Tag Archives: Advertisements

Engagement Ring? Check. Diet Pills? Double Check.

Senior Claire Richmond describes her battle against wedding weight-loss advertisements that have been targeting her ever since she became engaged.

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“Killing Us Softly”

Women may have always been self-conscious about their bodies, but advertisements have only exacerbated the problem. Professor of Psychol­ogy Amy Marcus-Newhall notes that “advertising has a persistent message that subjugates women, whether they are aware of it or not, and all women are affected.”

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