Question

In 2000, Campbell Soup Company launched an ad campaign that showed prepubescent boys offering soup to prepubescent girls. The girls declined because they were concerned about their calorie intake. The boys explained that "lots of Campbell's soups are low in calories," which made them OK for the girls to eat. The ads were pulled after parents expressed concern. Why were parents worried?

a. The ads seemed to tell boys that it was okay to be fat.
b. The calorie count was deceptive.
c. Soup isn't a part of a healthy diet.
d. The ads taught girls to worry about their weights and negatively affected their body images.
e. Even if they are low in calories, soups are packed full of preservatives and sodium, which is very bad for skin. .

Answer 1

d. The ads taught girls to worry about their weights and negatively affected their body images.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Campbell advertisement showed prepubescent girls worrying about their weight. This could have impacted many young girls negatively in real life because at such a young age it is easy to get influenced by surrounding environment. They would have started to worry about their weight and body measurements unnecessarily. Uncontrolled, this could gave resulted in the rise of eating disorders and body image issues. These problems are very difficult to cope with and often do not go away even in adulthood. So parents were worried for the safety and health of their daughters.