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MALE VIOLENCE IN ADVERTISING

MALE VIOLENCE IN ADVERTISING . Mr. Richards – EMS3O (Advertising Unit). A few stats… . What percentage of violent crime in Canada is committed by males? 90% What percentage of violent crime VICTIMS are men? 70% Is this surprising?

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MALE VIOLENCE IN ADVERTISING

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  1. MALE VIOLENCE IN ADVERTISING Mr. Richards – EMS3O (Advertising Unit)

  2. A few stats… • What percentage of violent crime in Canada is committed by males? • 90% • What percentage of violent crime VICTIMS are men? • 70% • Is this surprising? • When we think of violent crime, we tend to think of men as perpetrators and women as victims • Why isn't more violent crime committed by females? • Traditionally, society hasn't condoned or reinforced female violent behaviour in the same manner as it has for male violence

  3. “Boys will be boys” • What does this common phrase mean? • Traditionally, males have been encouraged to be aggressive, strong and powerful • The attitude “boys will be boys” is one that promotes this type of socialization

  4. “Boys will be boys” & the media • Write down some examples of male violence from movies, sports, video games, rock videos and television • Experts argue that exposure to violent acts committed by males in the media normalizes male violence, making it appear to be a part of our real-life culture.

  5. Male violence and… Advertising? • It may surprise you that many ads use violence to sell products. • Just open up any magazine that is geared to teenage boys and you will be bombarded with advertisements that encourage aggression or violence

  6. Examples? • Write down a few different ways you’ve seen advertisers use violence to sell something to teen males • Aggressive athletes? • Superheroes? • Violent “attitude”? • Ads preying on men’s insecurities (not big, strong or tough enough?)

  7. The Five Male Archetypes in Advertising • Attitude is Everything • The Cave Man Mentality • The New Warriors • Muscles and the "Ideal Man" • Heroic Masculinity

  8. Attitude Is Everything • Target Audience: Young Men • The message of "attitude" ads links the flaunting of authority to being a rebelwith "attitude" packaged as a cool, desirable male trait. • Don't necessarily promote violent activities, they encourage "in-your-face" behaviour in teenagers which can escalate into real- life violence. • At the extreme, attitude can also include advertisements that depict a mean and nasty world, where vigilante violence is touted as a means of survival.

  9. Caveman • Use of violent male icons or heroes from popular history to demonstrate masculinity in advertisements. Roman centurions, pirates, ancient warriors and even cowboys are used in this context. • Message is brutal and aggressive, that this is a part of their nature that they cannot change. • In these ads, advertisers seek to associate the product with manly needs and pursuits that have presumably existed throughout time. • Another negative aspect of these ads is that they often include dominance of women as a biological fact.

  10. The New Warriors • Use of military or sports figures to enhance the "manliness" of their products. • These ads depict uniformed soldiers and players, complete with weapons and gear, to target young boys and adolescent males. • The message here is that violence is cool, suave and acceptable, as consumers are presented with an adventurous, aggressive and violent image of manhood. • Usually these figures appear in ads for traditional male products, such as beer, running shoes or deodorant, but also used to enhance the masculine appeal of more feminine products such as "lite" beer.

  11. Muscles and the “Ideal Man” • Size and strength are traits that are valued by men across class and racial boundaries. • A muscular man in an advertisement associates dominance and control with the product being sold. • Magazines equate muscles with violent power. • Often, images of physically rugged or muscular male bodies are used to sell more abstract forms of power, such as financial institutions or cars. • A more insidious form of violence that this archetype promotes is self-violence, with men using drugs and extreme exercise in order to attain this "ideal."

  12. Heroic Masculinity • By-product of Hollywood action movie promoters. More people see the advertising for a given film than the film itself, the highlights used to sell the film often include the movie's most violent and sexually titillating scenes. • This footage offer viewers, is a glamorized form of violent masculinity. • Often, in advertisements for these films, guns and other (often futuristic) weapons are used to signify the virility and power of the male characters.

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