Show me the Money

If you haven't seen Jerry McGuire, no biggie. There's a Facebook petition currently to ban the "sexual" advertisements that are generated in the left column. i was sort of surprised. i've never seen anything i would consider offensive. i've seen shirtless guys and girls in t-shirts and bathing suits, but um, don't you see the same thing at the YMCA (that's young men's christian association for those of you who don't know)?

The person who started the petition seems to think that facebook should be a "safe Haven," which i was convinced was not the goal when they allowed everyone in high school and then the entire world to join, just like myspace. That's like saying you thought a public beach was supposed to be a safe haven and suddenly people are showing up in bikini's. And to be perfectly honest, i love the girls in t-shirt ads. They're always cute and the t-shirts are usually pretty funny. Besides, it's not like you can get back to some sort of innocent yesteryear. This ad is from a 1955 Newspaper.

My immediate reaction though was not, "what's so offensive," but "are you serious? Do you really think this is gonna stop facebook?" Frankly, i think the millions in advertising outweighs any amount of mullah these kids (or their parents) are cranking into the database. i just don't see them buckling to overprotective naivety. Not seeing it.

It reminded me of what David LaMotte said this weekend at his concert (folk singer rock star for those of you not in the know). He thanked us for being there. He said that he knew millions of dollars had been spent to persuade us to be in front of our TV's on that Saturday night and that we were true rebels fighting the system. We laughed. But like most things, we laughed at it's sheer and sad truth. Money makes the world go round and sometimes people find a way to stop it from turning with mere words or actions. So i say "march on," to the facebook petitioners, although i don't foresee much hope for them...