"Two Ways a Woman Can get Hurt"

According to Kilbourne, it is dangerous to portray women and men in sexual ways to advertise because it sends out the message that it is okay to depict people as sexual objects.  People are inspired and follow the media for the latest trends, and because the media is saying that people are nothing more then sexual objects for your own enjoyment than that is what people are going to follow and assimilate with.  It is bad for both men and women, but it is actually dangerous when it comes to women.  I would have to agree with Kilbourne when she states this.  Woman that are depicted as sex objects or controlled by men in advertisements then turn around and it becomes true life for actual women in society.  People so strongly follow what the media say that they believe it to be true life.  Kilbourne mentioned about a story where a girl was rapped and they used the slogan that Victoria Secret uses, which is that there lingerie will make them irresistible as evidence against her.  Due to the fact that she was wearing Victoria Secret underwear, she was asking for it.  Instances like this prove that people actually believe what companies advertise.  Women are at much more risk than men when it comes to this.  Men do not have to be worried as much about rape, harassment, or being beaten.  Men naturally have the upper hand because they are built to be stronger than women, and when ads are put out against them they do not have to deal with the consequences of their actions.  Its hard for men to understand this because they most likely have never experienced harassment or having to worry about being on street alone.  The main reason we have to have these concerns is because of how the media has depicted women to men.