Wednesday, January 02, 2008

No thanks #1

So I'm watching some commercial television with my son, a rarity in and of itself, and I have to turn off the sound because I can't stand it anymore. First came the sexualized commentary on an Animal Planet show, and then the inane music and narrative on another, plus the ridiculous commercial I endured one too many times - a dour female who expresses the fact that she has the post-holiday blues. But wait - a sale at a national retailer will make you feel better!

Puh-leeze.

I've had enough.

I'm not buying the marketing to children of adult content, the commercialism of the holidays, and I'm not buying your handy antidote to what you created, Culture.

No, thanks. I'm fine the way I am.

Jan 2, 2008 2:27:55 PM | no thanks

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