EPTHot’ Legs the New Advertising Trend in Japan - Page 2
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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WikidSik
Canada382 Posts
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CCa1ss1e
Canada3231 Posts
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Blargh
United States2103 Posts
Such a pitiful advertising culture we humans have. Where is adblock+ when you need it most?? And, this generation does not completely ignore ads. But, due to how abundant they are, their effect has declined. It's still used all over (literally) today, so it has to be profitable. | ||
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Qikz
United Kingdom12027 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On March 27 2013 04:30 Blargh wrote: It's just as insulting to men, but men don't realize it. Such a pitiful advertising culture we humans have. Where is adblock+ when you need it most?? And, this generation does not completely ignore ads. But, due to how abundant they are, their effect has declined. It's still used all over (literally) today, so it has to be profitable. The silliness of others and their willingness to make money off their bodies need not insult anyone, lest you walk about in shame in the face of mankind. | ||
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Thrill
2599 Posts
The competition was subsequently removed following an outrage in media and mocking video parodies uploaded by men. The problem here is targeting non-professionals. I think everyone is ok with using models but preferably hiring should be handled through an agency, not directly with the talent her/himself. If you think there are some shitty deals in eSports (which we hear about all the time, from casters and players alike) and agree that agencies and organizations help clean up the industry, then i think you see my point. While Japan might be ready for this, the rest of the world certainly isn't. Hire professionals, not "random hotties". Your business model sucks ass. | ||
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ImAbstracT
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States45434 Posts
On March 27 2013 04:36 ImAbstracT wrote: If you need to rely on sexism and the objectification of women to sell your product its not a good product to begin with. If you're not using a legal advantage that competitors use to sell their products, you may be taking the moral high ground, but you also might not be as successful in advertising your product (regardless of whether or not it's a good product). Sex sells. | ||
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Blargh
United States2103 Posts
On March 27 2013 04:35 farvacola wrote: The silliness of others and their willingness to make money off their bodies need not insult anyone, lest you walk about in shame in the face of mankind. I'd rather society not revolve around sex and idiocy. But, I have little say in the matter. Next thing you know, we'll have nude women holding signs for shit out in the public. And before long, we'll just be having orgies everywhere. Or something like that. It'll be just like Brave New World! | ||
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PushDown
Italy208 Posts
Edit: Nature has given us a good example of society revolve around sex and "idiocy"... and it seems to work pretty well; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo ~~ | ||
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farvacola
United States18856 Posts
On March 27 2013 04:44 Blargh wrote: I'd rather society not revolve around sex and idiocy. But, I have little say in the matter. Next thing you know, we'll have nude women holding signs for shit out in the public. And before long, we'll just be having orgies everywhere. Or something like that. It'll be just like Brave New World! I can see your point, but it is not as though this is a new phenomena. It was only something like 1800 years ago that Rome declared the Bacchanalia illegal  | ||
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zz_
Sweden1022 Posts
Also, to explain the PR company's name: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZettaiRyouiki *Obligatory TVTropes warning* | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
Advertising revolves around the lowest common denominator, at least as far as advertising that would utilize this kind of baser sex appeal to move product. Also the broader dialog will always have sex and idiocy for two reasons; In general humans like the former and the former has a large, helping hand in encouraging the latter. It is a vicious cycle. | ||
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kafkaesque
Germany2006 Posts
We debated wether it were plausible and all agreed that it's a preposterous notion and none of us would ever see that in our lifetimes. That was about 12 years ago... | ||
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Acritter
Syria7637 Posts
Whether it's insulting to women? Really, I think it's more insulting to men, because it implies that all we care about is how women look. Then again, you can say that it's insulting to women because of how it implies that all they're good for is attracting the attention of men, and that's a good point too. The advertising method seems crude to me, and so it just seems generically insulting as well, but that's just me. So I can't choose either option on the poll, because the first requires knowledge I don't have and the second is too limited in its scope. | ||
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Blargh
United States2103 Posts
On March 27 2013 05:07 ThomasjServo wrote: Blargh the fact really remains that there will always be a fiscally attractive demographic on which this type of campaign will be effective. It may not be many people on TL, but think of the thousands on FB who share posts because, "the guy who won the Powerball, will pick a random winner to get $5,000." Advertising revolves around the lowest common denominator, at least as far as advertising that would utilize this kind of baser sex appeal to move product. Also the broader dialog will always have sex and idiocy for two reasons; In general humans like the former and the former has a large, helping hand in encouraging the latter. It is a vicious cycle. Indeed, and I would never argue that. But, I would argue against the usage of such advertising, as a person with dignity. Sometimes, degrading society into an even larger piece of shit isn't worth making more money. Many will disagree I'm sure. But, I personally hope, for the sake of humanity, people will not support advertising schemes as tasteless as this. @kafkaesque Stupidity spreads like a wildfire! I wouldn't be surprised if societies of the past used similar forms of advertisement! Progress in society is so hard to come by nowadays. : ( | ||
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
On March 27 2013 04:10 Qwyn wrote: Why would it be insulting to women? It's voluntary. I still don't think it will accomplish anything. The next generation is already programmed to completely and utterly ignore ads of any kind. Pretty much this. It always amazes me that people think we're supposed to shame women into not doing things that they want to do because they are "degrading". | ||
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