Sunday, November 27, 2011

Occupy Black Friday

How appropriate is it that this picture popped up on my Facebook newsfeed this morning?


I didn't even notice the (because television says so) comment on the bottom until just now, but how appropriate is that? The media has such an encompassing influence on our lives from the moment we're born - promoting Black Friday, which wasn't even a big deal until a few years ago; glorifying one political party while tearing down another; stalking celebrities like hawks (I'm definitely guilty of this one).

Take a moment to think about what you base your behavior on - politically, commercially, socially. Is it because it makes you happy or you want to do it or you've though about it? Or is it because the television, or Internet, said so?

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