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A review by papercraftalex
The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood by Brian Box Brown
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Going into this book, it's important to know it's not *really* about He-Man. He-Man is a blip in this story. It's about how capitalist propaganda is destroying children's imaginations and has been since the '70s. It presents a very clear path from the start of military propaganda, to how Chiquita bananas used propaganda to launch a coup in Guatemala, to Disney changing our laws and ruining our minds. Brown definitely isn't saying we shouldn't enjoy this programing, he's trying to get us to see how it's manufactured to manipulate us into buying merchandise. I wish it was longer so it could have the chance to go more in depth. This is a necessary graphic novel for our current climate and I absolutely recommend it.
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.