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    MediasBlue: A teacher here in Montana showed this movie and one of the parents protested and got the teacher suspended. I'll be helping to vote out the current sc... more »
    whynotshesaid: I can't possibly imagine how a video that teaches kids not to want so much crap is a bad thing. My niece was telling her grandma and I that she only h... more »
    Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: Won't somebody PLEASE think of the capitalists??!?!??!?!?! more »
    TeFrey: There's a scene in the novel "Jude the Obscure" where the protagonists' children kill themselves "because we are too menny." Some of those parents may... more »
    Gumbina80: To the "fair and balanced" advocates, I'd like to posit that the truth does not need to be balanced, and it may not even be what you consider "fair." ... more »
    clevernamehere: The video is great for the consumerism angle, but there are so many odd things thrown in. -The third world? That really should be called the developin... more »
    Kilotwat: It's not just kids, but adults who really need to see this video. more »
    angelina jolie-laide is a gaudy tulip: As someone who studied consumption in college, I have NO problem with the video not addressing capitalism. Kids are inundated with consumerism EVERY D... more »
    alala: As much as I might agree with the video's viewpoint, I don't think propaganda is ever an appropriate teaching tool. And I think that it often incites... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: I agree that the video might be more effective if they just said "consumerism" - not least of all because that is a worldwide phenomenon, even in coun... more »
    NefariousNewt: One video is not going to suddenly turn the tide of child consumerism. Not while kids are being bombarded from all sides by messages saying "buy this.... more »
    badmutha: Parents usually get up in arms when their kids come home and tell them they are doing something that the kid has learned isn't right. Like smoking, or... more »
    gangey: This video is good for showing kids the impact of all their "stuff," but even so it is really hard to make the message stick. My husband teaches at a ... more »
    Gumbina80: I worked at a science museum once, and in an energy demonstration, I showed kids why it takes more energy to move a Hummer than it does a compact car,... more »
    morninggloria: This is all Obamas fault for being all socialisty. more »
    Kali Mama: Some crazy person might argue that non-assrapey production cycle is actually more capitalist because of the sustainability argument. But that's just a... more »
    lalaland13: I don't see how you can possibly avoid "bias" in schools. That would have required my public high school to stop praying at football games (they didn'... more »
    Trulymadlyme: I saw it. I'm not worried about these kids turning into crazy, off the grid living types who want to demolish our economic system. It reminded me of "... more »
    blueberrypancake: I kind of agree about the capitalism thing. When I saw the video, I wished it had said "consumerism" instead of "capitalism". I just feel like the pol... more »
    Alys Brangwin has a huge talent: In my day we had Captain Planet and Ferngully. I think the parent's assertion that it's "anti-capitalist" and should be counter-balanced in the classr... more »
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    Anti-Consumerist Video Divides Parents, Teachers

    In 2007, Annie Leonard created "The Story of Stuff," a short, child-friendly video that explains the problems with consumer culture. Teachers love it because of its straight-forward format, but many parents aren't so happy. More »