The world is ablaze with a recent speech by Emma Watson regarding gender-equality. My facebook is crawling with shares from many friends who I do not usually associate with being feminists. In fact- all the right-wing feminists are suddenly quiet. I wondered why.
This morning, my question was answered with this link from a friend:
Emma Watson, as she mentions herself, is someone we associate with Hermione Granger…. “that harry potter girl”. With Hermione Granger, however, comes intelligence, compassion, and determination to do what is right. This is what makes her so attractive and powerful, and this is also why her position as the U.N. global goodwill ambassador for women is perfect. Many of you may already have seen her speech recently. Many blo...
Marketing has often been the scapegoat of negative public trends.
From sex to sexism, from recklessness and violence to materialism- us marketers have taken the rap for "making the public what it is".
Sure- there have been many examples where marketing has contributed in bad taste... (See images below).
Promoting sex: