Materialism in America

[Lucky Luciano]

Run time: 02:16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTpJEoZ9S3g   Posted on YouTube: June 24, 2007 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: June 30, 2007 By DU Member: Lucky Luciano Views on DU: 1433

 
This is a shocking example of materialism, commercialism, and narcissism in America. We raise a whole lotta spoiled brats....meanwhile, else where on earth....

[yurbud]

1. nice contrast with the vulture pic

[CrispyQ]

2. I am speechless.

k&r

[The Wielding Truth]

3. If she doesn't have a car until she can afford it herself,

then she'll learn.

[EVDebs]

4. Uh, you got your cultures a little mixed up. Quinceanera...

is a fairly recent imported tradition,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincea%C3%B1era

[graywarrior]

5. George Bush acts that way all the time.

[bluestateguy]

6. Difficult to watch

At least the mother had the good sense to give the car back afterward--not that she should have bought it in the first place.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. I got my first car when I was 21

and had a job. My folks loaned me the money and I had to pay it back. I thought they were very generous because they didn't charge interest! I had to pay my own insurance, and the car had to meet their approval. Couldn't find the color and style I really wanted, but found one that was ok--1972 Chevy Nova two door, no ac, an am radio -- man, that was great as far as I was concerned! Kept it 10 years, traded it in with 50K because I usually walked to places.

[coco77]

8. Damn right the party would be off...

and allowances and any other priviledge,ungrateful...

[proud patriot]

9. Wow

:wow:

I'm speechless

[whistle]

10. And who will the lucky guy be who marries this brat when she becomes of age

[ikojo]

11. The mom has no one to blame but herself

I'll bet that child grew up having everything handed to her on a silver platter. Kids are by nature narcissistic. It is up to parents to raise them to think of people other than themselves. This woman and all around her have failed. I feel for any future employer this spoiled brat encounters.

Wow! I can't believe that is what passes for entertainment on MTV these days.

For my high school graduation I got a ten speed BIKE to RIDE around college and I was darn happy about it as wells

My mom would have slapped me into next week if I pitched a fit like that after being presented with a gift.

[Fridays Child]

12. I would like to run a special little reality camp for teenagers like her.

Up at 5:00 AM, breakfast would be a nice warm bowl of FUCK YOU, and the rest of the day would be spent cleaning public toilets in downtown Tijuana. Lather, rinse, repeat.

[Lorien]

13. What's almost more shocking; the comments on YouTube

one person even writes "I hope somebody rapes her".

[Writer]

14. We need to stop telling our children that they are "special."

No one is SPECIAL. No one is DESERVING without MERIT. Yes, we have bred this attitude into our culture. Narcissism indeed.

We need to help our children feel good about who they are. That's all. We don't need to constantly tell them how extraordinary they are. They are not extraordinary - they are just who they are and that should be good enough. There's too much emphasis on self-esteem today. WAY too much... we're breeding generation(S!) of ego-centric people.