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This is different from the "Are you influenced by..." thread.

Of course we're influenced. That's the world we live in. But what I'm more interested in talking about is what advertising would have you believe, regardless of whether or not you think it's an influence.

For example, according to TV commercials, the average American male is overweight, dumb, and lazy. Also, most young kids 17-24 are out all the time doing really edgy things like filling empty pools with couch cushions and diving into them while drunk on vodka. There are still stay-at-home moms who do all the cleaning, cooking, and grocery shopping; men never grocery shop unless they're forced to or are buying beer, and if they're buying beer they're likely picking it up at the convenience store and not a grocery store or beer/wine specialty shop.

Talk about the dumb things advertisers want you to believe.