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A few points:
1) Advertisers are evil, and will exploit any vector they can use to get through the hardened shell the cynical consumer-drone has constructed in order to protect what little dignity he has left.
2) It promotes consumerism in an area where people have no money. This can only increase the factors that play into the strain theory of crime. So, while ot1h the visual profile is 'improved' (Making it easier for the not-poor to justify ignoring what life is like in 'those areas'), otoh this sort of thing only makes the bad, worse. Not better.
3) the fact that the demographic for thier product is not where the ads are tells me Sony was counting on the controversy itself to generate media exposure.
4) Ads will only become more invasive and subtle. These clowns must be stopped, or we will all be inundated by the will of the overlords.
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