Marketing, Media and Childhood
Investigations at the intersection of marketing, media and childhood
So apparently kids WILL eat onions if Shrek’s face is on them, the Wall Street Journal finds. To go along with this news, last week a Yale study was published that found children like the taste of snack foods with licensed characters on them better … [Read more...]
If you have any doubts about the onslaught hitting our kids. Not to mention ourselves. If you think any individual family can block the harmful messages coming from a multi-billion dollar industry.UPDATE: See newer post, Eyes open for marketing … [Read more...]
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...]
I do drop my standards a little bit, and let the kids watch The Simpsons. There are some scenes that are not exactly appropriate for kids, but it's a smart show and funny, so I let it go, maybe talk with them about it later. The biggest problem, … [Read more...]
Marketing is a deductible business expense. How do you feel about subsidizing corporations that market sex and violence to your kids? How about junk food? Do you feel like subsidizing them? If we subsidize them, shouldn't we have a say in what … [Read more...]
They were going out the door to the grocery store, Dad and younger son, PD. So I shouted after them, “No soda and no individually wrapped cheese slices!”My husband asked what was wrong with that kind of cheese. Well, mainly, that it’s not actually … [Read more...]
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