Blog Seven
In image one it shows an African descendant pinned against the wall wearing leopard skin. In lecture we had discussed how in advertisement with African descendant were seen as animals. In this advertisement not only is she seen as an animal but as a prized object to hang on the wall. It also seems to imply that she is at your disposal and you can do anything to her. The word on the bottom, cheap and chic, seems to imply that thought. This also seems to tell African descendant girls should look like. Like Sirena J. Riley’s main point that white women are not the only ones affected by body images but women of color are also affected by body images. African descendants may be affected by the models thinnest, with her ribs showing. They could also be affected by how the model looks and may feel that they should follow her way. The way she is posed also gives that aura of come and get it for men. The way her legs are spread; the way her arms are position; and the way her head is tilted back and her eyes seem to be looking at us.
In the second image it is quite obvious what the ideology is for it. It is the ideology of a housewife and the perfect husband. The whole image seems to say “We keep each other happy because we please each other.� The husband keeps the wife happy by buying her equipments to cook. The wife keeps her husband happy by using those equipments to cook food for her husband. The words “The Chef does everything but cook-that’s what wives are for� also say that a true chef knows what should be used to make a meal great and the cook only knows how to cook. It kind of gives the idea that women are so mindless and clueless that they don’t even know what to cook with if they didn’t have a chef. It also says that women are dependent on others to help them with things. The image also implies this idea because she is clinging on to her husband’s back. She depends on him to support her.