Marketing, Media and Childhood
Investigations at the intersection of marketing, media and childhood
____________________________________________________________ Update: Adios Barbie announced June 27 that MTV has confirmed it will not air the video.It’s official folks, and you heard it here first: MTV and VH1 will not air Kanye West’s “Monster” … [Read more...]
After I read this disturbing article in Psychology Today about the potentially very harmful effects of today’s brutal, extreme and widely available internet pornography on a young person’s developing sexuality, I immediately gave it to my 14-year-old … [Read more...]
No outlets in there to charge up your iPod.This weekend the boys finally come back from camp, where they have spent the summer reconnecting with nature. So many “teachable moments” to make up for! Speaking of teachable moments, the new … [Read more...]
In the British magazine Psychologies this month is a pretty troubling article about teens looking at pornography on the internet, including on their internet-enable phones: Are teenagers hooked on porn?The magazine says this has become an … [Read more...]
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...]
Ratings Legend Show may include gratuitous sex, explicit dialogue, violent content, or obscene language, and is unsuitable for children. The … [Read more...]
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