Man and Woman and that's it apparently...
Heterosexism example #2
Heterosexism is what makes up advertising. Brands such as Michael Kors will only make their photo ads with a man and woman combination so that a heterosexual relationship will be assumed because that is the culturally norm. Once I started looking around for ad campaigns, I literally could not find one ad for clothing or cologne or alcohol that was not implying a heterosexual relationship was present. The advertisements that have consumed our buying culture are telling people that you are abnormal if you are not sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex and that is a damaging concept for some people who may be confused about their sexuality.
If I were in charge of this media outlet, I would make the models pose without members of the opposite sex. I feel that it is unnecessary to have the sexual component in these advertisements and would just leave that out all together.

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