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Blog #10 - Gender Roles in Advertisments


Ad 1 – Chinese Diesel cars


In an attempt to appeal to the American markets, this Chinese care company uses male gender stereotypes against the American infused with the common “hunting habits” Americans are supposed to have. By displaying a man on the bed of a DESIEL pickup truck sneaking up to an animal shows fierceness and bravery, as aspects a man already has and the words ‘Quiet Diesel’ showing that their new deasil engine is quiet. Most notably they are selling a pickup truck, as is a symbol of being manly, toughness, rouged, all things that men aspire to conform to stereotypical stereotypes.



Ad 2 – pure attraction

Aimed towards men who aspire to be attractive to a woman, through the wording “pure attraction” it imminently shows that this car will no doubt the car will not do them well. Symbolically a new Mercedes car is parked in a white room surrounded by many women in high heels, leaning and surrounding the luxury sedan. The man knows that his gender needs to be well groomed, rich, successful, business owner and a well know person across their industry. as a way to tease that to attract the opposite sex a luxury car is known to be an attribute of a successful and ‘clean’ man.




Ad 3 – the most important story ever

Being a parent is known to be the most important story of your life as you build a family, coming along with that is the stereotyping of the “mom’s car” seen in the minivan. Positively this vehicle is a great unity and is redundant to multiple kids making a mess in the back of the vehicle. Typically, the moms are tasked with taking kids around to soccer practices and back. while it poses negative attitudes to the minivan being a mom’s car. Since a minivan cant goes fast around corners and is in front wheel drive. All support one adjective ‘limited’. Girls will be affected by seeing that as a label, it simply doesn’t look good to be limited to simple work, this often might keep a girl's ambitions limited.

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