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Industry advertising doesn't shy away from sexist imagery and allusions. The most notorious example of this is the Linux Journal blowjob ad, but other examples abound.

  • Mediatemple.net ran a full-age color ad in a 2008 Web Host Magazine prominently featuring a nightclubbing woman's breasts and rouged lips (eyes are cropped out of the picture) with the legend "Serious Support."
  • Lacie ran a back-cover ad on a 2008 Mac Life showing a jean-clad woman's backside with the legend, "Does this make my aspect ratio look wide?"