katilac Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I just wanted to share some info about this organization. We've been members for a while, and they do really great work trying to limit the impact of commercial culture on children. For the most part, they fight against situations that basically force-feed commercial culture to children - - students being forced to listen to certain programs/stations on the bus or in school, for example, or the numerous junky toys and tv-related items in Scholastic Book Club. They will also protest ads and products that they think promote the early sexualization of children. Sometimes I feel like my kids are just inundated with commercial culture and inappropriate ads, and we are home schoolers who don't watch a great deal of tv! It's got to be that much harder for kids in school. At any rate, it seemed like something a lot of folks on this board would be interested in, so I thought I'd share the website: http://www.commercialexploitation.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 This is excellent and I appreciate you posting the information here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyH in NC Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I had no idea that there was an organization out there working on this important issue. I have bookmarked the site to read thoroughly later. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Thanks for this link! I'll check it our further. This has been an issue close to DHs and my heart for a while now. Here's a very interesting (albeit frightening) book on the subject that was written a few years back...I read it when my youngest was about 9 months old. I did everything I could to keep the branding nightmare out of our home, have failed in some areas (Disney princesses...AAACK!), but we are working on it, and are aware of the seriousness of this targeting. Born To Buy -- The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture by Juliet B. Schor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 THANK YOU!!!! This is part of the reason why we have decided to go NO TV when we move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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