How Media Shapes Our Children

I don't know if I'm just becoming more aware of this, or it's becoming more prevalent, but I've noticed a lot of commercials that are just rubbing me the wrong way.

One example is the Sketchers Hydee HyTops.  We're telling little girls that they're not perfect and need to hide it.  Beyond the fact that these are made for girls as little as 5.  Five year olds in 2 inch heals...  0.o

Another is Lunchables Smoothie commercial.  Where we teach boys to offer up insincere flattery to get what they want.

Seriously, these are the messages we're sending our children?

Short post is short because I have to leave in 15 minutes and really just cannot wrap my mind around what I want to say.