Growing up too soon

Bimbo Bait: Is Silence or Outrage the Solution for Digital Drek?

March 26, 2008 by Amy Jussel 27 Comments

Early April Fool's joke? Tasteless ploy of a 23-year old web guy for publicity and profit perhaps? Just when you thought media influence on body image had reached the tipping point of toxicity, our pals at Beauty and the Breast (and parents, Feministing, mashable,and industry colleagues at Edelman Digital) are reporting in disgust on this new web game, Miss Bimbo making the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Damaging Drek, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Vapid Values Tagged With: adolescent body image, APA sexualization study, girls objectified, Miss Bimbo, objectification, teen self worth

Hospital Sells Out Kids W/Abercrombie Alliance

March 13, 2008 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

Talk about emergency and trauma! What’s next, a Victoria’s Secret rape crisis center? Ugh. Is ANYthing off-limits? Stuart Elliott of the New York Times wrote about the $10 million Abercrombie & Fitch donation to Columbus (now 'Nationwide') Children’s Hospital gleaning naming rights to the hospital’s E&T department. Stomach pump time... Gee, … [Read more...]

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

Is a Facebook Study Group “Cheating?”

March 10, 2008 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

What’s the difference between a virtual study group & meeting face to face in the library or dorm room? Policy, please? So far, I've got to side with the students, as this makes no sense to me as a virtual educator… Why does Freshman Chris Avenir (story in the Toronto Star) face possible expulsion from Ryerson University for swapping tips on homework … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Shaping Youth, Viral & Buzz Media

Caffeinated Kids: A Nutrition Deconstruction

March 3, 2008 by Amy Jussel 17 Comments

Update Sept. 29, 2016 Today is National Coffee Day! While these Harvard studies for ADULTS caffeine intake bring us a few 'ahhh' morning moments, this AAP study with KIDS could have parents steaming, as it points to the dangers of children's consumption (especially energy drinks) and notes consumption by teens age 17, 18 has doubled over the last decade. With Starbucks … [Read more...]

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Caffeine Candy: “Buzz Bites, Snickers Charged, Crackheads”

March 1, 2008 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the Wall Street Journal 'stimulus plan for candy,' focusing on the jolt-n-crash “caffeine candy bars” flooding the retail mix to join energy drinks and the even more mind-boggling stupidity stunts in the ‘shock schlock’ realm of drug-look-alike kiddie cocaine. (As if kids aren’t jacked up enough with twitch games and rapid-fire media, let’s … [Read more...]