Advertising diatribe

[goldenshrine@juno.com]

True. It just depends on what you are watching, how good you are paying
attention and why.

Sure the ads are annoying and sometimes demeaning. You just have to
ignore them.

Van

On Thu, 13 May 1999 17:34:43 -0400 (EDT) Donald P Pike <fogwood@juno.com>
writes:
>I can't say that I agree. Television is bad alot of the time yes, my 
>own
>parents keep telling me that the sole purpose of television is to 
>sell
>you junk. But I don't believe that all of television is that bad. 
>There
>are plenty of informational channels and news stations which I try to
>stay away from that keep the 9 to 5 people up to date on the world 
>around
>them. Also, although I will frequently run away whenever my parents 
>turn
>to this channel,  the history channel is a valuable source of world
>history. Plus, there are some very funny shows which brighten up 
>people's
>day, though I will not name the one's I like lest I be judged for 
>taste
>:-) I won't go into the movie situation because A: you might have 
>just
>been adressing tv and I'd rather not waste my time trying to stand up 
>for
>something that stands perfectly well on it's own, and B: my internet 
>time
>runs short and I'd like to get this mailed off before it diminishes
>completely. So I will admit that books are a much better medium of
>intelligence and are much more thought provoking then staring at a
>television, but I say television can be helpful and useful in the 
>world
>today, though we all could probably benefit from losing so many Coke 
>and
>"Mickey D" ads...  
>
>
>>
>>Absolutely disgusting.  For a number of years, I didn't have a 
>>television in the house -- I got rid of it when I moved out on my own 
>
>>
>>after my ex and I separated, when I decided that spending what little 
>
>>
>>time I had with my kids due to the joint custody arrangement would 
>>be better spent _with_ them, and not seated in front of the TV.
>>
>>Frankly, most times now I would be happy to have the thing gone.  
>>(Matt will give me a hard look over that, this being the midst of the 
>
>>
>>race for the Stanley Cup.)  But the presence of television in our 
>>lives 
>>has not improved our lives.  And it insidious aspects are 
>>frightening.
>>
>>Holly 
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