Denial

The Foundry article articulated the viewpoint that “The Story of Stuff” is a leftist video trying to make children feel ashamed for living in American. The Foundry article does point out that the movie has some extreme viewpoints in it, but at the same time it displays our amazing ability to deny environmental degradation. I agree that “The Story of Stuff” has an extreme viewpoint, but I think its necessary for Annie Leonard to give a difficult perspective because it gets across to the public our consumer obsessed nation. I personally was proud that Torre Batker asked if his legos would be bad for the planet, because it shows that the video is making younger generation think about consumption. The only way for American’s to change their environment is if future generations are properly educated and begin to think about issues like consumption and environment degradation at an early age. I agree with Steve Cohen, the article may have some disparities in it, but getting Americans to think about their consumer choices can only benefit our society not hurt it.

-Tracey Swan