Big Boobs But No Identity
Sadly, I probably wouldn’t have thought anything of this ad if I weren’t in this class. However, I find this ad for Showtime’s new series “The Tudors� very interesting. The first thing that catches your eye is Jonathan Rhys Meyers sitting in the center with a loose fitting white shirt. Then there are the faceless women surrounding him. There are bound in their corset attire and seem to be worshiping him in a way. Their faces are not seen so the only way you can identify them is by their massive cleavage. (Their necklaces are also pointing to their cleavage which give it even more focus.) One woman is touching herself and another woman is holding the King’s crown so one could argue that they are just being shown as sexual and obedient servants to men. Finally, a large sword is sitting to the right of Jonathan Rhys Meyers. I interpret this symbol as a sign of violence and aggression but it can also be a sexual symbol representing his masculine sexuality.
I found this advertisement in “People Magazine� and the main audience seems to be late teens to early thirties. Beauty is portrayed in this ad as being obedient, big breasted, perfect, and without identity. Gender is clearly represented in this ad: men are masculine and always in the center while women must stand by and watch while being beautiful.