U.'s Advertising Will Never Regulate Gender Stereotypes Summary

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Following an announcement made by the British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to take “a tougher line” on “ads that mocks people for not conforming to gender stereotypes”, Kristina Monllos attempts to analyze the American advertisement industry in her article "Why the U.s Ad Industry Will Never Regulate Gender Stereotypes". Although her article acknowledges the issue of gender clichés in advertisements, Monllos and her sources concludes, that even without a regulatory body, U.S.A has reached a same goal as U.K in terms of addressing the gender stereotypes. Rather than regulating a creative industry, she insists that it is a responsibility of the brands themselves to avoid stereotyping in their advertisement. On top of that, she also implies …show more content…

Furthermore, she suggests that brands and agencies just need to be more diverse and creative in their decision making (Monllos). However, she doesn’t mention that such kind of shift doesn’t occur automatically. With the rapid growth in media outlets (including social media), a rigid regulatory body is even more necessary than any time in history. Therefore, agencies like ASA is required to create a smooth transition of the advertisement industry into modern, more equal and civilized society. Just by having a creative and diverse Ad maker doesn’t make any differences. It is a known fact that Ad makers work on the request of Brands. In such relation Ad agencies can’t and won’t decline the request from a million-dollar client. Therefore “creative and diverse” minds in Ad industry can’t use their talent even they wish to. I am not saying that, brands intentionally use gender serotypes in their advertisement (hopefully not; however, having a regulatory body as ASA is likely reduce gender, sexual and racial stereotypes in a significant way, since it will set up a moral and legal guidelines to create

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