According to a study published in the journal BMC Public Health, children as young as 10- and 11-years-old already have notions about the ideal body. An analysis of more than 4,000 students revealed that young girls’ happiness with their body image is directly linked to how thin they are, while boys were happiest when they [...]
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10 Year Olds Fully Under Pressure to Have “Perfect” Bodies
Posted in Health, Marketing, Media, tagged bad media, bad parenting, body image, children, culture, eating disorders, Health, image issues, sexism, Sicknesses, studies, trends on 08/28/2009 | Leave a Comment »
All You Can Eat, Drink AND Fuck
Posted in Economy, Marketing, Traveling to the Foreigns, tagged europeans, randomness, Reccs on 03/17/2009 | 3 Comments »
No, really. Dreams do come true, for just $90 a pop. You see, to fight the recession and lure more customers, a brothel in Berlin is offering a flat rate of 70 euros for prostitutes, with unlimited* food and drinks. As an additional “marketing” ploy, the establishment is also allowing men to take along their [...]
Dora Goes Skank
Posted in Marketing, Sexist, Toys, tagged advertising, dumb things on 03/07/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Look out world, Dora is growing up! Following the latest in a gross and bizarre doll makeover trend, Mattel will be releasing a new Dora doll this fall, described by the company’s marketers as having “a whole new fashionable look” aimed at appealing to tweens everywhere. The original Dora the Explorer is an adventurous, outdoorsy [...]
Clever Marketing For All You Womens Out There
Posted in Health, Marketing, tagged Frito Lay on 02/26/2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you like a side of sexism with your snacks, Frito-Lay has just the chips for you! The company, a division of PepsiCo, is overhauling its snacks to make them more appealing to women, after finally catching on that although women snack more often than men, they do not eat chips/Frito-Lay snacks. According to Frito-Lay’s [...]
