I've just finished reading "Culture Jam: The Uncooling of America." It is interesting although somewhat repetative. It is written by the founder of adbusters, his basic premise is that we (Americans) have allowed corporations to take over our world and it is time to take it back. I've been in a real "Bring Down the Man" state of mind due in part to the book. My small web contribution to the cause it to switch to using FireFox a open source web borwers. Just a small way of sticking it to Microsoft and after only a couple days of use it seems to be better than Explorer. My other website of choice it No Sweat where you can get clothing made under fair trade practices by union shops.
"I've only just begun to fight!!!"
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Oh! You are so cool! I've had a real "down with the man" attitude too, lately. In part b/c of Fast Food Nation, and in part b/c of our beloved president. (I just can't understand why people aren't enraged about...well, pick just ONE of the many things there are to be enraged about! But in this case think of Haliburton). I think I'm going to suggest to my friends teaching college composition to check out adbusters--we need more critical thinkers. This morning in the Tempo section of the Chicago Trib. there was a large article about the new way advertises are trying to get you. They target adults by paying people to go into chat rooms, befriend people and then, slyly, surrepitiously suggest products (i.e. so the info comes from a "trusted friend" and not an ad). (Note: I did NOT do this with LUSH products--I only touted them b/c of the earth-conscious thing that I believe in). BUT what's worse than this is the way that advertisers try to get $ from tweens (you know that group of kids between being kids and teenagers--who, according to the article, spend $103 a WEEK on products--uh?!!). Okay, so advertisers will "host" sleepovers and send the main girl a party package--maybe themed around a new hit movie just released or maybe themed around certain beauty products. It's just so insidious! I'm not sure how they get in contact with the girls...but I'm guessing it's through the web...anyways, this one group is called Girl's Intellegence Agency--how ironic.
Well, up with metric!!
Ka
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