While the explosive literature on the portrayal of women in advertising has established a
multitude of salient issues (e.g. sexual objectification), the skin tone of Asian models in ads and
associated cultural underpinnings has not yet been examined. However, given the obsession in
various Asian countries with skin whitening for women, it has the potential to be salient in Asian
cultures in the United States. The current exploratory study examines the possibility of “skin
tone tension” occurring in a diverse Asian sample in the U.S. and compares Caucasian to Asian
reactions to a model’s skin tone in a print ad. The results reflect cultural frameworks and provide
a preliminary evidentiary starting point for further examination of this issue in various Asian
cultures within the U.S. Towards that end, extant theory is discussed and a new research agenda
to extend such is proposed.
Key Words: Skin tone tension, Asians, Caucasians, Female role portrayal in advertising
While the explosive literature on the portrayal of women in advertising has established amultitude of salient issues (e.g. sexual objectification), the skin tone of Asian models in ads andassociated cultural underpinnings has not yet been examined. However, given the obsession invarious Asian countries with skin whitening for women, it has the potential to be salient in Asiancultures in the United States. The current exploratory study examines the possibility of “skintone tension” occurring in a diverse Asian sample in the U.S. and compares Caucasian to Asianreactions to a model’s skin tone in a print ad. The results reflect cultural frameworks and providea preliminary evidentiary starting point for further examination of this issue in various Asiancultures within the U.S. Towards that end, extant theory is discussed and a new research agendato extend such is proposed.Key Words: Skin tone tension, Asians, Caucasians, Female role portrayal in advertising
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