creepy marketing thread

[Yoga Face]

 

[i am one]

This was debunked.

What the original Cornell researchers had failed to take into account was the fact that 1.) Cartoon characters in general have traditionally been drawn with their iris and pupils looking down (look at Mickey Mouse for example); and 2.) The placement of cereal bowls on the front of boxes tends to be at the bottom; The cartoon characters are looking at their cereal bowl.

 

[Yoga Face]

This was debunked.

What the original Cornell researchers had failed to take into account was the fact that 1.) Cartoon characters in general have traditionally been drawn with their iris and pupils looking down (look at Mickey Mouse for example); and 2.) The placement of cereal bowls on the front of boxes tends to be at the bottom; The cartoon characters are looking at their cereal bowl.

interesting but

1 they do place the cereal where children can reach it

2 they do use cartoon characters to sell overpriced junk food to kids while claiming it is healthy

wheaties is the worse as they use sport heroes

 

[lewd]

I'm calling BS on this. The eyes aren't looking down. Even placed on a lower shelf stand, the eyes appear to be looking at an adult height.
It's just another 'study' that's making up stories to simply to fit their position.

 

[superstar_88]

creepy? I think not. Talk about over-exaggeration.