Its time to acknowledge the ability of ads to manipulate our habits and thinking. It IS powerfull stuff, the ads are effective or they wouldn't do them. We are being manipulated into doing things we would not normally, rationally, do.
Showing FOOD will stimulate hunger in people. There is not doubt of that. Obesity is the number ONE problem in health these days, as it leads to any number of illnesses.... worse than smoking now.Sure, this is a problem of the quality of the food supply, but that actual act of buying and eating them is where the rubber hits the road. This is where ADS play a bigger role than they should - after all , its manipulative and really does have the power to get us to do things we would otherwise not do - like eating twinkies or fast foods. We are ARTIFICIALLY convinced to eat when we do not need to, and this is a basic bio-logical function that they are toying with, at our expense and discomfort, for their profits.
Showing big HORSEPOWER in vehicles is not responsible. The earth is in a catastrophic state due to emissions, and vehicle makers share the blame for that. Yet, they continue to create effective ads for large horsepower vehicles. We are convinced that the greatest thrill, and our god-given right, is to drive really fast. How silly - driving fast is just a vicarious thrill with no real input from the participants, just push the pedal and go... its dangerous and damages the atmosphere. We don't have room for that small and meaningless thrill ride anymore - this is the 21st C. and there are 8 billion people speeding around.
Advertising of Drugs... pharmacy drugs are being used in a wreckless and dangerous manner. Its not about HEALTH anymore, its erections and energy levels and relaxing - isn't that the pervue of street drugs? Why do the pharmacy people get to peddle this stuff when others are jailed for it?
Also,for pills for treating medical conditions - are none of them safe to use? Reduce the symptoms of one problem only end up with a damaged heart or liver?? Starting taking any of these pharmacy drugs is a risky thing to do, and ads that get people to go to their doctor to actually REQUEST one of these dangerous pills are off the scale of ir-responsibility.
And those ads are full of LIES! Real medical lies, actually lying about the pills, how the disease works, and what you can expect from taking them!! Omissions of dangers is also a big part of the pill ads - that blurb at the end telling of side effects is more designed to relax our fears than to warn us of anything.
I could go on
- kids toys, and even junk food marketed directly to them;
- household cleaners and products that are shown to have great qualities and abililtes that rarely live up to the ads hype; they are often toxic and that is not mentioned.
Lies and manipulation are not moral behaviors. Advertising is not moral. It is not right to have it on pubic television broadcasts when it does not meet a code of morality and honesty and safety.
Karlin
Showing FOOD will stimulate hunger in people. There is not doubt of that. Obesity is the number ONE problem in health these days, as it leads to any number of illnesses.... worse than smoking now.Sure, this is a problem of the quality of the food supply, but that actual act of buying and eating them is where the rubber hits the road. This is where ADS play a bigger role than they should - after all , its manipulative and really does have the power to get us to do things we would otherwise not do - like eating twinkies or fast foods. We are ARTIFICIALLY convinced to eat when we do not need to, and this is a basic bio-logical function that they are toying with, at our expense and discomfort, for their profits.
Showing big HORSEPOWER in vehicles is not responsible. The earth is in a catastrophic state due to emissions, and vehicle makers share the blame for that. Yet, they continue to create effective ads for large horsepower vehicles. We are convinced that the greatest thrill, and our god-given right, is to drive really fast. How silly - driving fast is just a vicarious thrill with no real input from the participants, just push the pedal and go... its dangerous and damages the atmosphere. We don't have room for that small and meaningless thrill ride anymore - this is the 21st C. and there are 8 billion people speeding around.
Advertising of Drugs... pharmacy drugs are being used in a wreckless and dangerous manner. Its not about HEALTH anymore, its erections and energy levels and relaxing - isn't that the pervue of street drugs? Why do the pharmacy people get to peddle this stuff when others are jailed for it?
Also,for pills for treating medical conditions - are none of them safe to use? Reduce the symptoms of one problem only end up with a damaged heart or liver?? Starting taking any of these pharmacy drugs is a risky thing to do, and ads that get people to go to their doctor to actually REQUEST one of these dangerous pills are off the scale of ir-responsibility.
And those ads are full of LIES! Real medical lies, actually lying about the pills, how the disease works, and what you can expect from taking them!! Omissions of dangers is also a big part of the pill ads - that blurb at the end telling of side effects is more designed to relax our fears than to warn us of anything.
I could go on
- kids toys, and even junk food marketed directly to them;
- household cleaners and products that are shown to have great qualities and abililtes that rarely live up to the ads hype; they are often toxic and that is not mentioned.
Lies and manipulation are not moral behaviors. Advertising is not moral. It is not right to have it on pubic television broadcasts when it does not meet a code of morality and honesty and safety.
Karlin