media literacy
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Awareness about Advertisements
&Violence IN
Cartoons
IndexImpacts of Advertisements on
Children.Awareness about Advertisements
and Commercials.Negative impacts of violence in
Cartoons.Suggestions.
Awareness about Advertisements
Children from a very young age are familiar with different types of products produced by different brands.
Impacts of Advertisements on children
Advertisements and commercials have been influencing and creating a greater impact on the vulnerable minds of young children.
This has created an continuous increase in the demands for the products.
Children get lured by commercials
They often persuade their parents to buy the products .
Awareness about Advertisements and Commercials
Commercial on Maggi – Noodleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyWgkdSZddQ
Maggi – the famous instant noodles which has been spreading on Indian market since 1990 , being liked by many people across the country specially
the Children and teenagers.
Commercial shows- its tasty and good for health, however this is not the actual case.
Nestlé's Maggi Noodles Banned in India Over Lead Concerns
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/06/nestles-maggi-noodles- banned-in-india-over-lead-concerns/#.V00iFfl97IU
The Government of India banned Maggi products from Nestle because it is found to content traces of lead inside .
Newspaper Headlines in the “ Times of India”- one of the leading newspaperin India.
One of the leading News Channel – informing about the Lead content found in Maggi and many children are suffering from kidney disease after eating Maggi for a long time.
Happy Meal from Mac Donald's
Happy Meal from Mac Donald’s is really famous among Children across
the world.
But Is it really healthy??Look!!! what type of meat they
use to make the burgers and Sandwiches.
China arrests five in expired meat scandal
http://www.dw.com/en/china-arrests-five-in-expired-meat-scandal/a-17801250
The OSI plant was shut down on Sunday following a report from Shanghai broadcaster Dragon TV. The channel's investigative report showed that Husi was repacking old meat and putting new expiration dates on them, as well as mixing out-of-date meat with fresh products.The factory's customers included McDonald's, KFC, restaurant operator Yum's Pizza Hut brand, coffee giant Starbucks, Burger King, Papa John's Pizza and 7-Eleven convenience stores, according to separate statements from the companies.McDonald's Japan has also confirmed that 20 percent of its chicken nuggets hailed from the Shanghai plant.The Husi factory was established in 1996 and had more than 500 workers with five production lines for items including pork, beef and chicken, according to the company's website.China's State Food and Drug Administration said in its statement that investigators had seized 160 tons of raw material and 1,100 tons of finished products from Husi. The agency earlier said its investigation would also include Husi facilities in Shanghai and five other provinces.
Main Points Products are displayed as good, useful , but in real fact they may not be.
Food Products –shown tasty and healthy, but it may not be.
Junk foods, fast foods increase obesity .
Toys may contain Lead and other harmful chemicals.
Jewelry, Coloring pencils like crayons have Asbestos, cadmium etc.
The famous Toy – Transformer and Building Blocks from Amazon have traces of harmful chemicals inside.
Negative Impact of Violence in
Cartoons
Short clip of The Simpsons (1’50”)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxQRvU_-n6A
Short clip of Family Guy
http://ishare.rediff.com/video/entertainment/violent-cartoon-funny/42143
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
I think that although it’s a cartoon for adults, children may have access to this kind of cartoon easily. As you can see in these pictures, this cartoon contains lots of scenes of blood and violence. You may think by doing this way, you can release your pressure and anger. However, this is not the right way to deal with your emotions.
After seeing these clips…
Exciting? Interesting?
Uncomfortable?
After seeing these clips, what comes into your mind?Maybe you think it’s exciting or interesting or even uncomfortable. Be very careful when you watch this kind of program because it may highly influence your behavior and thoughts.
MAYBE…Take it too seriously?
Imitate
violence
violence
violence
Maybe you think that I take this funny program too seriously. Granted that the program’s purpose is to entertain people, it still contains too much violent content inside. Moreover, if you expose yourself to this kind of program for a long time, it would be highly possible for you to imitate the behavior in the program.
Children imitate Cartoon characters and try to do dangerous stunts –result in fatal accidents.
Suggestions
We should not fully rely on advertisement.
While watching cartoon and commercials we should judge whether actions and behavior right or wrong.
Discussion with parents before doing anything, buying anything.
Look for the content information before you want to buy anything.
Thank you