First, consider reading this article about musician Sufjan Stevens and his feelings about licensing one of his songs for a Mountain Dew advertisement.
Beyonce Knowles Carter was a big part of Michelle Obama's Let's Move fitness and health campaign, a decision that would later be called into question when the singer signed a $50 million promotional deal with Pepsi.
Like Coca-Cola, Pepsi has long been criticized for targeting children (and adults) with sugary drinks that have extremely negative effects on long-term health. “Just about every week, it seems, a new study warns of another potential health risk linked to soft drinks,” writes WebMD.
Beyonce's choice to endorse Pepsi is certainly not a product of her being desperate for cash; in 2013, Beyonce and her husband, Jay Z, topped the Forbes list of highest-earning celebrity couples in the world.
Should Beyonce have used her star power to help sell an unhealthy product like Pepsi?
AMERICAN SNIPER
American sniper Chris Kyle holds the record for the most kills of any Navy SEAL in US history: 160 confirmed kills and around 300 “probable kills.” Kyle is the subject of the blockbuster film American Sniper.
In his bestselling memoir, Chris Kyle calls Iraqis "savages" and boasts he "loved killing bad guys."
Kyle told many fantastical stories about himself after he left the Navy. He said he killed two men who tried to carjack him in Texas. He said he went to New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and shot people from the roof of the Superdome. On the radio Opie & Anthony Show, he claimed to have punched former Minnesota governor (and Navy veteran) Jesse Ventura at a bar after Ventura supposedly made disparaging remarks about soldiers.
It never happened, and Ventura won a defamation suit against Kyle. The other stories have also never been proven. American Sniper star and producer Bradley Cooper has said that the film is a "character study," but there's no mention of this shady part of Kyle's character in the movie.
In 2013, Kyle was shot to death by another veteran in a shooting range in Texas.
Was Chris Kyle a hero?
GRAND THEFT AUTO V
The video game Grand Theft Auto V made more money on its first day of sales than any single unit of entertainment in history: more than $800 million.
In the game, players must commit mass murder in order to complete the story. GTA V players also have the opportunity to endlessly massacre innocent civilians, engage in sex acts with prostitutes, consume drugs and alcohol, steal cars, and visit strip clubs.
One of the game's protagonists is named Trevor Phillips. During one mission, Trevor assaults an innocent man with electrodes, blunt instruments, and the notoriously excruciating torture known waterboarding -- all while the victim weeps and pleads. Players must engage in the horrific brutality to move forward in the game.
By asking players to participate in this extreme torture sequence, does GTA V go too far? Why does a vast majority of popular entertainment revolve around violence? Do you enjoy violent entertainment?
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