Consumerism – Page 10

Letting Go of 2010: Thoughts On Media Messaging

January 1, 2011 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Jan 1, 2011 No secret I’ve been challenged in 2010 on various fronts, and I’m trying really hard to ‘let go’ of some of the frustrations knowing there’s no quick fix for some of the blindingly surreal influences and disruptive crapola eroding kids’ psyches. I'm 'letting go,' to try to see past Nicki Minaj-style hyper-sexualized cues to instead celebrate the pendulum swing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Counter-marketing, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Vapid Values, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: APA, Billboard Top 100, Bridalplasty, Critical-thinking-skills, DV, eldercare, Eminem, HGHW, Jenn Pozner, Ke$ha, Kids health, Letting go, media influences, media-literacy, Nicki Minaj, objectification, PBG, Pop-Culture, PopWatch, Powered By Girl, Reality Bites Back, Rihanna, sandwich generation, Sexualization, sexualization of children, spark change, TDV, teens, thoughts on letting go, Tornado Warning, tweens, worst relationship songs

Shaping Youth: Freecycling Kids Books Throughout December

December 4, 2010 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

Dec. 4, 2010 Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Bah. Other than maybe beach towel joke gifts (silly kilt wraps, hula skirts for our wakeboarding tribe) they didn’t get much outta me this round, as I continue to purge more than splurge. So to continue this “simplify life” theme to FREECYCLE and gift myself some joy this season, I’m passing along a bounty of kids books to you, FREE … [Read more...]

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Amy Jussel On Changing the Channel of Media Influence

October 28, 2010 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

Oct. 28, 2010 Tonight I’ll be speaking on Changing the Channel of Influence in media, at The Third Place.org. I need to reiterate to ALL that Shaping Youth is a nonpartisan, non-religious-based, nonprofit, non-tethered, organization. The media literacy opinions shared are my own and NOT aligned with any other organization, affiliation, or agenda. Clear? Reason I’m … [Read more...]

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Selling Insecurity For Profit, Telling Kids Creativity Doesn’t Count?

October 26, 2010 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

October 26, 2010 I’ll recap Spark Summit takeaways soon, but with Halloween around the corner, I have a few timely tidbits that go beyond the need to Spark Change over sexualized costumes and look at the blinding message of consumerism triumphing creativity overall. When corporations undermine our values and put a ‘not good enough’ angst-inducing spin on children’s creative … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Counter-marketing, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Vapid Values Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, Consumerism, consumption, creative costumes, CSR, dereon divas, DIY, Easy Kids Costumes, flip the message, Green Halloween, Halloween, homemade, Iron Man, Last minute costumes, No Sew Costumes, Packaging-Boyhood, Packaging-Girlhood, Parents for Ethical Marketing, Pop-Culture, quick and simple, storebought, Target, Target Iron Man, Trick or treat

Tips From the Trenches: Re-Imagining Youth Activism, SPARK Change!

October 18, 2010 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

October 18, 2010 Ancient Chinese proverb: “The best soldiers are not warlike.” Welcome to youth activism 21st century style. (pithy "model waiver" for American Apparel street theater protest at left) Huge on the fun factor, wry wit and massive outreach potential, (deploying via social media in nanoseconds) today's youth are organizing via flash mob, street theater, viral … [Read more...]