{"id":287,"date":"2005-03-08T20:05:56","date_gmt":"2005-03-08T20:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.95.25.178\/maggie\/2005\/03\/08\/happy_international_womens_day\/"},"modified":"2005-03-08T20:05:56","modified_gmt":"2005-03-08T20:05:56","slug":"happy_international_womens_day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golding.ca\/maggie\/2005\/03\/08\/happy_international_womens_day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy International Women’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, today is International Women’s Day – is that why the Gazette chose to run a quarter-page ad today, urging people to “ask your doctor” about weight-loss methods?
\nNot just any old weight-loss ad, either.
\nThe first two lines of the ad are “I am Julie. Last night, I did a striptease for my husband.”
\nThen comes the picture – a woman’s body, from just below the waist to just above the knee, dressed in black garter belt and panties, turned slightly to one side.
\nFinally, the big question – “what would you do with a few less pounds?”
\nWhere do I start?
\nOn International Women’s Day, here’s an that takes up 25% of the page, in which (a) women’s bodies are reduced to specific parts, and (b) women’s body images are strictly understood in terms of women as sexual objects.
\nWe’ve come a long way, baby.
\nUpdate<\/b>
\nThe Gazette, and others like it, have pulled the ad in question due to generally negative reactions from readers. Although the ad does not specifically name a product, the ad comes from a pharmaceutical company<\/a>, which cannot directly advertise a weight-loss medication, but can urge you to “ask your doctor” about “methods” for weight loss. Oh, and the medication in question is not just a weight-management drug, it’s available through prescription only in cases of clinical obesity.
\nFor balance, may I suggest Barbara’s Story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, today is International Women’s Day – is that why the Gazette chose to run a quarter-page ad today, urging people to “ask your doctor” about weight-loss methods? Not just any old weight-loss ad, either. The first two lines of the ad are “I am Julie. Last night, I did a striptease for my husband.” … <\/p>\n

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