Somebody just glancing at this ad sees an advertisement for grease guns. Take a deeper second look, however, and you will notice the way she is leaning over and showing a considerable amount of cleavage, while the headline on the ad reads "She wants you to have this pair in your car!" Subliminal advertising at its best!
And this picture, which would most likely be interpreted differently by women and men.
A woman, more inclined to see the romance in things, may see this as her meeting her soul mate when she typed hello.
A male, with their larger sex drive and biological drive to reproduce, would most likely see this as an advertisement for cyber sex.
Another not quite so subliminal advertisement is this one (for a 'pig in a blanket')
The phallic resemblence here is very obvious.
Here are a few more subliminal sexual advertisements. Can you see what is sexual about them?
(Yes, this one is circled-it is a screen shot from the Disney childrens movie, The Little Mermaid)
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(Hint: what does his nose resemble?)
(This one is a little harder to see-focus on the ice in the glass)
(Ignoring the overt sexuality in this photo, notice where the rocket on the computer screen is pointing)
(Hint: look at the peanuts and pouring chocolate near the bottom; ejaculatory image?)
(Does this image represent a blow job? A woman's mouth lowering towards a phallic shaped item?)
(Ejaculatory image, for a clothing company in a magazine aimed at gay men)
Arguments can be made that subliminal sexuality can be found in almost ALL images and advertisements these days (as well as in music and movies), and perhaps that is because its true! The honest truth is that sex sells. Plain and simple. Humans have a drive to reproduce, a drive to have sex;it is one of our strongest (second to the drive to survive). Multiple media categories know this and take advantage of our innate sexuality to sell their products.
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