I watched the video. It didn't really teach me anything, it only reinforced what I had already thought. The sole purpose of most media is to make money, so of course they're going to toss their ads in the direction of children and other impressionable beings. Is it morally sound? Probably not. Should we just sit around complaining and blogging about it? Probably not. If everyone is so upset about this video, which seems to be the case, they should make changes in their lives to stop the "money farming". If girls don't want to stop being "forced" to always look good maybe they shouldn't put on makeup. That's a voluntary action if I ever saw one. I don't think any of these things are ever going to change, they're ingrained into our brains. Girls are supposed to be pretty and guys are supposed to be big and strong, it's been that way for a long time and that way of thinking will never change unless serious changes happen on a large scale. Yes, I'm taking the glass half empty approach to this, but I think I'm being realistic. I don't think the media should take all the blame on this either. They're trying to make the most money they can, that's capitalism at its core. I think a lot of the blame is on the parents' side. The kids who are being exposed to all the media don't have money, transportation, or the cognitive ability to go to the store and buy their own things. Tell the parents to stop being consumer whores and buying their adorable little offspring things they don't need. Hypocrisy strikes again.
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That was a solid rant if I do say so myself. I agree though. Hypocrisy does strike again. and it strikes hard.
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