For the past week, we have been talking about the effects of the media on the economy and it's consumers. I really like what we have been talking and reading about because this problem is most connected with teens and young adults.
One of the items that caught my eye was the 'adbuster' flag that Mr. Glass hung in the classroom. This specific flag had the same characteristics of the American flag; however, instead of stars, we saw corporate symbols. Up until maybe the 8th grade did not really know what the stars on the American flag stood for (yes I know that is pretty pathetic). For the people that don't know what the stars mean, they stand for the fifty states of the United States. What really bothers me is that I would have probably known maybe 75% of the symbols on that adbuster flag at the same time I did not know the meaning of the stars.
This is where I felt that I was just a drone to the corporations. After we viewed this flag I did a serious background check on myself as to all of the stuff I have bought, seen, or used. If I were to crunch the numbers based on my usage of items, purely on the basis of having seen other people use these products, that number would be at 90% at the least.
Today, I feel like I am a big walking advertisement for multiple countries such as Nike, by the shoes I wear, Lacoste, from the shirt I wore, Abercrombie, from the jeans I wore. WOW. If people were to take acount of every name brand worn or used every day, everyone's percentage would be at 100%.
Looking into the future, I cannot imagine myself using non-corporation sold products such as my Acer computer that im typing this on, or the pads I will be using for lacrosse tonight. The whole world is run by big business, and the ideas of wearing a name brand.
How can I stand out if I'm standing among a crowd of advertisements?
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