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Conference quark::human_relations

Title:	What's all this fuss about "sax and violins"?
Notice:	Please read all replies to note 1
Moderator:	QUARK::LIONEL

Created:	Thu Jan 21 1993
Last Modified:	Thu May 08 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	133
Total number of notes:	1901

15.0. "Fat-On/Fat-Off TV Ads" by PSYLO::WILSON (Beast of Bourbon) Thu Feb 04 1993 09:07

    Is this coincidental? 
    
    How often is a weight-loss ad on TV preceded or followed by an ad for
    some fattening food (like pizza, ice cream, and so on)?
    
    This seems to happen a lot! Is it an insidious plot of some kind, or is
    it coincidental? 
    
    On the one hand, we're given the message: "Be svelte!" On the other
    hand, we're told to give in to tempting treats.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
15.1	just coincidence...	MR4DEC::MAHONEY		`Fri Feb 12 1993 11:15`	4
	No plot here at all. The mightly dollar rules the air... whatever advertises, sell. It is up to us to buy what WE want, not what we see on the screen. We are supposed to be mature, intelligent people, making the right decisions...
15.2	They conspire in magazines also	CSC32::J_KILLA		`Mon Feb 15 1993 14:58`	7
	Pay attention to magazines as well. Many of them, especially the ones geared toward women (Family Circle, Woman's Day, etc) will contain articles on how to make totally sinful desserts and calorie rich dinners followed by one on how to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks. It is indeed a conspiracy. Jane
15.3		HDLITE::ZARLENGA	Michael Zarlenga, Alpha P/PEG	`Mon Feb 15 1993 22:38`	3
	What's probably happening is, the audience that spends the most on gimmick diets also spends the most on junk food, so both kinds of companies rent time or space to reach that target audience.