Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Millionare Matchmaker: Change Yourself




Millionare Matchmaker, the show on Bravo TV, is directed towards millionares who just cant seem to find love in their life. Or atleast just can't find anyone who doesn't want their money. Pattie Stanger, the star of the show, finds particular individuals in the L.A area, who she thinks are compatable to the certain millionare that is in need. She has a high success rate and believes to be doing well. Patti, also doesn't seem to have a problem telling people to be different.


In order for people to be "happy" in a relationship, sometimes they just can't be themselves. In almost every episode of this show, she tell's the millionares every flaw that she notices in them, and tell's some of them that they just dont have the full package. It shocks me sometimes at the things that she says, such as "men like vulnerable", "your to successful for him to like you, he will be intimidated". Because someone is very successful, a man won't like them? This show that is suppose to help people find love and make them happy in the end, can hurt someone's confidence in the process.


The episodes I have seen, the millionare almost never ends up with Patti's choice. Maybe it just goes to show that you shouldn't change yourself for someone else? And a woman being successful, is not a bad thing! Who cares, sometimes you should intimidate the man.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

It's Not Just Adults That See These Ads...



Whenever I see an ad, it doesnt usually cross my mind about who else is seeing that particular ad. I usually think about what their advertising, and who their audience is. Lets face it, there are some pretty risky ads out there these days, but we as a society are used to seeing them now. Iv personally grown up looking at sexual ads because that's all there is, and sometimes I dont think twice about it. But, we need to start thinking about who else is viewing these ads.

Kid's are growing up in a society where all they see is sex. It's all around and it's starting to seem like it wont ever go away. Some stores try to advertise things for young girls and get their attention. For an example, the brand Candies; Hilary Duff was a spokes girl for them, and there were many settle commercials that were innocent and grabbed young girls attention. But, my guess is, Candies wanted to take a risk. And they did. Why would anyone want to show an ad like the one above, yet have your audience be young girls? There isn't even clothing in this ad, and honestly, a women sitting on a toilet isn't that appealing. It's sad to see that society has come to terms with the fact that it's okay for young kids to see ads like this, and expect them to be drawn to it.