I know I’ve done a lot of joking about shark movies in relation to the ‘toothed vagina’ theory (which, as Dr. Campbell pointed out, is actually an established psychological theory called Vagina Dentata that the author of my FTC essay was apparently unfamiliar with), but as a long-standing fan of ridiculously bad shark movies, I think they raise many important questions. Our society is fascinated by sharks. Why? Is it just the thrill of fear and the unknown? Or is it something more than that? The media have certainly capitalized on this love of sharks and shark movies. I succumbed to the infinite wonders of YouTube yet again this afternoon and discovered a treasure trove (haha) of shark-related videos. My apologies in advance for this huge string of clips, but they’re all so wonderful that I felt the need to share them with you. All nine are television commercials of some sort that use the stigma/popularity of sharks as a central selling point.[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/DYhwhA2_ZOA" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
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