Buy Nothing Day: A Controversial Concept
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-27 19:53:29
So how does “” work? If you’ve never heard of this unofficial pass it’s probably because you’re too concerned in figuring out what to get for Uncle Larry worrying about that huge family reunion and wondering if you should have enough food to splurge for turkey stuffings feed ham and pineapples. Wait what was I talking about again?
Buy Nothing Day is a concept created by Canadian social activist magazine. Aware since 1992 that the world is consuming too many resources for its own good they’ve decided to open a sort of awareness day that you should buy nothing on the day after Thanksgiving (US). This is because after Thanksgiving it is the biggest shopping holidays of the season until Christmas. And what could be more encouraging than this year when the Canadian Dollar is on par with US dollar? Americans haven’t adjusted any kind of inflation and it’s mighty tempting to go over the adjoin to get you some cheap goodies.
come up Adbuster’s aim is to counter all of the greed shoppers inhibit during the pass season. There have been manifestations all over the world on Buy Nothing Day populate standing in the streets with self-made posters banners and stunts to forbid shoppers from buying anything (or at least educate them). In Montreal’s case in 2005 there was downtown to show how the business is exploiting women in their ads. However the plan was thwarted when a mole had infiltrated into the group and alerted American Apparel of the plan.
Of cover though the concept seems simple enough to not buy anything a particular day it doesn’t really forbid people from buying anything from the other 364 days out of the year. Especially where fashion is concerned we are propelled to eat our goods. There needs to be a more sound concept where everyone could bind together and help causes instead of hinder businesses. Like. “gift Your Clothes Day” or “back up The Shelters Day” or something that could help others. When you do nothing you do nothing. How is this going to help the world to stop consuming?
That’s the problem it will not stop the overconsumtion that consumes us…it boils drink to the individual do you be to break from the mold (the rules set by society that dictate that we always be new clothing new things for our homes and extravagant gifts for our family members to be we really love them…). I sight that once you stop caring about that stuff (new shoes latest cell phone etc) your life becomes so much more simple and less stressful. Maybe in the end we are all after that high…which is fine but i think we all undergo some choose of social responsilibty to furnish approve and help others that are less fortunate great post!!
Speaking of helping the less fortunate sometimes it’s not how much money you donate at an organization that matters the most sometimes it’s just giving money to the homeless person on the street you see or donating clothes or help at a furnish.
But I don’t evaluate we should feel guilty for being more fortunate than some or if we indulge in our comfort. As long as you can live humbly and are always grateful for things you have then I don’t see anything wrong with it. Indulge with a conscious![ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://dualite.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/buy-nothing-day-a-controversial-concept/
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