It's kind of ridiculous that many of these anti-gay commercials, posters, and movements seem to use children more than less to get the point across. There are a bunch of these posters with children on them, post more I'd love to see them!
This girl most likely doesnt even know what a transgender is... so why use an image of a girl to portray such a contraversial topic. It doesn't seem to relate to the topic at hand at all.
In all honestly, I agree with this poster to some extent. After being bombarded with gender equality articles in my AP Language and Composition class, I've observed that those arguing for transgender and gay rights can sometimes mistreat their children in attempting to dismiss gender roles. For examples, in the article What's Wrong With Cinderlla by Peggy Orenstein of the New York Times, the feministic author essentially forces her views onto her young daughter to the point where she purposely dismisses her daughters geniuine interests, here's a segment:
"At the grocery store one day, my daughter noticed a little girl sporting a Cinderella backpack. “There’s that princess you don’t like, Mama!” she shouted.
“Um, yeah,” I said, trying not to meet the other mother’s hostile gaze.
“Don’t you like her blue dress, Mama?”
I had to admit, I did.
She thought about this. “Then don’t you like her face?”
“Her face is all right,” I said, noncommittally, though I’m not thrilled to have my Japanese-Jewish child in thrall to those Aryan features. (And what the heck are those blue things covering her ears?) “It’s just, honey, Cinderella doesn’t really do anything.”
I think that while we should be tolerant of peoples beliefs and lifestyles (such as being a transgender), we should not forcibly promote being transgender to our children, making it seem as if it is a normal and healthy option for our youth.
I don't see how this advertisment is fair because as a young child the girl being used in this advertisment most likely has no idea about what it means to be gay or bisexual. They are trying to guilt us into thinking that being gay is wrong by using young faces to help persuade us. Young children should never be used to try to convince people to have a certain opinion on a topic because in a way it also manipulates the children's rights who are not old enough to express their own thoughts on the issue.
We don't think this ad is accurate because we dont believe that media is the cause of the growth of the LGBT community. Using images of young children today only influence on what they believe later on. It's just ridiculous for the advertisors to use a young girl who probably doesn't know what being transgender means.
While it is understandable for parents to worry about the affects of modern issues on their children, it is unacceptable for parents to use their children as propoganda in this case. This little girl most likely does not even understand what is going on, so why label her as anti-transexual, etc. without her say in it?
Parents should feel ashamed for speaking for their children in such a negative way. For all they know, their child could end up supporting the very same topics their parents are campaiging against.
I find it amusing that the advertisement decided to use a young girl in their move against homosexuality, and thought that it would be an effective and convincing advertisment. I mean, at first glance it seems to be, but then I realized that this child probably doesn't even know what it means to be "transgender" or "intersexed". By using the word "me", it's implied that the girl is the one who is against homosexuality, whereas in reality it's a group of overly-concerned adults who try to implement their old fashioned ideas into the modern society. It's one thing to educate children on the meaning of homosexuality and explaining who they think it's wrong, but its another thing altogether to use children in an advertisement who probably aren't even well-informed, or have had the idea that homosexuality is wrong forced upon them.
Ashley Skaria This ad is probably very effective in getting a reaction from all of us. The main reason children play a lead role in consumer advertisements is because they can make that big emotional impact. But to turn a child into a treat or commodity for advertising can really hurt a child's pysche. They have no insight into what they are promoting, I feel like it's a kind of child labor.
If this was my daughter I would never want her to advertise a matter like such. This little gitl (like stated above) most likely has no idea what a transgender or a transsexual is yet she is advertising it. I agree with all of the comments posted above and strongly support them.
@Christopher I think that too, I don't even think the girl knew what she was posing for in the picture and I highly doubt that she knows what homosexual, transgender, etc. means too.
It's kind of ridiculous that many of these anti-gay commercials, posters, and movements seem to use children more than less to get the point across. There are a bunch of these posters with children on them, post more I'd love to see them!
ReplyDeleteI agree, they are just trying to use guilt to convince people that gay marriage and rights are wrong and unconstitutional.
DeleteThis girl most likely doesnt even know what a transgender is... so why use an image of a girl to portray such a contraversial topic. It doesn't seem to relate to the topic at hand at all.
ReplyDeleteadverising using children. What's new?
ReplyDeleteIn all honestly, I agree with this poster to some extent. After being bombarded with gender equality articles in my AP Language and Composition class, I've observed that those arguing for transgender and gay rights can sometimes mistreat their children in attempting to dismiss gender roles. For examples, in the article What's Wrong With Cinderlla by Peggy Orenstein of the New York Times, the feministic author essentially forces her views onto her young daughter to the point where she purposely dismisses her daughters geniuine interests, here's a segment:
ReplyDelete"At the grocery store one day, my daughter noticed a little girl sporting a Cinderella backpack. “There’s that princess you don’t like, Mama!” she shouted.
“Um, yeah,” I said, trying not to meet the other mother’s hostile gaze.
“Don’t you like her blue dress, Mama?”
I had to admit, I did.
She thought about this. “Then don’t you like her face?”
“Her face is all right,” I said, noncommittally, though I’m not thrilled to have my Japanese-Jewish child in thrall to those Aryan features. (And what the heck are those blue things covering her ears?) “It’s just, honey, Cinderella doesn’t really do anything.”
I think that while we should be tolerant of peoples beliefs and lifestyles (such as being a transgender), we should not forcibly promote being transgender to our children, making it seem as if it is a normal and healthy option for our youth.
I don't see how this advertisment is fair because as a young child the girl being used in this advertisment most likely has no idea about what it means to be gay or bisexual. They are trying to guilt us into thinking that being gay is wrong by using young faces to help persuade us. Young children should never be used to try to convince people to have a certain opinion on a topic because in a way it also manipulates the children's rights who are not old enough to express their own thoughts on the issue.
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ReplyDeleteWe don't think this ad is accurate because we dont believe that media is the cause of the growth of the LGBT community. Using images of young children today only influence on what they believe later on. It's just ridiculous for the advertisors to use a young girl who probably doesn't know what being transgender means.
While it is understandable for parents to worry about the affects of modern issues on their children, it is unacceptable for parents to use their children as propoganda in this case. This little girl most likely does not even understand what is going on, so why label her as anti-transexual, etc. without her say in it?
ReplyDeleteParents should feel ashamed for speaking for their children in such a negative way. For all they know, their child could end up supporting the very same topics their parents are campaiging against.
I find it amusing that the advertisement decided to use a young girl in their move against homosexuality, and thought that it would be an effective and convincing advertisment. I mean, at first glance it seems to be, but then I realized that this child probably doesn't even know what it means to be "transgender" or "intersexed". By using the word "me", it's implied that the girl is the one who is against homosexuality, whereas in reality it's a group of overly-concerned adults who try to implement their old fashioned ideas into the modern society. It's one thing to educate children on the meaning of homosexuality and explaining who they think it's wrong, but its another thing altogether to use children in an advertisement who probably aren't even well-informed, or have had the idea that homosexuality is wrong forced upon them.
ReplyDeleteAshley Skaria
ReplyDeleteThis ad is probably very effective in getting a reaction from all of us. The main reason children play a lead role in consumer advertisements is because they can make that big emotional impact. But to turn a child into a treat or commodity for advertising can really hurt a child's pysche. They have no insight into what they are promoting, I feel like it's a kind of child labor.
If this was my daughter I would never want her to advertise a matter like such. This little gitl (like stated above) most likely has no idea what a transgender or a transsexual is yet she is advertising it. I agree with all of the comments posted above and strongly support them.
ReplyDelete@Christopher I think that too, I don't even think the girl knew what she was posing for in the picture and I highly doubt that she knows what homosexual, transgender, etc. means too.
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