- Sep 22, 2013
- 4,956
- 250
- 85
Does consumerism prompt you to meditate on divinity?
====
The Christian Coalition wanted to evaluate the dissemination of capitalism-iconic logos and mottoes in the modern American market. They looked at NCAA sports-team mascots (FSU Seminoles), canned vegetable avatars (Green Giant), and lifestyle ethos-characters (Flintstones vitamins). They looked at the popularity of civics-fantasy comic book characters (Captain America) and the potential linking of capitalism with democracy. The Christian Coalition wanted to understand/appreciate why certain goods made consumerism an 'ethos' of modern civilization (e.g., Aunt Jemima pancake-syrup) and not merely a 'sales-pitch.'
The Christian Coalition was concerned about the quality and hygiene of comic book character mosaics, especially those involving female heroines and villains. They looked at Supergirl, Poison Ivy, Black Cat, and Spider-Woman. They compared the feminism-symbolism of these 'fantastic females' with the consumerism brands Aunt Jemima, Sara Lee, and Cover Girl. The Christian Coalition were concerned about how fantastic females from comic book realms promoted civics and patriotism and idealism towards consumerism. Would such 'lifestyle optimism' be clouded by new age crime (the same way the pedestrianism-idealistic counter-culture of the '60s was shocked by the anti-social horror of the Manson Family murders)?
The Christian Coalition looked at the marketing of 'Americana teams' in professional sports, including the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), the L.A. Dodgers (MLB), and the Boston Celtics (NBA). The Christian Coalition was interested to see how fans showed up to the World Series game between the Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox during the Halloween season in 2018. Would female fans show up dressed as Black Cat (Marvel Comics)? The Christian Coalition wanted to 'graph' the popularity of sports team festivity with consumerism brands and comic book avatars to create an 'overall portrait' of capitalism-consciousness sanity. Was America rhetoric or propaganda?
Finally, the Christian Coalition decided to endorse the marketing of the popular and tasty Bertolli (Italy) Creamy Basil Alfredo jarred pasta sauce, sold in most American supermarkets including Acme and Shoprite. The Christian Coalition felt that Bertolli's basil-alfredo offered consumers the right blend of taste and elegance and convenience of consumer-accessibility. It wasn't too expensive and simultaneously laboriously manufactured and quality-jarred. The Christian Coalition wanted appealing consumerism-brands (e.g., Bertolli) to reflect the lifestyle vitality associated with consumerism-consciousness.
One of the leaders of the Christian Coalition decided to write an essay about the marketing of Bertolli basil-alfredo as a 'trophy' of capitalism in modern America and how such marketing revealed 'windows' into lifestyle-patriotism. Such patriotism could counter the moral dangers of consumerism-oriented avarice/gluttony and capitalism over-indulgence. As Hollywood (USA) made films like The Wolf of Wall Street, the Christian Coalition studied how Bertolli basil-alfredo staved humanity away from the consumption-dangers of cannibalism (a complete failure of species lifestyle consciousness).
The great English author Jonathan Swift sardonically wrote (A Modest Proposal) that London's mismanagement of the homeless prompted cynical/nihilistic suggestions that the impoverished should be corralled and 'used' as sources of food --- economics justifying cannibalism(!). Swift implied that 'unchecked consumption' and unleveraged wealth-distribution could turn modern capitalism into a 'meat-machine.' Was Swift right? Should the Christian Coalition (of America) invest deeply in the study of consumerism-culture analysis in regards to ethos/ethics?
====
====
The Christian Coalition wanted to evaluate the dissemination of capitalism-iconic logos and mottoes in the modern American market. They looked at NCAA sports-team mascots (FSU Seminoles), canned vegetable avatars (Green Giant), and lifestyle ethos-characters (Flintstones vitamins). They looked at the popularity of civics-fantasy comic book characters (Captain America) and the potential linking of capitalism with democracy. The Christian Coalition wanted to understand/appreciate why certain goods made consumerism an 'ethos' of modern civilization (e.g., Aunt Jemima pancake-syrup) and not merely a 'sales-pitch.'
The Christian Coalition was concerned about the quality and hygiene of comic book character mosaics, especially those involving female heroines and villains. They looked at Supergirl, Poison Ivy, Black Cat, and Spider-Woman. They compared the feminism-symbolism of these 'fantastic females' with the consumerism brands Aunt Jemima, Sara Lee, and Cover Girl. The Christian Coalition were concerned about how fantastic females from comic book realms promoted civics and patriotism and idealism towards consumerism. Would such 'lifestyle optimism' be clouded by new age crime (the same way the pedestrianism-idealistic counter-culture of the '60s was shocked by the anti-social horror of the Manson Family murders)?
The Christian Coalition looked at the marketing of 'Americana teams' in professional sports, including the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), the L.A. Dodgers (MLB), and the Boston Celtics (NBA). The Christian Coalition was interested to see how fans showed up to the World Series game between the Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox during the Halloween season in 2018. Would female fans show up dressed as Black Cat (Marvel Comics)? The Christian Coalition wanted to 'graph' the popularity of sports team festivity with consumerism brands and comic book avatars to create an 'overall portrait' of capitalism-consciousness sanity. Was America rhetoric or propaganda?
Finally, the Christian Coalition decided to endorse the marketing of the popular and tasty Bertolli (Italy) Creamy Basil Alfredo jarred pasta sauce, sold in most American supermarkets including Acme and Shoprite. The Christian Coalition felt that Bertolli's basil-alfredo offered consumers the right blend of taste and elegance and convenience of consumer-accessibility. It wasn't too expensive and simultaneously laboriously manufactured and quality-jarred. The Christian Coalition wanted appealing consumerism-brands (e.g., Bertolli) to reflect the lifestyle vitality associated with consumerism-consciousness.
One of the leaders of the Christian Coalition decided to write an essay about the marketing of Bertolli basil-alfredo as a 'trophy' of capitalism in modern America and how such marketing revealed 'windows' into lifestyle-patriotism. Such patriotism could counter the moral dangers of consumerism-oriented avarice/gluttony and capitalism over-indulgence. As Hollywood (USA) made films like The Wolf of Wall Street, the Christian Coalition studied how Bertolli basil-alfredo staved humanity away from the consumption-dangers of cannibalism (a complete failure of species lifestyle consciousness).
The great English author Jonathan Swift sardonically wrote (A Modest Proposal) that London's mismanagement of the homeless prompted cynical/nihilistic suggestions that the impoverished should be corralled and 'used' as sources of food --- economics justifying cannibalism(!). Swift implied that 'unchecked consumption' and unleveraged wealth-distribution could turn modern capitalism into a 'meat-machine.' Was Swift right? Should the Christian Coalition (of America) invest deeply in the study of consumerism-culture analysis in regards to ethos/ethics?
====
