Question

Mention the drawbacks of advertising.

Answer 1

Advertising shows certain drawbacks which are as follow :
(a) We are citizens of a democratic country. It means we all are equal. But advertising always focuses on the lives of the rich and influential person. It tends to promote a certain lack of respect for the poor. They are not the faces we most often see in advertisement and therefore we cease to think about them.
(b) Advertising uses the personal emotions of the people. Those who are capable to buy certain brands feel exalted but there are many who cannot afford to buy them. The personal emotion of these people is hurt badly.
(c) Advertising promotes the sale of packaged products. This negatively affects the sale of things that do not come in packets. This forces many people out of their livelihoods.
(d) Advertising by focusing on the lives of the rich and famous helps us forget about the issue of poverty, discrimination, and dignity, all of which are central to the functioning of equality in a democracy.