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27 Controversial, Yet Age-Appropriate, Innovations

— March 25, 2009 — Social Good
Kids all want to be, and act like, adults. Adults all want to be, and act like, kids. The following cluster clearly demonstrates these statements, including storybook furniture, cushy weaponry for kids, luxury cottages for kids, machine gun camps for kids, fake beer for kids, and kid fantasies for adults.

Implications - Children today are seen as growing up too fast, something that many companies are quick to capitalize on through that sale of adult products, like makeup and phones, to children. While younger consumers feel the need to act like adults, it is still essential for brands to bridge the gap without going to extremes. Allowing children to maintain their innocence will ensure that adult consumers can rest easy; brands who keep this in mind stand to gain patronage from both adults and children.
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Beating Up Children to Get Dates
Beating Up Children to Get Dates
Odd Viral Encourages Fake Violence Against Kids
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Personal Trainers for Kids
Personal Trainers for Kids
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Reality TV Kid Exploits
Reality TV Kid Exploits
“Kid Nation” Stirs Controversy About Exploitation of Children
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Kids' Fantasies for Adults
Kids' Fantasies for Adults
Bank Norwegian Makes Your Childhood Dreams Come True
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Webcams For Kids
Webcams For Kids
Web Conferencing With Bunnies
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Burger King Slims Down Kids Menu
Burger King Slims Down Kids Menu
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Cushy Weaponry for Kids
Cushy Weaponry for Kids
The 'Pillow Fight' Cushion
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Sports Hybrid, Built by Kids, Runs on Soybeans, Zero-to-60 in 4 Seconds
Sports Hybrid, Built by Kids, Runs on Soybeans, Zero-to-60 in 4 Seconds
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Condom Machines for Kids
Condom Machines for Kids
Vending Machines In Brazilian Schools
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Spy On The Kids
Spy On The Kids
Puppy Cam
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Kids In Business
Kids In Business
CEO of Elementeo Is Only 13 Years Old
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Hip Hotels For Kids
Hip Hotels For Kids
Ramada Resort Karon Beach Phuket
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14
Storybook Character Sightings
Storybook Character Sightings
Gnome Spotted in South America
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13
Marketing Water to Kids
Marketing Water to Kids
‘WAT-AAH!' is Jonas Brothers-Approved
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Marijuana For Kids
Marijuana For Kids
'It's Just a Plant' Is An Educational Book About Pothead Parents
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Gun Camps for Kids
Gun Camps for Kids
Camp Okutta Adventures in Toronto
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Luxury Cottage For Kids
Luxury Cottage For Kids
Tudor Playhouse
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Creepy Inventions For Parents With Kids
Creepy Inventions For Parents With Kids
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£50,000 Sportscars for Kids
£50,000 Sportscars for Kids
Check Out Brooklyn Beckham's Single-Seater Porsche Roadster
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Shocking Kids' Shows
Shocking Kids' Shows
Cute Hitler and Swastika-Inspired Cartoons
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6
Child Shockvertising in PSAs
Child Shockvertising in PSAs
Anti-Smoking Ads Feature Kids with Adult Hands Holding Cigs
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5
Storybook Furniture
Storybook Furniture
DEMAKERSVAN 'Cinderella' Table is Made From 17th Century Sketches
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4
$50,000 Treetent for Kids
$50,000 Treetent for Kids
Beckham Luxury Christmas Gifts
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3
Victorian Play House
Victorian Play House
Luxury for Kids
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2
Luxury For Your Princess
Luxury For Your Princess
Designer Kids Rooms
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Children as Mini Adults
Children as Mini Adults
Anna Skladmann Portrays Elite Russian Kids in Provactive Poses
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