Wake up people!!

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  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
    I do everything the TV tells me to do, too. That's why I tried to ride my dog like he was a pony. Oh no wait, that commercial said "**do not attempt**" so I didn't try it.
  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
    Maybe the iced tea commercial should say "****water is actually good****" at the bottom? Like how cups have to say "*****this is hot****" so people don't sue dunkin donuts??

    JK Please take responsibility for your own actions.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    LeenaGee wrote: »
    Good for you MountainMare for voicing your opinion and standing up for what you believe in. Well done.

    That's me done. I'm outta here. :)

    And as for everyone else, "Please do not be bullied into silence! You have a right to an opinion on a public forum, and as long as you respect the rights of others, should be free to speak your mind freely without fear of abuse ."

    yea, because everyone who disagrees with a thread, or someone in said thread, is a "bully"...#getoveryourself
  • alska
    alska Posts: 300 Member
    I don't see anything wrong with tea (some are even good for you!) ... its better than kool aid, or cola n all the other sugary drinks
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
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    i felt left out.
  • Malteaster
    Malteaster Posts: 75 Member
    Surely society has a collective responsibility to ensure that everyone's children are healthy.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    edited October 2014
    Malteaster wrote: »
    Surely society has a collective responsibility to ensure that everyone's children are healthy.

    Except it was an advertisement that was not directed towards children.

    Either way, we have the responsibility to ensure schools provide healthy options for lunch.

    We do not have the responsibility to shelter kids from available food options. Use advertisements to teach kids about companies trying to sell things and what balanced eating is. Maybe then when they reach adulthood they won't fall for the BS that Dr. Oz and the weight loss industry try to sell us.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    you can promote tea without discouraging water.

    really, are the kids actually drinking a *kitten* ton of water? a better tactic would have been to divert them from something they are actually drinking, like sodas or juices. or maybe just you know saying "tea is great" and not dissing any other thing. because usually that just promotes the opposing thing anyway. like in this case if any of my fam saw that dissing water ad, any kids in proximity would get a nice long lesson in how important water is for the body.

    i don't know. maybe tea ads are made by people who used to work in day care but secretly hate children and then finally got an education and a career to help them spread their kid hate further. or something.
  • reachingforarainbow
    reachingforarainbow Posts: 224 Member
    Not to rude, but kids grow up and get marketed alcohol toward them. Just because someone tells you to buy something, people need to be smart enough to make good choices
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    Malteaster wrote: »
    Surely society has a collective responsibility to ensure that everyone's children are healthy.

    Surely what your child eats is a parental responsibility, not society's responsibility. Society should not be dictating; in a free, democratic society, what we chose to feed our families.
    Simple solution to a simple issue for the OP. Don't buy it for your child. Why try to legislate what you deem to be correct, to the rest of society. Free choice. That is what this country is about.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    When I'm not drinking water, I am drinking unsweetened tea. I drink water all day every day. I think tea is a reasonable alternative to water even for kids.

    I think the ad was very mild and was not aimed at kids. I don't think it would turn anyone off of drinking water.

    If you know the Muppet characters at all, you might not want your young child doing anything Animal does- spitting out water, no speaking properly, breaking things, going berserk, being a drummer in a not very succesful band, constantly chasing women. Your children probably shouldn't model their behavior after any Muppet characters... except maybe Kermit. Kermit is pretty mature and reasonably responsible.
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    When I'm not drinking water, I am drinking unsweetened tea. I drink water all day every day. I think tea is a reasonable alternative to water even for kids.

    I think the ad was very mild and was not aimed at kids. I don't think it would turn anyone off of drinking water.

    If you know the Muppet characters at all, you might not want your young child doing anything Animal does- spitting out water, no speaking properly, breaking things, going berserk, being a drummer in a not very succesful band, constantly chasing women. Your children probably shouldn't model their behavior after any Muppet characters... except maybe Kermit. Kermit is pretty mature and reasonably responsible.

    I love this post. LOL So true about the muppets!!

  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Lounmoun wrote: »
    When I'm not drinking water, I am drinking unsweetened tea. I drink water all day every day. I think tea is a reasonable alternative to water even for kids.

    I think the ad was very mild and was not aimed at kids. I don't think it would turn anyone off of drinking water.

    If you know the Muppet characters at all, you might not want your young child doing anything Animal does- spitting out water, no speaking properly, breaking things, going berserk, being a drummer in a not very succesful band, constantly chasing women. Your children probably shouldn't model their behavior after any Muppet characters... except maybe Kermit. Kermit is pretty mature and reasonably responsible.

    Oh come now. The Swedish chef was a perfect role model.... >:)

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