Well, I'll apologize again, it was meant not as a specific "you" to Elizabeth, or reference to her specific children. But, as a commentary on the advertising and power of suggestion which dominates commercial television, and is particularly aimed at youth. I should have edited what I wrote to be clear that I was speaking in the generic not specific, and clearly with hyperbole in reflecting upon the effects of subliminal, as well as overt advertising upon young people.
So, I suppose that since I have only read research and news reports on this topic it would invalidate my opinion since my ovaries didn't work? Talk about patronizing. Does that mean if one doesn't have children personally then you're not able to learn what's necessary to be a teacher? And that my observations of my 4 godchildren, 5 nieces and nephews and the approximately dozen other children of our close friends that we see and have cared for regularly over the best 20+ years is invalid because I didn't give birth to them?
Or, I suppose, that we are not allowed to have an opinion about something unless personally experiencing the event IRL? Therefore making research based upon other people's writings, learning, experience moot because if you didn't do it personally then it's not valid? So, hmmm, that would mean that we could get rid of reference libraries because, hey, if you've done whatever yourself then you don't need the reference, and well, if not, then you're basing an opinion on observation or other peoples' experiences, and, well, gee, then that would be worthless, or might just as well be fiction. Just think of all the space that could be freed up just for fiction because anything other than first-hand knowledge would be opinions of no basis. Amazing.
Ooops - did I have my sarcasm switch flipped? Off now.
Have a lovely day.
ellice