You make a very good point there, about the issue of culture.
Consumerism is something that unfortunately we see as "normal" at this point, not long ago there was a pretty big controversy over the cosmetics market because of the origin of the vast majority of these products... to then leave in oblivion that problem.
Not long ago I read that in Europe and part of North America, it is quite common to hire people of color to make messages for birthdays. At first, it looks cute or harmless, but behind it, there is a big sadistic market that takes advantage of the "cheap labor" and also the lack of knowledge that exists in those places.