To Be, as Advertised.

Over the past few day's i've been paying extra attention to advertisings in various magazines, posters, billboards, and social media. Does anyone else get the feeling that products are marketed towards a certain body type? The next time you look yourself in the mirror. Ask yourself if you fit this cannon of beauty. I know I surely don't. I'm 5 10' and weigh 17lbs  and my Levi's still don't fit me correctly. I guess I wasn't born with the expected body type?

As if shopping weren't an already daunting task, what about other products? It seems like every product has a gender and an assigned roll. Are cars always girls? Do colors have an assigned gender as well? Of course, bras are designed for women and condoms were designed for men. But what about the more universally used items? Certain types of cookware are marketed towards women. Certain Sports are geared towards men. Are women not allowed to drive a Charger? Are men crossed off the list for owning a yellow Volkswagen Beetle? Maybe our "rolls" don't really mean much more than advertised.