This is ridiculous, I never thought I could endure a period
of commercials that were worse than political ads during an election year, but
it seems even those have been bested. Okay maybe that’s a little extreme,
nothing is worse than political ads, but this year’s round of holiday
advertisements is absolutely out of control. If TV controls the voice of the
population of this entire country, than we all have forgotten about
Thanksgiving. Oh yeah, Thanksgiving, it is still a holiday! Since its establishment,
it has been considered one of the more important holidays in our society.
Because for one day we take a step back from all our busy lives and for just
one day we are thankful, for our family which we are blessed to spend time with
(for some, not so lucky), all that we have achieved, and all that has been
given to us since there are many in this world who are not as lucky as we are.
But this selfless holiday has been overlapped by a spectacle that is absolutely
selfish: shopping and black Friday. Don’t get me wrong, Christmas is probably
the greatest holiday for its central meaning as well, but the shopping has
ruined it, since it is all about gifts now, and not about the spirit. But now
they have started it way early, and now it is starting to affect the spirit of
Thanksgiving. I saw a commercial today for some store that was probably
advertising for black Friday, but it said that is was the night before Christmas,
it’s not even the night before thanksgiving yet!!!!!!! I understand that Black
Friday is a big day for business as well as for people to get good deals on
gifts for loved ones, but the spectacle they make out of this one holiday, and
now since they have started advertising irrationally to early, it seems that it
could ruin the spirit of two holidays.
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