Usually you can find the URL code under the "share" tab for YouTube videos. Just copy and paste that. It also works by copying and pasting the URL for Vimeo videos. I haven't seen a lot more video types being compatable with this forum. You can always hit "preview" to see if the embed worked.
Shut the Front Door! It Worked!. I've been trying for ages to work that out! @sandman, thanks for asking the question. @Mr_Cosmic, thanks for answering it!
I like the machine and I appreciate the sentiment of the song but as a husband, father, and a brother I can say that the toys girls have are there because it's what they want. My daughter has a skateboard and Barbies. My sisters played with Rainbowbrite and still grew up to have successful careers.
There's nothing wrong with a kid wanting to play with Barbies, Rainbow bright, etc... but it does beg the question, "How much of what "they want" is influenced by what society markets to them?" Go to just about any major toy store chain and you'll notice that entire toy aisles are devoted to the color pink. Why? Because we're conditioned to accept pink is the traditional color of girls' toys. That's what marketed to them, so its understandable that's what they end up getting. I think the best evidence that this ingrained buying trend is due to how we market toys to girls can be observed when one examines what "traditional toys for girls" looked like prior to the advent of color television. Sure there were a few pink toys, but pink's dominance in the marketplace pales in comparison to the saturated levels it achieved once color-televisions became commonplace.
The fact that this video has been viewed more than 5 milion times in less than three days tells me the message has struck a chord with parents. This is more than just sentiments, this a toy maker launching an ad campaign around the idea that their toys aren't gong to be dictated by stereotypes. These are tangible products that are alternatives to what has evolved into a cookie cutter line of products. Will kids choose this new toy line over pink princesses? Only time will tell, but I suspect a shift in the way parents choose their kids' toys at early age may very well translate into a shift in buying patterns down the road.
Does the video prey on the implication that we're somehow stifling growth and development by not giving them alternatives? I think it's fair to say that the video does rely on that assumption. I don't buy into that argument, at least not to the extent the ad seems to imply. Like the examples you cited, people who were raised on fuchsia-colored toys grew up just fine. On the other hand, the ad's objection to the lack of alternative toy products out there is a legit complaint, and one that has the potential to attract buyers seeking alternatives, or merely wishing to do their part in bucking the trend.
Scariest commercial ever. Ev. er. Warning before the actual commercial (for tires): "Not for the faint of heart.
"Please refrain from watching the content if any of the following applies to you: Have any mental or physical health concern and may have to see a doctor regularly.
"We shall not be liable for any injuries, illness, and damages claimed to be caused by watching the contents."
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Wanted, new office assistant. Candidates must have 2 years experience, and no depth perception.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dURYoLe-0Vg
disclaimer: It's a Yahoo video, not a YouTube one.
(Sorry, I couldn't get it to embed.)
http://screen.yahoo.com/sketchy/30-30-space-jam-game-155008766.html
but it does beg the question, "How much of what "they want" is influenced by what society markets to them?" Go to just about any major toy store chain and you'll notice that entire toy aisles are devoted to the color pink. Why? Because we're conditioned to accept pink is the traditional color of girls' toys. That's what marketed to them, so its understandable that's what they end up getting. I think the best evidence that this ingrained buying trend is due to how we market toys to girls can be observed when one examines what "traditional toys for girls" looked like prior to the advent of color television. Sure there were a few pink toys, but pink's dominance in the marketplace pales in comparison to the saturated levels it achieved once color-televisions became commonplace.
The fact that this video has been viewed more than 5 milion times in less than three days tells me the message has struck a chord with parents. This is more than just sentiments, this a toy maker launching an ad campaign around the idea that their toys aren't gong to be dictated by stereotypes. These are tangible products that are alternatives to what has evolved into a cookie cutter line of products. Will kids choose this new toy line over pink princesses? Only time will tell, but I suspect a shift in the way parents choose their kids' toys at early age may very well translate into a shift in buying patterns down the road.
Does the video prey on the implication that we're somehow stifling growth and development by not giving them alternatives? I think it's fair to say that the video does rely on that assumption. I don't buy into that argument, at least not to the extent the ad seems to imply. Like the examples you cited, people who were raised on fuchsia-colored toys grew up just fine. On the other hand, the ad's objection to the lack of alternative toy products out there is a legit complaint, and one that has the potential to attract buyers seeking alternatives, or merely wishing to do their part in bucking the trend.
Warning before the actual commercial (for tires):
"Not for the faint of heart.
"Please refrain from watching the content if any of the following applies to you: Have any mental or physical health concern and may have to see a doctor regularly.
"We shall not be liable for any injuries, illness, and damages claimed to be caused by watching the contents."
You've been warned.