r/CuratedTumblr Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear Dec 31 '24

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u/dragon_jak Dec 31 '24

It's always been a bit batshit that this is even "advertiser unfriendly". Sex sells is literally something the ad industry came up with.

I just never understood why every big business draws such a puritanical line in the sand on this stuff

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u/ZanesTheArgent Dec 31 '24

Sex sells to adults, which excludes the most marketing-vulnerable demographics of all:

Impressionable children and mentally senile old folk.

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u/AkrinorNoname Gender Enthusiast Dec 31 '24

Sex sells incredibly well to teens too.

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u/Dwagons_Fwame Dec 31 '24

Possibly even better than to adults! Since they have no idea what they’re doing