csp 13 – score

  • made in late 60s early 70s
  • advert about hair creme
  • sexist “masculine scent
  • This was seen as a period of change in the UK in regards to the changing attitudes towards the role of women and men in society. 
  • The equal pay act was introduced in 1970
  • homosexuality was decriminalised in 1967
  • this period was known as the swinging 60s, where drugs and sex were at their peak
  • the representations in the advert can be read as signalling more anxiety might might first appear
  • reinforces traditional stereotypes and traditions in order to calm those individuals who did not like the drastic changes that were occurring
  • both female and male models are wearing clothing suited for camping
  • women wearing short skirts – revealing = sexualised in these times, perceiving as objects
  • makeup is heavy and smokey – creating a seductive nature, reinforcing the male gaze
  • in 60s,70s, you had the disappearance of the British empire – setting of jungle links to Britain trying to keep hold of power once the empire was deteriorating

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