Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (Trailer)

CCFC members all over the country are organizing local screenings of Consuming Kids. A screening is the perfect way to raise awarenss about the commercialization of childhood and to connect with other local parents and activists. To find out how you can host or attend a screening, please visit http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/events/consumingkids.html

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• commercialization
• of
• childhood
• consuming
• kids
• commercial-free
• marketing
• to
• children
• Susan
• Linn

[biozamadotcom]

Ditch your TV. Very simple solution. There's nothing on TV that adds to your life. Nothing.

[aes44]

@CanadiannGamerEh

Yes but it would help if they started putting the characters on frozen vegetables rather than sugary cereals and other processed foods. why not? because they're not making enough profit on those.

[peyotecactus]

The Children's Television Workshop (Sesame Street) was bought by ardent Zionist Jews. Now learning about the justified inhuman treatment of Palestinians is as easy as your ABC's. Wake up. Jewish media is responsible for propaganda that affects everyone negatively.

[smellincoffee]

@kobrajesusreturns The human race existed hundreds of thousands of years before commercial economies based on the manufacture and consumption of "Stuff". As long as there are people, there will be actual needs for productive jobs to meet. Right now we have a situation in which people with no needs indulge their petty desires, while those with actual needs starve or languish without water and shelter.

[anony9001]

I think a lot of the problem comes down to parents just not knowing how the **** to raise their kids and letting TV's and the media do it instead.

[lisapratt1]

stop giving them everything....enough is enough and fuck the teachers and social engineers that  say its healthy...its not

1 its about losing control on your values as a family.....put a stop to it now! just say NO.

[FortitudeOfHeaven]

Many corporations view humans as a commodity.

[michael616joaquin]

@PassionForBeautyxoxo that's because being stupid is fashionable..

[michael616joaquin]

@PassionForBeautyxoxo well you seem smart enough, keep yourself healthy in mind and body..and don't fall for the bullshit. build your own business and be happy : )

[kobrajesusreturns]

I agree with this, but when you don't buy stuff, people don't work, and when people don't work people start killing each other.

[wrender]

@southalgent

Good point, and that makes all the difference. If this film advocates govt regulation then it's nothing but propaganda. However, if it's just bringing attention to the fact that parents are making bad choices for their kids, then fine. But I get the feeling it's the former. People love to talk about democracy but then turn around and claim we are incapable of making the right choices for ourselves. So we need threat of violence (the state) to keep us in order.

[iliketofuckchildren]

"Consuming Kids" sends the wrong message