Oh my Lord! Is ASB all right?

Age: 15 in May Sex: Girl
Too tired to talk about this, but you've obviously heard of the infamous Flakes "Eat Me" commercial, right? That's all I can think of. Oh, and there was a case of the simulated moisture on a CoverGirl lipstick spelling out "sex". It's pretty cool crap. What made me want to go into advertising.

1.26
2.female
3.Yes
4.I don't know, they were subliminal.
5. Same as above
6.Bad- I don't like stuff planted in my brain.....
Please see the movie "They Live"

I'm 49 & female and to be quite frank, I think subliminal messages don't exist. I'm not aware of seeing any or reacting to any.

We snuck this one in right under her nose! She must be slipping!

She's weakening! And I thought I'd never see the day

1. Old enough.

2. Yes.

3. Of course theydrink more coffeeare

4. Lots ofwear Nikethem

5. One good example is "Star Wars Episode One: The PhantomCoca ColaMenace"

6. Definitely explain.

1. 40
2. Female
3. Yes (almost)
4. Most is just imagery that invokes feelings; like in an ad for a stereo system, in the photo's background there is a beautiful woman dressed in a night gown, out of focus but quite present. I have seen (I was 13 the 1st time I noticed) the word "sex" airbrushed into ice cubes in ads for alcoholic drinks. In fact, everytime I ever saw this was in an ad for alcohol. Martini & Rossi had it airbrushed into a wave (it was a picture of people sailing) near the caption.
In all honesty, I have used it myself when designing a business card for a customer that distributed pornographic videos. I used it, because I liked the "cliché" of it.
4. I answered that in #3.
5. If you mean the type of subliminal message that is flashed in the screen for a fraction of a second (like Coca Cola used to do in theaters), I think that's illegal now? Subliminal messages can be dressing to look the part, like a business man that is interviewed for a TV program will wear his best suit in order to look successful when he normally goes to work in golfing pants. With his attire, he is subliminally showing you his success. So, to answer this question; it's in everything!
6. It can be good if you are trying to convey a message but I think in the long run it's bad. People are too easily influenced (in general).

I am male and 30 (yes Grmbrand - male) and I don't reckon they do it like I heard they used to do it. I think there was some thing about coca cola slipping in flash adverts of coke and people having an urge to buy it. But I don't think they do it anymore. If they got found out people would be pretty pissed off.

Stores use psychology - like supermarkets and the warm coloured flooring as warm colour make you hungrier and more likely to spend money. I guess you don't mean that though.

Sorry - but I just reckon no. Not anymore.

fnord.

1. 28
2. F
3. No
4. None
5. Can't think of any except Fight Club, and those were intentional and revealed to the audience. Oh, and supposedly the camel on the Camel cigarettes package has a naked man with an erect penis standing in it. I think people mostly see them where they are just coincidences.
6. I don't really think they exist, so I can't say.

Clever

1. 28
2. Male or "yes please!" or "who's offering?" or "I hardly know you!"
3. No.
4. Many years ago I saw a text about subliminal messages that referenced a cigarette ad wherein a nude woman had been very subtly airbrushed into amountain range. I also know that they used to put subliminal messages into filmreels at drive-in movies that encouraged patrons to buy food from the snack counter. I don't know what the success rate was...
5. These days? No idea. Also, I hope you're not making a connection between product placement and subliminal messages--just because Slimer eats a can of Coke in _Ghostbusters_ doesn't make me want to drink more Coke...
6. Manipulating people to do things they wouldn't do otherwise is bad, but then, that's what marketing is all about, right? I think using subliminal messages is worse, because you are undermining the consumer's capability (however limited) for judgement.

Maybe she was away from her computer when this was in qual.

May? I was born in May too! The 19th and you?

I'm surprised this passed!

I'm 40 years old. I enjoy sex, but haven't been getting much lately. I think that subliminal messages might be everywhere, but I also think that most of them are probably unintentional. I remember this was a hot topic back in the late 70s, there was a book out, lots of people were talking about it. I haven't given the idea a lot of thought since. I recall that the book concentrated on magazine ads for liquor and cigarettes. I'm not real big on pronouncing judgement on things being "bad" or "good". I don't think that subliminal messages are either. They just are. Apparently there have been conflicting studies as to whether they are even effective. This strikes me as an extremely odd subject to be bringing up at this time. It is like an anachronism. Sort of like talking about pyramid power or Uri Gellar...

I was thinking about that movie as I was typing my response! It was a good one! Underappreciated.

1. 21
2. female
3. no
4. none
5. I've seen product placement, but that is not the same as subliminal messages.
6. neither

24th. Gemini vegetarian, like Elle and Bruiser! You're a Taurus though.

Uh...No, I'm a Libra. Who are you replying to?

Oh I'm sorry! That was for dora

That's okay. I was just a little confused.

What is your research on? I've done a lot of work on subliminal advertising for school

fnord

sometimes i think i catch an illuminati agent taking my picture. maybe i smoke to much pot and im just paranoid!!

I remember that!!!!!!

I love that paper hehe I still look at it from time to time

It was magnificent!

Very underappriciated!
Have you seen other John Carpenter movies? Like, um... Prince of Darkness and Out of the Mouth of Madness- they were both very good! I really like the way he uses the music through most of his movies to add to the effect.
I was just thinking that I didn't want to go see the Scorpion King because there is a WWF guy in it. But then I thought about the other movies that I have seen with a WWF stars in them, like The Running Man and They Live. Maybe I will go see it after all!

1) 18
2) No thanks! (Sorry, couldn't resist - how immature!) I'm female.
3) No.
4) My understanding of subliminal messages is that you don't realise that you're seeing them.
5) I think we have different ideas about what subliminal messages are.
6) Bad if they occur. Advertising should be straight up.

Not the ones you mentioned. I have seen some of his cheesy horror flicks; "Christine", "The Thing", and that "Escape From New York" silly actioner.

The other ones are not anything like those. Far more creative. Check em' out next time you are at the video store if you can find em'.

Okay!

I am 47 and a female. I think subliminal messages are widely used. I read a book called Media Sexploitation that showed how they do things like write the word SEX in the salt on Ritz crackers, etc. I have often seen advertising and messages in movies. Okay, I am going to type a secret message to you. See if you can find it!
fjfjfjffjwefjfjfjfjdontfjfjfjfjlikefjfjfjfjtofjfjfjfjdofjfjfjdofjfjfjotherfjfjfjpeoplesfjfjfjfjfjhomeworkfjfjfjonfjfjfjthisfjfjfjsitefjfjfj!!!!

Last I heard subliminal messages were largely bunk (urban legend). Sub-liminial means 'below the limit of perception' so they aren't really perceived. By definition, if they aren't perceived they can't affect your decisions...
:).
Write the paper anyways, though.

Something that is 'sub-liminal' may as well not even exist.

As far as all the talk about companies using subliminal advertising. I'm sure there is the rare case but most of what you hear is urban legend or people 'seeing things'.

1. 39
2. yes
3. no ssa ym ssik
4. naidni erots ragic a si erog la
5. no
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1. Age? 33

2. Sex? No thanks. Male

3. Do you think that subliminal messages are everywhere? Yes

4. What subliminal messages have you seen in the media? I didn't notice them, they are subliminal.

5. Name movies and tv shows that contain lots of subliminal messages and/or subliminal advertising.

6. Are subliminal messages bad or good, explain?

bad survey

20 male, does this survey have any sublimintal messages?

how did this get through qual?

I'm willing to answer one question, but not six.

Old enough to know better.
Yes, please.
No
None
None
Neither good or bad, but non-existent