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Essay number 149
Nowadays, a large amount of advertising is aimed at children, so some people think
there are lots of negative effects on children, and should ban it. To what extent you
agree or disagree?
Advertisements are ubiquitous nowadays and especially advertising targeting children
who are considered vulnerable target by companies. As a result, many
parents are
worried about this phenomenon. However, we cannot ban advertisements because
they serve a lot of useful purposes as well.
Admittedly, in sensitive areas such as the toy industry, some censorship should be
there to limit children’s access to excess advertisement.
Because children under a
certain age lack abilities to make wise judgment as to what they really want. They are
attracted by colourful pictures on advertisement and swayed by misleading
information. So they pester their parents to buy those things
and this can upset the
budget of many families. Even the advertisements of fast foods are bad for children.
Children cannot understand that the slim-trim models advertising Mac Donalds
burgers hardly ever eat such foods themselves. They are attracted to fast foods and
these are very detrimental for their health.
On the other hand, advertising provides us with information on new products. If it
were not for electronic and print advertising, many products would not be bought. In
this way, advertising provides an important service to manufacturers and some
consumers. Additionally, it fuels the advertising industry,
creating jobs for thousands
of people. In this respect it has the backbone of many economies of the world.
Furthermore, advertisements touch social issues. For example, when Amitabh
Bachhan tells people to bring their children for pulse polio immunization, people
listen. Then there are ads against female foeticide which are very informative.
Advertisements also teach a lot about the country from where the ads come. This is
because through satellite TV we can see ads from all over the world. When we see a
Japanese advert of a lady
in a kimono, we come to know about the clothes of Japan.
To put it in a nutshell I pen down saying that, it is imperative that regulations be
imposed on advertisers who target children or who make false claims. However,
advertisement is indispensable in this highly competitive market and produces much
more positive effects than negative ones to the society as a whole. So, we should not
ban advertisements.
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