In a message dated 1/23/01 2:25:22 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Patricia wrote: I have trouble understanding
I had trouble with this one a little my self, then one day was watching TV,
and a commercial came on with the cutest little baby. It then dawned on me
that any time we see a commercial with a cute baby, or a tiny puppy, or a
bunch of kittens we are being 'stimulated' by innocence -- or at least that's
what the advertisers are hoping. I think this could be even expanded to
include highly sentimental material -- the phone companies are classic
examples of this, as is Hallmark. For example, a commercial that shows a
tender moment when someone is talking to someone else on the phone, or giving
someone a card "just for being you", etc. Anything designed to tug at your
heart strings in order to sell a product, in my opinion, is nothing more than
innocence used as a stimulant. Of course it doesn't just apply to
advertising, but it's just more obvious there. I think there is even a
slight hint of it in Song for Sharon - And when I went skating after Golden
Reggie, you know it was white lace I was chasing, chasing dreams....
Certainly there is more than just a hint of innocence woven into that long
white dress of love. Anyway, that would be my take on the subject.
Jack
