Comments on: Do you find this ad offensive? http://savvythinker.com/do-you-find-this-ad-offensive/ thinking about life, playing with makeup Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karin http://savvythinker.com/do-you-find-this-ad-offensive/comment-page-1/#comment-127627 Karin Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:32:42 +0000 http://savvythinker.com/?p=6140#comment-127627 I think it was the nudity and near nudity that bothered me -- not in the ad until the woman put on the burka/naqab. Minus the burka or naqab, it would not have bothered me. So have they made their company a target from a certain segment... It was, however, clever. I think it was the nudity and near nudity that bothered me — not in the ad until the woman put on the burka/naqab. Minus the burka or naqab, it would not have bothered me.

So have they made their company a target from a certain segment…

It was, however, clever.

]]> By: Sasha Muradali http://savvythinker.com/do-you-find-this-ad-offensive/comment-page-1/#comment-127626 Sasha Muradali Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:58:34 +0000 http://savvythinker.com/?p=6140#comment-127626 Oh my -- there is a a lot going on here. First of all, thank you for posting this Karin, I didn't know about it and found it VERY interesting. I, personally, don't find it offensive, but I could see how other people would. And I could imagine it if was a nun, the Catholic Church would be up in arms over this. I found the ad to be rather creative at the end, and although they may or may not have been going for a 'shock' factor -- I think it gets the point across. My question is -- who is their target audience? If it's people in German, well that would be different than say, if this AD was airing in the Middle East. Personally, what I liked about this advertisement was that they are/were trying to show that women are sexy and beautiful -- regardless of what social cultures in different parts of the world, think or make them out to be. Watching this ad -- that's what I got out of it. However, that being said, I also think this ad could give the wrong impression that Middle Eastern and burka wearing women are sex symbols to be objectified b/c they are wearing sexy goodies under a lot of black cloth. I mean there are so MANY ways you can look at this. It's an interesting question. Thanks for sharing!!! :) Sasha Oh my — there is a a lot going on here.

First of all, thank you for posting this Karin, I didn’t know about it and found it VERY interesting.

I, personally, don’t find it offensive, but I could see how other people would.

And I could imagine it if was a nun, the Catholic Church would be up in arms over this.

I found the ad to be rather creative at the end, and although they may or may not have been going for a ‘shock’ factor — I think it gets the point across.

My question is — who is their target audience?

If it’s people in German, well that would be different than say, if this AD was airing in the Middle East.

Personally, what I liked about this advertisement was that they are/were trying to show that women are sexy and beautiful — regardless of what social cultures in different parts of the world, think or make them out to be.

Watching this ad — that’s what I got out of it.

However, that being said, I also think this ad could give the wrong impression that Middle Eastern and burka wearing women are sex symbols to be objectified b/c they are wearing sexy goodies under a lot of black cloth.

I mean there are so MANY ways you can look at this.

It’s an interesting question.

Thanks for sharing!!! :)

Sasha

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