Voice of Reason
Dec 22, 2021

The model’s face was not visible . . . We considered that her partial nudity was further highlighted as she appeared to be out for a hike or walk in the woods . . . For those reasons we considered that the ad objectified the model depicted and invited readers to view her body as a sexual object. . . .

How do we know the model is female? What is there in the photograph to indicate this? Don’t men have legs and buttocks and wear shoes?

OK, I’m being facetious, but only partly so. The fact that everyone looking at this photo reads it as female is something worth thinking about.

Voice of Reason
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We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.

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