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Britney Spears: role model?
We all worry about our kids growing up too fast. Sheltering them from racy movies, music and video games seems like a logical step.
Several studies have found that kids who watch a lot of sexy media will have sex at a young age themselves. But the link might be circumstantial, not causal.
A new study from Temple University suggests that conventional wisdom might be wrong.
We’ve all seen the television commercials. A gorgeous model struts down the sidewalk in slow motion, showing off the latest fashion. Heads turn, until finally the model stops in front of a mirror and coos in a generic European accent, “I poo in blue.”
Okay, maybe you haven’t seen that commercial, in which the model, a two-year-old boy, is shilling the new denim diaper by Huggies. The 30-second spot ends with the visual tagline, “The coolest you’ll look pooping your pants.” Or, it does on some networks, anyway. The New York Times reports that ABC, ABC Family and Sprout “objected to screen text at the end of the spot that included the word ‘pooping,’ (so) for those networks, the text was changed to, ‘When you gotta go, go in style.’”
It seems odd to me that those networks, which air programming geared specifically toward families with children in diapers, would get uppity about a reference to poop. What’s even more bothersome, though, is that according to Newsweek, ABC flat-out refused to air a commercial for Lane Bryant featuring a plus-sized model showing “too much cleavage.” With so many female-centric shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Cougar Town and The View, do they just not understand that plus-sized moms are their demographic? Or maybe they just can’t comprehend the idea that a woman might be proud of her body, whatever its size, and willing to laugh at the bodily functions of her child. My guess is networks are afraid that if we’re okay with ourselves and our bodily functions, we might stop buying the stuff that hides all of that raw humanity. Continue reading »
You can’t always believe what you read — especially if you’re reading the back of a cereal box.
In other words, Rice Krispies won’t boost your immunity and Frosted Mini-Wheats won’t make your kid more attentive (if only!).
The Kellogg Company has agreed to new advertising restrictions which will prohibit them from making such dubious claims, the Federal Trade Commission announced today.
Last year, the FTC investigated and then took action against the Kellogg Company for claiming that its Frosted Mini- Wheats cereal was “clinically shown to improve kids’ attentiveness by nearly 20% ” when that wasn’t the case.
The FTC has expanded its settlement order against Kellogg to include the latest health claim that Rice Krispies boosts children’s immunity. Continue reading »
“Advertising is all around you,” says Haze. He’s an animated guide in a new online game sponsored by the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission called Admongo.
Parents often try to shield their young children from commercialism — turning off the TV, limiting licensed characters, and steering kids away from unhealthy processed foods like Barbie Poptarts. But as they grow, kids — like adults — are exposed to advertising everywhere they go.
These days, Ronald McDonald is probably the best-known clown amongst the Happy Meal crowd. Kids today may not know Bozo, Clarabell, or Arlecchino from I Pagliacci, but even children who have never eaten there are almost certainly familiar with the spokesclown for McDonald’s restaurants, Ronald McDonald. And that is just what makes the murderous buffoon so dangerous.
A diaper ad meant to mock a David Beckham Emporio Armani is getting plenty of attention – but it isn’t the type likely to sell overnight training pants for toddlers.
Parents are calling the Good-Nites ad featuring a little boy covered in sweat and perched on a rope as everything from pedophiliac to just plain weird.
As a fan of both David Beckham’s feet and parts, well, farther up the body, let’s just say I find the controversy to be a bit hotter than expected. Continue reading »
Poor E-Trade Baby. Like too many child stars before him, he was replaced, edged out of his job for the simple transgression of growing up. He’s a cute little guy, too. Let’s hope his future doesn’t follow the typical child star trajectory: rehab, desperate attempts to stay in the limelight, and all too soon, the inevitable VH1 reality show.
Yes, late last week came the news that E-Trade has replaced its spokesbaby Continue reading »
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