2011년 2월 12일 토요일

About "The Story of Stuff"

Annie Leonard, a passionate environmentalist, filmed a contriversial video clip, titled "The Story of Stuff."
Even though the video clip is thoroughly effective in acknowledging environmental issues,
the problems arose in the fact the it is TOO effective.
Leonard uses rather strong words in showing her opinions about the process of manufacturing.

I certainly agree on the fact that this video clip is capable of acknowledging people about the harmfulness of matufacture processes.
However, I say "no" on using this in schools to educate children.
Unlike adults or people who are capable of establishing one's own beliefs, children absorb almost every information that are given to them without any doubt.
This video can play a harmful effect in blocking children from thinking about environment themselves.
Since its language is so powerful and opinionistic, it can "brainwash" the children.
Plus, Leonard herself, exaggerates the facts to make them sound deadly.
For instance, she emphasizes on the fact that the manufacturing process contains tons of harmful chemicals.
However, there are companies which are anti-chemicals.
Also, since the nations care sufficiently alot about the pollution the factories cause, the companies are putting even more care in disposing waste.
She seems to ignore such tries to stand firm on HER POINT OF VIEW.

While watching the video, I was constantly thinking-if everything is so harmful, the development, the manufacturing process, the ways the people live, how are we going to live?
If she is against manufacturing, what is she going to wear, what is she going to eat, and where is she going to live in?
How are we going to live without all these manufacturing?
Is she suggesting that we could all go back to the primitive state and live in the Amazon?
Her points SEEM reasonable, but when you come to think of it, it is just so idealistic.

I have thought of three motions to debate according to this video clip.

#1. THS: the education of children based on User Created Contents(UCC).
#2. THB: the manufacturing process must be put to an end.
#3. THB: User Created Contents(UCC) are effect tools for confirming one's ideas.

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  1. Really like the look of your blog and I've quoted you in mine. Good start! Keep it up.

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