In Lebanon, Sex…And Security Sell
These advertisements for City Mall on the first page of two of today’s newspapers combine skimpy models, security check paraphernalia and heavy sexual innuendo (especially in the first one) to advertise themselves.
In a way, the ads are ingenious if bordering on exploitative. People are scared to go shopping because of all the bombs, but with such babes making sure no bombs are coming in, perhaps we should go spend some bucks.
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Hello, my name is Mustapha and I blog in The Beirut Spring about Lebanese society and politics. I started in February 2005 after the killing of P.M. Rafik Hariri.
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The panting dog is a brilliant touch. If Solomon2 envies anything, it’s the Lebanese skill at advertising. Is this your work or someone else’s, Mustapha?
Yeah, I also noticed the panting dog (mind you, the dog’s face has the same angle as the girl’s face :) )
Nop, not my work.
Sales for those posters could boost the economy. Add T-shirt sales, no foreign aide needed.
[...] In Lebanon, Sex…And Security Sell (Part 2) | July 27th, 2007 After the rather raunchy ad for City Mall, this one for another shopping center, Monoprix, seems tame. Nevertheless, it also shows the Lebanese obsession with security. It can even make the NRA proud. [...]
Seems that no matter what is going on, people will try to also get a buck…