Sunday, May 22, 2011
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Hello again! Im staring at a blank screen. What to write... Dimmu borgir... Drums... Games... That's facebook stuff... Armhargah... How about commercials. Do they control your thoughts? Are you influenced by them subconsciously? I like them just because... Well... Sometimes they're funny... I don't know... Are they evil? Can we not resist influence? Because we see or hear something, will we follow it's instructions? Maybe they can be good. You want to buy some thing. You remember that commercial. Is that bad? There might actually be a good deal. Companies want to sell things. If you weren't aware of their products, how would you buy them? I remember all kinds of songs and phrases from commercials. That doesn't mean I remembr what they sell. Sometimes they're annoying. Like barbies while a guy watches cartoons. That makes you avoid them probably. What I'm trying to get at is, commercials don't control us, I think. I think of them as opportunities. Choices. Not demands. They don't control us.
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I think that you would like Animal Farm(;
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THAT BOOK/MOVIE!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of like a giant commercial...the story line, I mean.
ReplyDeleteI agree, you need to use your "filter" when viewing commercials. It may be useful, but the problem is how overwhelming all the advertising and marketing can be. And, what's appropriate and who deems it appropriate? Like in a previous posting, Ruth mentioned something about the little girl's section having "short-shorts". Do we want toddlers walking around looking like "Daisy Duke" from the Dukes of Hazzard? I seriously hope not.
ReplyDeletePlus, think of the "hidden" messages in marketing. Which age group, cultural group, minority group, sexual gender/preferential group are they targeting? Sometimes marketing can be very unfair and send out the wrong message. It could be taken the wrong way. It could be insulting, slanderous, rude, or just plain stupid.
I would think that marketing professionals do not originally intend to make people feel bad, but I could see sometimes how certain people might be offended by particular commercials.
What do you think?