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whereas some of these ideals (owning this car, wearing these jewels, drinking this liquor etc) are held up as the ultimate goals in life.. better than getting an education, supporting your family, or just creating something positive in your life/family/community.
the McDonalds things is just another ugly symptom of this- the companies have realised (well- they've known ever since My Adidas- MORE companies have realised) that the kids look up to the heroes in their music, and these artists are a direct line to the kids' pocket money.
and now that they're proposing to pay artists for using their brands, well shit, it's just gonna get a whole lot worse