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From Colorado to wherever you are
Jun. 16th, 2004 07:21 pmThis hotel is saturated with televisions. There's hardly a place one can get away from them in the common area downstairs, as I found this morning when I could not escape the voice of our stupid President and when I could not avoid some talk show in the fitness room. I rather suspect that if I opened the cabinet-thing on the handles of which my sports bra has been airing out, I might find another one. But I'm not going to look.
It's been weeks and weeks since I was last exposed to the emotional bombardment of TV. I was overwhelmed... the talk show was okay except for the constant "and in just a bit we'll show you something else" teasing, but the ads, Jesus. They just demanded such constant analysis and double-guessing. Dog food: if any real dog "danced" like that in real life, any responsible owner would be extremely concerned. It's not cute--I don't think dogs can do that. Hair dye: okay, that claim is realistic. Makeup: likewise, although I think they expected me to have an emotional reaction to seeing that little girl. Steak seasoning: there is no reason to equate large human beings with a taste for "large" flavors, and that woman did nothing but smile while the man talked, wtf was that? Home Depot: it is not true that they're the only place to buy windows, and although they might be the only dealers of that brand of windows, that's not what they said.
AHHHHHHHH!!!
It's one of the ironies of my life that I'm in favor of targeted advertising, because I do rely on ads to make me aware of goods and services I would be happy to pay for if I knew they existed. The random bombardment of manipulative lies I saw today, though, shouldn't be foisted on anyone ever. And lots of people see more every day than I saw this morning. *shudder*
(Far too many people have been talking to me as well. Even HLM on the cell phone got on my nerves. People, people... I have nothing to contribute today. Go elsewhere.)
It's been weeks and weeks since I was last exposed to the emotional bombardment of TV. I was overwhelmed... the talk show was okay except for the constant "and in just a bit we'll show you something else" teasing, but the ads, Jesus. They just demanded such constant analysis and double-guessing. Dog food: if any real dog "danced" like that in real life, any responsible owner would be extremely concerned. It's not cute--I don't think dogs can do that. Hair dye: okay, that claim is realistic. Makeup: likewise, although I think they expected me to have an emotional reaction to seeing that little girl. Steak seasoning: there is no reason to equate large human beings with a taste for "large" flavors, and that woman did nothing but smile while the man talked, wtf was that? Home Depot: it is not true that they're the only place to buy windows, and although they might be the only dealers of that brand of windows, that's not what they said.
AHHHHHHHH!!!
It's one of the ironies of my life that I'm in favor of targeted advertising, because I do rely on ads to make me aware of goods and services I would be happy to pay for if I knew they existed. The random bombardment of manipulative lies I saw today, though, shouldn't be foisted on anyone ever. And lots of people see more every day than I saw this morning. *shudder*
(Far too many people have been talking to me as well. Even HLM on the cell phone got on my nerves. People, people... I have nothing to contribute today. Go elsewhere.)
