In a face-off between feminists and fashionistas, NOW's recent e-newsletter patted itself on the back for their work in getting D&G to pull this ad. They called it "stylized gang-rape".
Spain and members of the Italian parliment agreed. Actually if you go here, you can see all kinds of ads that have been labeled offensive to women. D&G designers said the ad reflected "an erotic dream, or a sexual game." I think NOW is asking, if it is a sexual game, who is making the rules in this pic, and if it is a fantasy, in who's head is it playing?
I have to admit that sexism in ads is ever-present, but I also have to admit that the advert is hot. The Moxster wishes she had erotic dreams like this because sleep would be all the more pleasureable.
How can we find a safe line between sexy and sexist?
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