Should we pass a law to make advertising to children, ages 7 and under, illegal?
Corrinne HickmanWichita,
KU student,
"No. Ultimately the parents make the decisions for children under seven. It doesn't matter how many fast-food commercials I saw as a child; if my parents didn't want me to have it, they didn't get it for me."
Pamela ObieromaSpringfield, Ill.,
KU student,
"Yes. Children under seven are still under their parents' guidance and companies shouldn't try to influence them. For example, there are 6-year-olds running around like Britney Spears. That's bad. We need to protect kids more from marketers."
Ted WhitebreadLawrence,
technician,
"Yeah, a child at that age doesn't realize what they're getting into. Companies shouldn't be able to influence kids like that."
Tom HaenischGardner,
salesman,
"Absolutely. Children are just learning about life and they have a lot to learn. People at 18 still don't know what their doing. I have two boys, 6 and 9, and I see what TV does to them sometimes and how it motivates them."
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