Elena Rossini 0 advertisingbodychildrencorporate hypocrisyhidden propagandaKGOYnew marketsracismself-imagetoysTV commercials March 7, 2009 Because Every Little Chinese Girl Dreams of Being a Blond Haired, Blue-Eyed ShopaholicAccording to this story on NPR, Mattel recently opened a six-story Barbie flagship store in…Read More
Elena Rossini 1 0 advertisingchildrenconsumerismcontradictory-messagescorporate hypocrisyhidden propagandaKGOYnew marketsPSAtoysTV commercials February 21, 2009 An Egregious Example of Corporate Hypocrisy, Part II: Barbie dollsLast October, I wrote a post unmasking Dove's corporate hypocrisy and cynicism. Today, I discovered…Read More
Elena Rossini 0 advertisingchildrenconsumerismcorporate hypocrisyexploitationhidden propagandaKGOYnew marketssubliminal advertisingtoys January 27, 2009 Parents of Pre-Schoolers: Brace YourselvesUSA Today – "Mattel gives Barbie online dream house" Excerpt: Toy company Mattel is revamping…Read More
Elena Rossini 0 childrenhidden propagandanew marketssexismtoys January 24, 2009 The Telegraph (UK) : 'Pink plague' on the High Street widening gender gapExcerpt: Toy makers have been criticised for making products for girls almost exclusively in pink.…Read More