1. The Myth of Consumerism
... accepted. For women, the smoker typically has long blonde hair, a beautiful smile, and perfect, white teeth. The ads that best demonstrates this are those for Virginia Slims. For men you have Marlboro with the infamous "Marlboro man," who is a rugged, handsome loner out in the countryside with his horse and campfire. The ads seem to say, "this could be you." All it takes ... is a trip to the store and a couple of bucks for a pack. Like all myths, the stories these ads ... can be found in the myth of Santa Claus. As if the celebration of the birth of Christ wasn't quite enough, a new ch...
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