Are We Helping Stereotypes?
An image to protect the general public of Vancouver, Canada states, "Are you helping thieves?..." Showing a white thug teen stealing things from a lady who is helping him just walk out with her belongings is politically and morally wrong. Why not showing an image of an open, unarmed house? Everything is unlocked, everything is just lying out. Two advertisements trying to convey the same message can be interpreted entirely different from one another just because of the people shown in this advertisement. It is about time that these images are shown to people. It is about time that people get upset with them and want to fight back. Ageism, classism, racism, and sexism will all be tackled, and this ad will be destroyed.
This advertisement portrays many stories in concern to race, class, gender, etc. It tells stories that both support and fight stereotypes. Starting with the thief, it supports stereotypes and classifications of class, sex, and age. It is classist by showing that......
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