Advertisements which appeared in magazines from the 1940s and 1960s.

  Take a look at these three advertisements which appeared in magazines from the 1940s and 1960s. Do they disseminate any subliminal messages? What kind of societal expectations or norms do they reflect? Do any prejudices transpire at the level of the pairings of texts and images in these advertisements? Imagine that you are an artist of the Pictures Generation who wants to appropriate one of the images and expose the societal views which inform its construction. Write a short statement on the ad of your choice. In 2-3 sentences, delineate what stereotypes the ad consolidates. In another sentence, indicate what caption you would add to the image to subvert its intended effect and disclose its biased view.