Damaging Drek Archives - Page 11 of 14

Hey Kids, Your “Energy Drinks” Now Come With Alcohol

August 23, 2007 by Amy Jussel 8 Comments

We all pick our battles. To me, this is one of them. Rather than dwell on Mojito-flavored chewing gum, or Bacardi Mojito banners and Coors fly-by billboards bombarding our peace at Zuma beach last weekend, or even the absurdity of alcohol glamorama targeting teens with "Cosmopolitan Berry and Margarita Lime Epil-Stop hair remover" in Teen Vogue's back to school issue this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Damaging Drek, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Shaping Youth, Vapid Values

Lifestyle Cancers: Two Most Preventable Causes Harming Kids

August 16, 2007 by Amy Jussel 9 Comments

Junk food causes cancer? Well, sorta. Reuters News reports that the President's Cancer Panel just released some poignant data that will make time stressed families think twice about snarfing dinner at the drive-through. The cancer correlation is echoed in Australia's research findings, their kids' food marketing and legislative action as well. News reports confirm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Branding & Consumerism, Damaging Drek, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Shaping Youth, Vapid Values

Shaping Youth Brandwashing Data Is Larger Than Stanford’s Study

August 14, 2007 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

“A new Stanford study in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (here) demonstrates just how effective food marketing is in changing young children's perceptions.” Gee, ya think? Their study was funded by the biggies, RWJF and Stanford, with research showing “preschool children think that foods that come in a McDonald's wrapper taste better than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Counter-marketing, Damaging Drek, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Product Placement, Shaping Youth, Vapid Values

Bratz Movie Seeps Brattitude Into Kid Culture

August 7, 2007 by Amy Jussel 23 Comments

Two of Shaping Youth's stellar Advisory Board team, Dr. Sharon Lamb & Dr. Lyn Mikel Brown at Packaging Girlhood wrote this fabulous Op Ed about the Bratz Film and its purportedly 'cleaned up' message. They plopped it on their blog, and gave me permission to do the same for our readers as "guest editorial" on the next page. I've written about the toxicity of the Bratz … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Damaging Drek, Growing up too soon, Interactive Games, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Vapid Values

Manhunt 2 Receives AO Rating for Hands-On Murder Simulation

June 20, 2007 by Amy Jussel 20 Comments

Update 2013: It's been 6 years since I wrote this piece and my views remain the same; 'corollary vs causation' arguments, context, ratings and research (handy: 25 studies on media violence) STILL remains less of interest to me than the basic 'why are we creating market demand for thrill to kill content in the first place, when we could better spend that money, clout, political … [Read more...]