Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women

Student Name Professor Name Course Date Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women Based on Jean Kilbourne's lecture, Killing Us Softly is an American documentary by Joseph Vitagliano, Renner Wunderlich, Patricia Stallone, and Margaret Lazarus. This documentary was originally released in 1979. Afterward, it was updated and revised some times, focusing on the image of females in advertising. One of the core aspects of Killing Us Softly is that it talks about the effects of advertising on females’ self-image. It is a common observation that advertisements portray women’s bodies badly and focus only on the bold side of the story. This is why the whole world begins seeing women as a source of entertainment and physical satisfaction, and thus, their respect seems to have vanished from society. It is very unf...