Cold Saks

Looking around it is not difficult to see how children are indoctrinated in to consumer culture in this country, especially this time of year. The strategies range from the subtler early brand recognition like Baby Gap to the more overt Play dough McDonald’s and the toys that are designed to make a game of consuming like Bratz and Barbie where girls can play shop. I find these toys obnoxious and metaphorically shake my fist at the force training America’s youth to be consumer whores. This is normally directed at faceless, capitalist culture but to day I shake my fist at Saks fifth ave. They have just released a holiday book about how snow people all look alike: Round with carrot noses and charcoal eyes. The solution to this is of cores a trip to Saks, and new noses. Because there’s no identity problem a shopping spree and rhinoplasty can’t fix! You can hear the whole story at http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/SnowPeople.jsp