Reply #42: Well, duh. Considering advertising is a billion dollar industry... [View All]

[progressivebydesign]

I find it so hilarious that people here on DU are doubting the repetitive, music-based, messages are altering kid's behavior. You're in denial, apparently. Gee.. can you sing the Burger King song from decades ago? "hold the pickle, hold the lettuce, etc."??

Can anyone without a personal agenda (ie listens to music that depicts hardcore sex) honestly say that listening to something repetitively does NOT influence behavior?? If you believe that then you need to study the history of advertising. That is WHY they have jingles to sell products, why teens dress pretty much the same, why they eat at certain fast food places.

I read about this study and they took into consideration parental involvement in the kids lives, etc. Sorry.. but it's the constant message that they're streaming into their psyche. I have a daughter going into 10th grade, and her friends will load songs onto her ipod. She removes the ones that we think are inappropriate.. One in particular has the lyrics.. "rape me, rape me, rape me, again". Really good stuff for developing kid's brains. How stupid can some adults be not to have the basic knowledge of science to know that teens brains are still literally in the development stage. Anything you put in now, actually becomes a permanent part of their brain's wiring.

Sheesh.. what's that great line from Parenthood? Keanu Reeves.. "any asshole can be a parent, but you need a license to own a dog!". 'nuff said.