Menstuff® reports on what the press and/or some corporations are saying about men. This information is available in several ways. Mediawatch reviews the media's portrayal of men in advertising directed to or about men during 2001 and 2002. Often a click on the photo will present a larger picture. This page is basically a script format that includes comments that may not have images attached for 2002. See also 2001. Newsbytes are made up of stories and articles regarding men for 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999.
After reviewing some of these topics, we encourage you to write the corporations and the government and give them your viewpoint. Change doesn't usually take place when only one complaint is received. If you want to be part of the solution, let them hear from you! Here's how.
D Tell
Scholastic to Stop Sponsoring the Exploitation of Children
D Kellogg's
Has Become Tasteless
C Women:
Because the Moment Matters with Your Husband
C The
West Wing on Sexism
C Campaign
to End the Use of Land Mines
D Wal
Mart Encourages "No Boundaries" This Valentine's Day
C AT&T Gets
Award from DADs
M T-Shirts
for Future Wife Beaters
D How
the Hell is this Supposed to Sell Jeans
M Doritos
Lack Taste
M Rotten
Cotton & Old Crow Bourbon
D It's
Not a Dare, It's a Hamburger
C He's
Your Little Brother
D Blaze
Seems to Set Fires
C Got
Questions? Got Answers?
C Be
Vocal. Say No Way!
C Kids
Grow Up Fast These Days
C Are
You Man Enough?
C Heroin: Dying's
the Easy Part
Tell Scholastic to Stop Sponsoring the
Exploitation of Children
Last year, after protests from DADs and SCEC (Stop Commercial Exploitation of Children) coalition members, Scholastic dropped its sponsorship of the fourth annual Golden Marble Awards and industry conference on marketing to children. However, despite their responsible actions of 2001, Scholastic is sponsoring this year's KidPower 2002 conference in Orlando on May 5-8. Essentially, the issues for Scholastic are the same as they were for the Golden Marble Awards.
KidPower 2002 workshops include "Creating effective on-air messages for Pre-schoolers,” and "Tracking kid trends: the timeless and the timely” The workshops promise that participants will "Walk away with insight into virtually every aspect of kid life, from what they watch to what they eat; from what they play to what they wear; from their private spaces to their public amusements, from their role models to their aspirations to their fears. . ."
For the health of all our children, please join us in a principled
stand against the escalating commercial exploitation of children and
call for Scholastic to drop its’ affiliation with KidPower 2002
and any similarly focused future conferences. Send an e-mail at:
capwiz.com/dads/issues/alert/?alertid=133146&type=CU
Please join us in thanking AT&T for this positive marketing approach. Remember, it's just as important to recognize the good as it is to condemn the bad.
In addition, Dads and Daughters is presenting AT&T with our "Friend of Fathers and Daughters Award".
Go to http://capwiz.com/dads/issues/alert/?alertid=97014&type=CU to send your letter of thanks to AT&T.
Go to http://www.dadsanddaughters.org/I'm%20Oaky_30.mpg to view AT&T's commercial "I'm OK"
Go to http://www.dadsanddaughters.org/AT&T_letter.htm to view DADs' letter to AT&T.
Thank you for your support!
If you want to be part of the solution, let them hear from you! Here's how. Dave Philips, VP Mktg & Adv, Frito-Lay, Div of Pepsico Inc., 7701 Legacy Dr, Plano, TX 75024-4099 or 972.334.7000 or fax 972.334.4800 or www.fritolay.com. And, Matthew Eiler, Sr VP, Acct Dir, BBDO Advertising, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 or 212.459.5000 or fax to 212.459.6814
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