The fact is that much of advertising's power comes from this belief that advertising does not affect us. The most effective kind of propaganda is that which is not recognized as propaganda. Because we think advertising is silly and trivial,… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
Advertising doesn't cause addictions. But it does create a climate of denial and it contributes mightily to a belief in the quick fix, instant gratification, the dreamworld, and escape from all pain and boredom. All of this is part of… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
Woman’s bodies continue to be dismembered in advertising. Over and over again just one part of the body is used to sell products, which… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
Addiction beggins whith the hope that something 'out there' can instantly fill up the emptiness inside. — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
The Ideal Consumer is someone who is constantly dissatisfies, constanly needs more and more products in order to feel better. — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
Ads sell more than products. They sell values, they sell images. They sell concepts of love and sexuality, of success and perhaps most important,… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
Girls get the message from very early on that what's most important is how they look, that their value, their worth depends on that.… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
Turning a human being into a thing, an object, is almost always the first step towards justifying violence against that person. It is very… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
The fact is that much of advertising's power comes from this belief that advertising does not affect us. The most effective kind of propaganda… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
Advertising doesn't cause addictions. But it does create a climate of denial and it contributes mightily to a belief in the quick fix, instant… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
Turning a human being into a thing is almost always the first step towards justifying violence against that person. — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
