Media Activism #10

The last page of Ms. Magazine is a section called "No Comment" where readers send in advertisements that are offensive and degrading to women. This is an excellent form of media activism where the products, the advertisements, and the publications that run them are all called out and exposed for their bad taste. I love that it is called "No Comment", where the ad speaks for itself. Rather than get into an intellectual discussion about why it is insulting, it is saying, this isn't even worth discussing. The important thing is to be aware that these ads are out there, more than you may think, and it is important not to forget that.

Even if you don't subscribe to Ms. Magazine, you should pick it up at the newsstand just to see this last page.

The ad above says "THE LONGER YOU WAIT...THE BETTER IT GETS." The ad to the right says: "CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE - VIEW THE OPPORTUNITY." Click on ads to see details.