Comments on: Brangelina Don’t Allow Their Kids to Watch Toy Commercials

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By: jlynn

jlynn — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:25:47 +0000

Those kids don’t have to ask for anything, they already have it. Private trips to toy stores, four wheelers, gigantic estate, knives and designer purses, private jet to take them all over the world. Check, check, and check. More crap than any child needs.
They have alot of money so their kids can have those things, fine. But don’t act so holier than thou because your kids don’t ask for things when in fact they’re more spoiled than the average kids.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:31:58 +0000

I agree with Scott F. on this. I watch TV, and I do ask for things I want. My parents say no, and the conversation is over. Parents need to learn how to be parents first, then their child’s friends second.

By: LaZorra

LaZorra — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:17:30 +0000

Scott F.: There is a huge gap between very young children and high school seniors. The time to teach kids about moderation is when they can actually understand what moderation *is*. While it can start early on to some degree, your approach of letting the world throw anything it wants to throw at an unprotected young child is more careless than anything else. Let the kid be a kid. Let him grow up a little bit, and as he grows, expose him more and more to what’s out there. It doesn’t have to happen all at once.

By: Poppa Dave

Poppa Dave — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:57:33 +0000

Well, one thing you can guarantee, however you choose to bring up your children there will be a whole bunch of people who think you’re doing it wrong. Got to go now, there’s a 2 year old wants to do some painting. Evil, manipulative paint marketeers.

By: peach

peach — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:27:50 +0000

Woah Woah Woah!!! Hold up!! Okay so let me get this straight? They don’t want their kids watching toy commercials, because they don’t want to buy them fancy big expensive toys (probablay because they’d rather use the money on all their houses and ugly ass furniture for THEMSELVES-typical narcissists!!) BUT, It’s okay for maddox to look at guns and weapons on the internet, which they brag about and think is soooo cute, and to parade them around like a bunch of sideshow freaks for the paparazzi??? There’s the hypocracy people!!! I really hate these two with the fire of 10,000 Suns, and I wish more of the general public would wise up to these egocentric douchbags, and turn on them like they did to Tom Cruise!! Humility is a blesing, It’s done Tom some good, Lord knows it could do them a hella lotta good!!

By: Scott F.

Scott F. — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:11:37 +0000

Hey Poppa – “It’s saturation and bombardment of very impressionable minds.”

Yeah. And? They’re going to be bombarded by ads for everything from cars to ED medication for the rest of their lives, don’t you think they’d better start building an immunity to it BEFORE they move out of your house and start spending like drunken sailors? They have a better chance of seeing through the B.S. while still at home with you to help guide them.

Oh, and if ‘No’ isn’t up to the task, it’s because your kid doesn’t respect you, not the marketing people.

By: Poppa Dave

Poppa Dave — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:21:38 +0000

@ Scott F, that argument is good in principle but falls down in practice. Here in the UK in an average Nickelodeon Kids TV break there are ads for about £400-worth of toys, and they’re on every 15 minutes. It’s saturation and bombardment of very impressionable minds. The word ‘no’ is not equal to the task. And good for Brad for saying this by the way, he is exactly right and it’s stupid to slag him off for being a good parent. To the people who are saying that Brangelina profit from marketing – well, yes they do, like most of us if we’re honest – but there is a huge difference between marketing aimed at adults and that aimed at children.

By: D----

D---- — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:31:34 +0000

Habanada – “And my sister promptly ignores her and I tell her Hannah Montannah is the spawn of the devil, and she asks what spawn is, and I start explaining reproduction . . .”
YOU are awesome!

My kids range from 9 – 14 and we regularly discuss marketing, ads (politicial and commercial) and other ways the big corporate machines try to convince you that you need their product. Which then plays into branding a product, determining quality, price differences, manufacturing origin and value. So TV is not all bad but you actually have to talk to your kids.