... I find those "let's move" ads a bit disturbing.
To be clear, this isn't some kind of partisan attack. First of all, at this stage in the double term presidency, that would seem a little passé , no? Second of all, there are other places where you still can get your fill of that kind of thing, if that's your bailiwick.
And it's also not a statement said ignorant of what is a real problem ... in that I get that there's a generation of overweight youngsters up and coming in a way that is making the future as shown in Wall-E to be closer and closer to a reality every day. Plus, I state that as someone who could stand to lose more than a few pounds himself.
Instead, my complaint is that both of these ads I've seen (the "find my wallet" scavenger hunt one and the "flip the master fuse" turn off the video game one) seem to be predicated on the notion that the way to skinny kids is to ruin the relationship between parent and child through the introduction of lies and deception. Of course, maybe my protestation is misplaced and maybe lies and deception are part and parcel of any parenting. I just have to think that there's a better ... more direct ... more honest way of combating the issue. Sure, the kids are all smiley at the end of the commercials ... but the day they discover that those entrusted with raising them in the best way possible are ultimately not to be trusted would be a sad (albeit skinny) day indeed.
SO THE HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE:
http://www.letsmove.gov/
BUT THE AD IS A LITTLE SOUR TO MY TASTE:
http://www.parentdish.com/2011/03/29/this-lets-move-ad-isnt-going-to-get-kids-moving/
SURELY THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO COMBAT THIS EPIDEMIC:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/health/childhoodobesity/
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