Next we’re getting is the empowered girl racist
Hey! I’ve met some of those!
Almost all those American ads are so lazy. “Let’s just take a picture, slap some text with a ‘woman bad’ joke on it, and call it a day.” And the last one doesn’t even make sense; why would someone be wearing a helmet and a space suit but no gloves?
Compare to those Soviet posters which could be in a museum of modern art.
indeed
CW: literally sexualised children in the 70s-80s US advert campaign:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/50/f9/31/50f931fa2083d0f581908e355d618c8e.jpg
https://www.bygonely.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Loves_Baby_Soft_ads_1970s_and_1980s_7.jpg
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
