Much of mass communication industry depends on the explotiation and
manipulation of human weakness.
The one consistent theme permeating virtually all advertising is
consumer inferiority. By unconcious comparison, the consumer has to be
a loser, deficient and ordinary.
Ad models are always glamorous and desirable. The idealization works
like the unobtainable carrot being dangled in front of a jackass. That
carrot can dangle just out of reach througout a lifetime of consumer
behavior.
.angelfire. com/planet/manipulation/
2007-01-20 01:15:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
we also can say that about religion the mind is so small
2007-01-20 01:17:42 · answer #1 · answered by Linda 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion, politics, and music does more harm to our children in my opinion. As well as the internet............
I know of several parent who don't even have television or internet as the kids get both in school!
Oh, that's another, public school. It can be worse than the media for our children.
Well, Melanie I guess the solution is to keep children at home in their rooms, homeschool, no tv, no computer until they are 18 and then expect them to compete in this world.
Parents are the gatekeepers. I blame the materialism and consumerism of our children on their parents. If parents do their jobs, and some do, the kids aren't sucked into all this.
2007-01-20 09:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by thefinalresult 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would consider myself a 'child' (im thirteen) and i don't think im brainwashed. I only watch tv for entertainment purposes, and i don't find those skinny women on the catwalks glamorous and desirable at all. Im sure there are lots of children who think like that, heck even some adults, but not all children with tv's are. And anyway, the media's 'brainwashing' is everywhere. So what you are saying is that we should cover our eyes everytime we see a perfume ad?
2007-01-20 09:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Killing Loneliness♥ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Due to laziness most people just seat in front of the TV to absorb all the garbage presented to them instead of inquiring for themselves about higher goals of life.
2007-01-20 09:26:11 · answer #4 · answered by edcaimo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They learned this technique from the basics of religion.
Religion is the self esteems biggest slap in the face .
Not only do you not feel great about yourself ,but you "PAY" someone to tell you this .
In religion no matter what you do in life you will never achieve perfection .
2007-01-20 09:37:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I try not to, but to block it you must keep them away from the tube.I never see many young people reading the paper so that is simple.Uncle Sam controls everything.Government and big business run the world.$$$$
2007-01-20 09:32:57 · answer #6 · answered by one10soldier 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not have children, and am not a mindless follower. The media is paid advertisement for the most part and should be regarded that way.
2007-01-20 09:31:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I Dont watch TV, So cant really relate.
2007-01-20 09:21:06 · answer #8 · answered by JHAMAINE E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't
2007-01-20 09:18:49 · answer #9 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why indeed!!!
2007-01-20 09:18:03 · answer #10 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋