"Two Ways a Woman Can Get Hurt"

Although she does push and exaggerate some things, I agree with Kilbourne's argument. It is dangerous for women to be displayed as sex objects because it is demeaning and can give males the idea that they have power over women or that males are superior. This idea that males have that they are powerful or superior is especially dangerous when they act on it, especially in violent ways. Society encourages males to be manly and females to be submissive. Violent people portrayed in the media are almost always male. Females are often shown with bad male role models, which encourages females to take more risks and attempt to attract bad males because they are exciting or interesting. Kilbourne also says that males are told they shouldn't take no for an answer. Kilbourne also says that females don't really mean no when they say it. It devalues females. She also says that people don't abuse equals, but instead inferiors. The media sets it up so that females are inferior to males, which gives males the idea that they have power and control.

TV Commercial

I saw a commercial for H&R Block. It shows two guys eating hot dogs except one of them says he can't afford the buns. He squirts ketchup in his mouth and puts the hot dog in his mouth. His friend then tells him he could afford hot dog buns if he would have done he taxes with H&R Block and gotten a refund on a prepaid card. The commercial is funny, but also somewhat disgusting. They try to make the audience believe that without doing taxes with H&R Block and getting a refund, one can't have simple things such as hot dog buns. It makes it seem as if you have to do your taxes with H&R Block otherwise you won't have money. Also, they try to make their services better than other tax services because they give you your refund on a prepaid card, which is more convenient.