Usually the word sex (or any word) seems to be either a coincidence, or put in as a joke (by the creators)
Subliminal advertising (at least all the ones in those youtube videos) are mostly images, hinting at sexual, or adult themes.
The Little Mermaid thing was a HUGE deal. Blue, you were in CA when that dropped right? There was mayhem throughout the stores to remove the boxes from shelves. I ran to get one *snicker* and found it at Ralphs. They're a bit slower on the upswing there. I ended up selling it on eBay as a RARE item and netted about $30 for a VHS tape.
Me thinks Disney did it intentionally as a PR stunt for this very reason.
The Little Mermaid thing was a HUGE deal. Blue, you were in CA when that dropped right? There was mayhem throughout the stores to remove the boxes from shelves. I ran to get one *snicker* and found it at Ralphs. They're a bit slower on the upswing there. I ended up selling it on eBay as a RARE item and netted about $30 for a VHS tape.
you think they did that so other people could sell it for more, and disney not get part of the extra profit? i don't.
There's actually a story behind that. One of the artists for Ariel had drawn her more "voluptuously" then Disney wanted and was forced to reduce the cleavage. In retaliation he included a phallic symbol in the poster.
so in a sense, it was not a subliminal message in this case but rather one put in for revenge.
Unrelated fact: The human mind has a tendency to see patterns and order even when it isn't actually there.
There's actually a story behind that. One of the artists for Ariel had drawn her more "voluptuously" then Disney wanted and was forced to reduce the cleavage. In retaliation he included a phallic symbol in the poster.
so in a sense, it was not a subliminal message in this case but rather one put in for revenge.