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Belvedere Vodka
81 Piccadilly
London WIJ 8HY
United Kingdom
E-mail: info-us@belvedere-vodka.com
Wired magazine
Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief or Chris Mitchell, Vice President and Publisher
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San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: (415) 276-5000
E-mail: editor@wired.com, info@wired.com
Our Gallery of Offenders is for educational purposes, and to give our web site visitors the chance to contact media-makers directly to tell them what they think. The items are mostly chosen from the U.S. mainstream media available in the last year, using an independent process. We are never making fun of models/actors themselves, but the environment they exist within. Please submit your picks on our Contact page.
archive page 4: Her vodka brand sure isn’t her only worry…
Questions to Consider:
- What product is this advertisement selling?
- What is the woman doing?
- What just happened?
- Do we see the man's face?
- What is the reflection in the man's belt buckle?
- Who is in the position of power?
- What emotion does the advertiser want you to feel?
What We Think:
So dangerous: It’s as if we’ve suddenly stepped into a seedy bar and swung open the bathroom stall door, only to find this duo. The woman is like a deer caught in the headlights, and is frantically trying to reapply her lipstick. The man stands confident and strong, but notice we only see his crotch. This ad is offensive to women, and frankly quite disgusting.
– Samantha Lunt (About-Face intern)
