Fox emphasizes parental responsibility over government regulation, but then goes around parent choices in its advertisingLast week, Fox Broadcasting Company aired an ad with a drawing depicting sexual bondage during The Simpsons, a show that I allow … [Read more...]
Millennials and their parents on the radar screen of marketers
May 19, 2010 by
Sometimes you find the most interesting things way down deep in an article. Here's a story from the Boston Globe about 40-something mothers with crushes on teen idols, like Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen on the Twilight movie series. Why, … [Read more...]
Beauty pageant makes slimy bid for viewers
May 14, 2010 by
I've got some serious reservations about an organization that refers to a beauty pageant as "wholesome" family entertainment. However, the Parent Television Council is warning that the Miss USA pageant scheduled for Sunday ay 7 p.m. has turned into … [Read more...]
Big black eye for Nickelodeon
May 12, 2010 by
Nickelodeon's AddictingGames.com won the worst toy award this year, by a wide margin, mainly due to Nick's callous disregard for the welfare of children, according to comments by voters. So here are free and easily accessible games that are totally … [Read more...]
More on Pink
April 27, 2010 by
Is it brainwashing?Sue Palmer thinks so.And, well, we didn't have aisles in the store that looked like this when I was a girl. I guess the marketers have learned something since then. I don't have girls, so I don't know, but I've heard that it's hard … [Read more...]
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