November 01, 2007
celebrities and the public
While the wise and the religious say "Hide your nakedness!", a contemporary pop Australian singer cum actress appears to not fully agree with the admonition . Instead, she states that, "If you are going to take your clothes off for something, it better be for a good cause." I am speechless as my jaw fell ground level when I came across this alluring-suggestive-yet-for-a-good-cause ad.
Ladies and gentlemen.....*cue drum roll*
Yup yup. It's a public service announcement of how going vegetarian can actually erm,...."spice up your life". While going vegetarian has been proven to do you good, I thought to myself, is this the best way to steal 5 minutes of viewers' attention (or in this case, feasibly extended to half an hour or so) to so much hint the advantages of being a vegetarian? As powerful a marketing idea may be, is it powerful enough till it castigates a person of his or her minimal health conscience and direct their sorry asses to Google all about feasting on the greens or.......will it incite them to Google and feast on Sophie Monk instead?
Don't adverts have any moral obligations or restrictions anymore? Especially when it involves a non-profit organisation which fights and stands on the grounding and principles of "animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment." Are humans then a substitute channel for all that? I mean, I stand on the fence in regards to nudity to a certain extent. 'Self-seeking' due to incurred curiosity is one thing, but when it's a public communication to ALL people, this goes way beyond the lines of just scantily cladding. Come on, it's even more than just partial nudity. There are juveniles, adolescents and even toddlers seeing this. Really. What might the psychological impact be? I think invoking something, especially things contradicting the initial intention isn't exactly encouraging......or safe for that matter.
This is the part where the word freedom is violated. As liberal the term may be, there still are traces of social ethnicity, common beliefs and what not. Freedom isn't exactly careless liberty.
SITTING ON SANTA'S LAP? SOOO YESTERDAY!
Here is another predicament about celebrities in which the public has to face. The confession booth suddenly becomes a burlesque dancer's nest for self-gratification. This is actually part of an album booklet. Yes. A music album. A pop music album. Pop. You know, the genre popular among most youths, broadcast through various media forms. Music album. The kind of thing anyone of any age would acquire from any music stores, ESPECIALLY juveniles. Place yourself in the position of a perky teenage young girl holding on to this compilation disc booklet (assuming you adore her relentlessly, in spite of) participating in your idol's new fad: priests and scant french outfits. What bla bla bla bla bla.
I rest my case.
Labels: britney spears, PETA, priest, sophie monk, vegetarian
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