EOC Week 2: Three Examples of Questionable Ethics

http://ethicalnag.org/2010/02/22/misleading-ads/ 

The item Latisse is a questionable ethic because it is suppose to make your eyelashes grow longer. According to Dr. Steve Yoelin, Ophthalmologist for most people there eyelashes begin to grow after four months. Some people might not get these results and might have to keep using it. Some people might see some results after four weeks. After eight weeks most people begin to see results of darkness and fuller eyelashes. After twelve weeks people using this product they should see enhanced results. After sixteen weeks they should see their final result, there eyelashes should look full, and dramatic results. This product is a questionable ethic because if you stop using it then you might loose some or most of your eyelashes. Your eyelashes might go back to normal as well if you stop using it. “It is a product which needs to be maintained to maintain the results.” http://www.realself.com/question/stopping-latisse Unless people want to continue using this item then they should keep using it and repurchasing it. They make this product seem like if you use it you will have length, fullness, and darkness in your eyelashes, but you must keep purchasing it to have the length you want.
Links used: http://www.latisse.com/RealQuestionsRealAnswers.aspx, http://www.latisse.com/WhatToExpect.aspx

http://niamtu.wordpress.com/category/risks-of-cosmetic-surgery/

Facial plastic surgery for many people means a new way of rejuvenating. This can be a questionable ethic because some people might have bad reactions to some people. For example, some people might get infections, nerve damage and many other things. Some people might even lose their life because of plastic surgery. Plastic surgery is suppose to make you feel better about yourself, but can result in very critical situations. Some other people might feel confident on the way they look after plastic surgery, and they might end up getting addicted to plastic surgery. This is a questionable ethic/advertisement because it can be the greatest tool for rejuvenating, but it can also result in death.

Link used  http://plasticsurgerytrust.com/plastic-surgery-pros-and-cons-list 

 This is a questionable ethic because there are two girls posing for the same ad, Jawbone. The girl on the left is an Indian girl; the girl on the bottom is a Caucasian girl. The girl in the left seems to have a scare with some other imperfections on her face. The girl on the bottom seems to have perfect skin. She doesn't seem to have any imperfections on her face. Her photo was obviously photoshopped. This is a very questionable ethic/advertisement because it seems to show that racism is still a part of our life. Most people aren't probably aware that racism still occurs, and this advertisement is a perfect example of how racism still occurs in our world today.
Link used: http://www.camillereads.com/2009/02/jawbone-cool-design-questionable-ads.html