Representation of Single Father Image in McDonald's: Still My Little Girl Advertisement

Authors

  • Cindy Fransisca Santoso Petra Christian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9744/katakita.10.3.444-449

Keywords:

Perancangan rebranding, UMKM Reza, keripik tempe, inovasi produk.

Abstract

Many advertisements employ gender stereotypes to attract people nowadays. If advertisers continue to employ and display a specific gender in their advertisements, it might lead to gender bias. Through verbal and visual expressions in McDonald's: Still My Little Girl advertisement, this study seeks to discover a depiction of a single father, and he can replace the mother's role in the family. The writer uses semiotic theory and a qualitative approach to analyze the data. The findings indicate that a father who is portrayed as the main character can replace the role of a mother in performing household tasks and dealing with his daughter's sensitive situations.

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Published

2022-12-20

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2022)

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