Ha HA! I'm NOT crazy!
http://www.slate.com/id/2111242/
Check out the article above for some backup to my theory that ads and kids should not go together. The author is the ad critic for Slate, and even he agrees--to a lesser extent--that there are no-goodniks on the airwaves.
Check out the article above for some backup to my theory that ads and kids should not go together. The author is the ad critic for Slate, and even he agrees--to a lesser extent--that there are no-goodniks on the airwaves.
posted by lulu | 6:19 AM
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Indeed, Seth doesn't seem extremely concerned. His tone is rather flippant.
His observations are interesting, however. While the specifics of ads have changed to reflect new technology, the overall style hasn't changed that much.
I should read the books that are mentioned, however.
Burb is right. Author Seth is flippant, cooler-than-thou, and oblivious to the ideological, if not the marketing, impact of TV ads. His big cutting-edge critical statement is "I also think it's a mistake to trust in free markets when it comes to children." Wow, what a radical thought. That's followed closely by the astute, patronizing observation that "preschoolers can't even differentiate between the programming and the commercials." I contend that 51 percent of viewers and voters do not differentiate between: a) programming, b) advertising, c) news, d) sports, e) weather. This just in: It's all entertainment, it's all commercial, it's all art.
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