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Sex shop #HoneyBirdette’s @malechampions-led landlords have responded to our Crossed Off list with more spin - via @Mumbrellanews ⬇️

mumbrella.com.au/shopping-centr…
We named @WestfieldAU @stockland @LendleaseGroup @vicinitycentres @Unisuper @ampCapital @dexus @mirvac @JLL @TheGPTGroup as corporates to steer clear of this Christmas for facilitating #sexualharassment by hosting #HoneyBirdette’s floor to ceiling pornified window displays.
.@LendleaseGroup responded to @mumbrellanews: ‘When it comes to advertising in our centres, we take all of our customers’ feedback seriously and always pass it on to our retailers.’
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SEXUALIZED ADVERTISING – Does Physical Attractiveness Matter?

Banyak perdebatan yg bicara ttg efektifitas visual seseorang dlm menaikkan penjualan. Namun faktanya, sampai saat ini strategi itu masih terus dipakai.

Gimana kita melihat ini dlm perspektif ilmu marketing?
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم
Dengan menyebut nama Allah yg Maha Pengasih dan Maha Penyayang.

Menurut kalian, apa yg menjadi alasan beberapa perusahaan membutuhkan jasa seperti Sales Promotion Girl dalam program aktivitas marketing mereka?
Penggunaan SPG diatas sebetulnya sama dengan konsep sexualized advertising, dimana mereka menggunakan tampilan visual seseorang untuk menarik perhatian Anda.

Meskipun itu bukan bagian dari elemen yg berkaitan dgn produk atau jasa Anda.

Lantas, mengapa tetap digunakan?
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and degradation, a woman holds sexual power — a paradoxical line of argument if ever there was one. Woman cannot be liberated as long as her existence is bound to her ability to inspire male desire...
None of the WAP lyrics are subversive — these are standard ways to flatter men sexually. The approval of his large penis; the indication that his penis is so large that it hurts; the implication that his raw, domineering, red-blooded virility cannot be restrained;
the notion of great male strength and athleticism: all are topes which are frequently used to laud male sexual prowess. As sex has been increasingly commodified with the advent of internet pornography... the demands upon the porn market have become progressively more extreme,
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Honey Birdette staff slam ‘nasty’ company amid legal battle
#WomenNotObjects #NotBuyingIt #NotEmpowered
news.com.au/finance/work/a…
Rebecca* alleges she was

“confronted by a “nasty” work environment which she claimed pitted staff members against one another, leaning heavily on a culture of fear as a source of motivation.

“It’s a feeling of being constantly on edge,”

#HoneyBirdette #NotSoEmpowered
“The area managers and retail managers get screamed at about the sales and they are told that they are lucky to have a job at Honey Birdette and can be easily replaced by someone better.”

Claims are consistent with employee reviews here glassdoor.com.au/Reviews/Honey-… Image
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Ad industry self-regulators @AANA_says and @Ad_Standards will merge boards this week in a move aimed at reducing 'unnecessary cost and complexity in the self-regulatory system'.

(Read more via @Mumbrellanews:

mumbrella.com.au/aana-and-ad-st…)
For 10 years we've documented the failures of the self-regulated ad industry and how rather than upholding community interests, self-regulation actually harms them.

(Read more on the failures of self-regulation here: collectiveshout.org/reasons_why_ad…)

#WomenNotObjects #EndSexploitation
In this recent blog we compiled a number of degrading, sexist and porn-themed ads that @Ad_Standards endorsed:

collectiveshout.org/how_ad_standar…

#WomenNotObjects #EndSexploitation
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We share your concerns @JennaPrice. We have been calling out named MCC property group CEOs for facilitating sexist depictions of women in their malls. Nothing has been done to fix this - despite a petition with over 75k signatures.

collectiveshout.org/csr_begins_wit…
.@JennaPrice We’ve also written to the MCC CEOs with no adequate response.

Floor-to-ceiling porn-themed images like these are fixed features in their malls.

#SexualHarassment #WomenNotObjects Image
In our submission to the Workplace #SexualHarassment inquiry last year we highlighted the harms of exposure to objectifying representations of women in ads, and the vulnerability of women working in spaces where this type of imagery is displayed.
collectiveshout.org/submission_on_…
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