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wasabi_poptart) wrote2009-11-23 10:52 am
wasabi_poptart) wrote2009-11-23 10:52 am
don't get me started ... uh oh, too late
Toys for Tots's heart is in the right place, but I realized today that according to its policy it does not accept any gifts that are handmade or handcrafted.
I think this is bad policy for a number of reasons:
1. It promotes commercialism by privileging disposable, manufactured crap over quality, handmade items.
2. It inculcates commercial values onto children by refusing to distribute anything other than factory sealed, brand-new merchandise.
3. It discourages creativity, both for the sender and for the child.
4. It reinforces the conviction that the holidays are about shopping, not about giving.
Shall I go on?
I think this is bad policy for a number of reasons:
1. It promotes commercialism by privileging disposable, manufactured crap over quality, handmade items.
2. It inculcates commercial values onto children by refusing to distribute anything other than factory sealed, brand-new merchandise.
3. It discourages creativity, both for the sender and for the child.
4. It reinforces the conviction that the holidays are about shopping, not about giving.
Shall I go on?
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