The First One: Such An Emphasis on Sex

Mary Jones
August 22

Why do companies feel the need to portray sex so often in their advertising? Is it effective and if so why does society have such a fixation on sexuality? The taboo that sexuality is in the American society has also caused our culture to glamorize it. This is an interesting phenomenon of how the forbidden always seems to be the most enticing due to the rebelliousness of human nature. I wonder does the saturation in todays media of sexual acts have a direct relation to the rise in teenage pregnancies and the transmission of STDs. I think that it would shows some expertise if a company was able to find another method to attract consumers to its products or services.