Can You Spot It? 10 Subtle Ads Crave Your Attention
by J. Barker
Possibly the item most associated as a phallic symbol is the gun, representing the aspects of male masculinity and testosterone.
I'd watch out if this guy has to pee. He might blow your foot off.
Okay, what we have here is a kid with a hotdog, right? But we also have an ad that is stuck together with Post-It Glue on the ketchup-right where the hotdog appears in the ad.
As you peel the pages apart, you reveal a surprised, guilty looking kid and a mother with a disgusted look on her face.
Um... yuck.
I understand the concept of this ad. It is saying that driving the F-150 is an organic experience, sort of like a natural extension of your arm.
Looks like an unnatural extension of something else to me...
No doubt about it: Sex sells. And those zany marketing people know it. A problem that they encounter is that phallic symbols cannot be utilized in ad campaigns in some countries.
This being the case, they attempt to sneak in the sex via shadows, abstract art and, in some cases, the extremely obvious use of other objects.
So come with me, dear readers, as we play "Spot the Weenie!"
1. BBC World
"This is my rifle, this is my gun..."
Possibly the item most associated as a phallic symbol is the gun, representing the aspects of male masculinity and testosterone.I'd watch out if this guy has to pee. He might blow your foot off.
2. Tide Detergent
Little Billy's been up to something...
Okay, what we have here is a kid with a hotdog, right? But we also have an ad that is stuck together with Post-It Glue on the ketchup-right where the hotdog appears in the ad.As you peel the pages apart, you reveal a surprised, guilty looking kid and a mother with a disgusted look on her face.
Um... yuck.
3. Ford F-150
I understand the concept of this ad. It is saying that driving the F-150 is an organic experience, sort of like a natural extension of your arm.
Looks like an unnatural extension of something else to me...
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by Anonymous
The Medium is the Message
Marshall McLewan would be proud! I worked in television for 30 years, and it's amazing what advertisers stick in advertisements to seduce the viewer...
by Anonymous
J. Barker is the one with a problem.
Most people would not see phallic symbols in these ads.
by J. Barker
LOL
Now THAT was funny!
by Anonymous
you are seeing what you want
you are seeing what you want to see in most of these.
by J. Barker
I wish...
...that was the case. Some of these ads appear in books about subliminal messages. I'm working on an article about that topic now and stumbled onto some of them...
by Anonymous
Where is the Mac's one?
As Above
by John P. Barker
Mac's one...
On the right, towards the top.
by Anonymous
Lynx
Where is the one in the lynx ad? I can't see anything abnormal of the product itself??
by Anonymous
adds
I have to admit the body piercing add is just plain wierd but the rest of them are definitley open to interpretation. And if you are looking for phallic symbols you will find them every where
by Anonymous
McD's ad
I stared and stared at the McDonalds ad. I scrolled away and then scrolled back and it popped right out at me...so to speak!
Wasn't there talk about something similar on the cover of The Little Mermaid VHS tapes?
by Anonymous
Advertising
What do watches have to do with subliminal penises?
Unless...