Graffiti in Advertising

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About Graffiti in Advertising

I believe the youth of today are being subliminally forced to go out and artistically vandalize the city. This is because corporations in conjunction with the media are using graffiti to sell their products to impressionable youth and varying minorities. It has been shown in many ad campaigns that when targeting these demographics, ad agencies use a potent mix of hip hop music, "bling," and graffiti art or lettering. I believe this is just as powerful as having Joe Camel selling smokes, but he has long since been outlawed. But the law doesn't put you in jail for smoking or selling cigarettes, yet they will for carrying a marker or tagging a wall. I would like to use this group to gather evidence of print media and photographs to prove this point.