Still Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women

Still Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women

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1987-01-01

This follow-up to Jean Kilbourne's award-winning 1979 documentary, KILLING US SOFTLY, further probes the harmful effects of stereotypical and sexist images in advertising. Kilbourne conducts a lecture within the film, displaying still images of women, men, children, and violent crime via a slide projector. By emphasizing the dehumanization of women by television's body-image obsession, she teaches viewers how America is taught to categorize women primarily as sex objects.

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Still Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women

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This follow-up to Jean Kilbourne's award-winning 1979 documentary, KILLING US SOFTLY, further probes the harmful effects of stereotypical and sexist images in advertising. Kilbourne conducts a lecture within the film, displaying still images of women, men, children, and violent crime via a slide projector. By emphasizing the dehumanization of women by television's body-image obsession, she teaches viewers how America is taught to categorize women primarily as sex objects.

Released

1987-01-01

Runtime

32

Director

Margaret Lazarus

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Production

Cambridge Documentary Films

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    Jean Kilbourne

    Jean Kilbourne