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Overview: As was discussed and viewed in class, fashion ads often show violence in an erotic way. The ads that we saw in class allocate the roles as follows: female victim, male predator. I came across the ad that reverses the established roles distribution.
Review: What we see here is the reverse of the traditional gender roles. The angel like Lady is in the centerpiece. Her hair is blonde, her dress is beige and her skin is pale. The image she conveys is of the stereotypical angel-like female.
However, if we take a look at what surrounds her we'll see a few handsome men (one of them definitely has a well-pronounced six pack) who surround her from all angles. Yet, there are not a threat to her. Their body posture is submissive: their heads are tilted down and their faces are indistinguishable.
There are few more disturbing facts about this image. At the very bottom of the picture we see a man lying on his back with Lady Gaga's knee on his chest. We don't know whether he is alive or whether he has become a victim of the worship of the goddess. Yet, it seems that nobody cares about the man at the bottom. Other male characters are absorbed by worshiping the lady.
In addition to that, male bodies are distorted by the mirror-like effect that creates a illusion of their disembodiment. As the viewer, I perceive their personalities being vague and evaporated since there are no clear cut contour for their naked bodies. The only person in power whose face and body contour we clearly see is Lady Gaga.
Review: What we see here is the reverse of the traditional gender roles. The angel like Lady is in the centerpiece. Her hair is blonde, her dress is beige and her skin is pale. The image she conveys is of the stereotypical angel-like female.
However, if we take a look at what surrounds her we'll see a few handsome men (one of them definitely has a well-pronounced six pack) who surround her from all angles. Yet, there are not a threat to her. Their body posture is submissive: their heads are tilted down and their faces are indistinguishable.
There are few more disturbing facts about this image. At the very bottom of the picture we see a man lying on his back with Lady Gaga's knee on his chest. We don't know whether he is alive or whether he has become a victim of the worship of the goddess. Yet, it seems that nobody cares about the man at the bottom. Other male characters are absorbed by worshiping the lady.
In addition to that, male bodies are distorted by the mirror-like effect that creates a illusion of their disembodiment. As the viewer, I perceive their personalities being vague and evaporated since there are no clear cut contour for their naked bodies. The only person in power whose face and body contour we clearly see is Lady Gaga.