Wednesday, April 21, 2010

My Response to Super Bowl ads

Question:
The two most frequently advertised items during the Super Bowl are alcohol and fast food/pop. These items are bad for our health, but are advertised in a fun, positive way. Why does the Super Bowl allow this type of advertising? EXPLAIN... Write 5-10 sentences.

My Response:
The Super Bowl allows this type of advertising because they are what sells and they are what is popular. Despite being unhealthy and having known negative effects on our health, fast food, junk food, sodas, and alcohol are all very big sellers. Especially during super bowl season, when these are big "necessities" to have while watching the game, and when stores push these products by advertising them on TV for the "big game" and adding special sales to them. Knowing this, the producers of these products are willing to pay large amounts of money to get their merchandise advertised on the super bowl. Health isn't what is on their minds, money is.

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