Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (Documentary)

[DCAllAfrican]

Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products and the family car. Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, children’s advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing how youth marketers have used the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform American children into one of the most powerful and profitable consumer demographics in the world. Consuming Kids pushes back against the wholesale commercialization of childhood, raising urgent questions about the ethics of children’s marketing and its impact on the health and well-being of kids.

 

[dwyanewadeog]

will be watching this after finals.

i will also probably be raising my kid in the alaskan wilderness.

 

[mo matik]

Watching now. I didn't know that the Federal Trade Commission was actually acting in our best interests in the late 70s. This is another major reason why corporatism in this country needs to end.

 

[dwyanewadeog]

about 30 minutes in.

Good concept but poorly executed.

Doesn't really present anything I didn't already know with the exception of that FTC ruling.
update: 2nd half is much better than the 1st

 

[starzinoureyes]

The title was a bit misleading... or maybe I'm just being immature.

brb gonna watch video now.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Originally Posted by starzinoureyes

The title was a bit misleading... or maybe I'm just being immature.

brb gonna watch video now.

 

[je ne sais quoi]

Originally Posted by starzinoureyes

The title was a bit misleading... or maybe I'm just being immature.

I as well thought this was a swallowing expose in the adult film industry.

 

[lukewarm skywalker]

Originally Posted by Je Ne Sais Quoi

Originally Posted by starzinoureyes

The title was a bit misleading... or maybe I'm just being immature.

I as well thought this was a swallowing expose in the adult film industry.

This.
...

 

[coolgraymemo]

We watched this in a summer school class. Can't really remember what it's about though. I should watch it again.

 

[speakup23]

Originally Posted by Mo Matik

Watching now. I didn't know that the Federal Trade Commission was actually acting in our best interests in the late 70s. This is another major reason why corporatism in this country needs to end.

This

That was a good vid. Its absolutely crazy/ridiculous how corporations have America and this society by the balls. !+$#!$% Walmart and McDonalds are running our lives