Ads Lie

Advertising affects each and everyone one of us, whether we choose to admit it or not. It creates a system of desires and persuades us that we “need” something, even though we really don’t. This fits really well with our world of capitalism, as we have become obsessed with acquisition. We have moved into a lifestyle [...]

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Smoking Blows

I had never really looked at cigarette advertisements before. Just like many products such as liquor, cologne, or jeans, these ads tend to be no different in the erotic suggestions they make. This one in particular, unless I’m the only one whose mind is in the gutter, is blatantly obvious in what it implies. Blowing [...]

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