Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women (1979)
Taking advertisements from magazines, newspapers, album covers and shop front windows, KILLING US SOFTLY presents specific examples of the ways in which advertisements reinforce stereotypes, affect our self-image and how we relate to each other, our concepts of success and worth, love and sexuality, popularity and normality. Using an intriguing mixture of statistics, humor, insight and outrage, Jean Kilbourne questions how far the use and abuse of women in advertising is connected to the sexual exploitation of women at large and the increasing incidence of child abuse.
Director: Jean Kilbourne
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 30 min
Release Date: January 1, 1979
Production: Cinenova, Cambridge Documentary Films
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women about?
- Taking advertisements from magazines, newspapers, album covers and shop front windows, KILLING US SOFTLY presents specific examples of the ways in which advertisements reinforce stereotypes, affect our self-image and how we relate to each other, our concepts of success and worth, love and sexuality, popularity and normality. Using an intriguing mixture of statistics, humor, insight and outrage, Jean Kilbourne questions how far the use and abuse of women in advertising is connected to the sexual exploitation of women at large and the increasing incidence of child abuse.
- Who directed Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women?
- Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women was directed by Jean Kilbourne.
- How long is Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women?
- Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women has a runtime of 30m (30 minutes).
- What genre is Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women?
- Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women is a Documentary film.
- Where was Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women produced?
- Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women was produced in United States of America.