It's easy to see how gorgeous this girl is... a flat stomach, blond hair, and basically all around perfect. More than likely it's screaming to the rest of us "look what milk can make you look like!" because I've yet to see someone who was overweight advertising something that's claimed to be so crucial. At first glance, you might see her overly flashy shirt or skin tight pants, but your eye makes it's way down to the milk in her hand, and the slight milk mustache, and you instantly know it's yet another "got milk?" ad. These ads are so famous it's hard to look around a school without seeing at least three or four of them, and just those two words make someone picture a milk mustache. For the most part, they use people that are well-known and possibly role models to a few people, giving those who idolize the famous the want or need to drink milk
Our society screams at us to be thin; to be sexy. Tall thin, blond, with big boobs is considered the perfect body by the town that runs our thoughts: Hollywood. But what would you do if I told you that a glass of milk wouldn't give you that body? An 8oz glass of 2% has as much fat in it as one and a third medium order of fries from McDonald's? I can't imagine how much whole milk has! On the opposite end of the spectrum, milk is insanely good for you, having a ton of vitamins and minerals that help you make it through your day until you find a way to wipe off that overly-present mustache.
And wouldn't it be better if the glass was empty? That way it shows she drank it all, not just put it up to her lip to create the most famous and rather fun trademark of this ad. Not everyone can be perfectly shaped, and not everyone is. Most girls struggle to be confident in the morning with everything about themselves, and that's the way it is an always has been. No amount of milk (especially whole or 2%) will change that unless the rest of your diet is healthy and you exercise. Maybe they should put a girl/guy on those posters that are the norm when it comes to weight. I'd look up to someone that was normal looking more than I would a Barbie.
Loved how you explained how people in Hollywood want you to look but that's really not how milk can make you look it's a real twist in the ad.
ReplyDeleteI loved how you made the comment about the glass needing to be empty. I have never thought about that, but if the slogan is 'got milk?' then why wouldn't they have an empty glass then the answer would be no, they drank it.
ReplyDeleteits a really good thINK! but maybe not quite an analysis....so to clarify really great entry but not really the type you wanted.
ReplyDeleteI loved how you made it to where I could practically picture most everything you wrote about. Im kind of yearning for a little more ethos, pathos, and logos though, to make it just that much more better than it already is. :)
ReplyDeleteVery good, great points. I really agree with a lot of that! I highly doubt that model really does drink milk ( except for maybe -4%). However it wasn't very clear to me what your main points were ( ethos, pathos and logos). I felt like you talked about it more than analyzed it.At the same time though I'm glad someone other than just me thinks that it's kidn of a scandalous picture!
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