Originally Posted by
hubcyclist
Yeah and I'm just saying there's a pervasive mentality that refuses to see beyond themselves and see what kind of messages are sent with stuff like that ad. I'm about to turn 40 so it's not like I'm some spring chicken, I'm old enough to shake my head at some generational stuff but a little more awareness would do a lot of us some good
Awareness of just what though?
It is just an ad.
You know what I find really offensive?
All the ads this time of the year depicting happy families getting together, doing fun things and having a grand time buying stuff.
First, those ads encourage unbridled consumerism. This time of the year people go into heavy debt just trying to buy gifts.
More importantly, however, those ads perpetuate the myth of holiday-happy families. Not everyone has a happy family to go to during the holidays. Those ads can lead to depression and feelings of hopelessness.