Mar. 2007 (retro post) Don't worry, I'd never show the billboard, but let me get this straight: The L.A. Times reports that kids and teens were horrified by outdoor ads of grotesque torture and objectification of women used to promote the release of Lionsgate films’ Captivity...But now we’re supposed to cheer, because the gruesome signage is being removed and wasn't … [Read more...]
Writer Joan Didion once poignantly proclaimed, “To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.” Amen, Joan. It’s clear I’m not buying into this whole ‘third wave’ of feminism, where supposedly the new pilot, The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the … [Read more...]
“It strains the imagination that this is not aimed at anyone other than 15-, 16-, 17-year-old girls," said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, in today’s fuming brouhaha over whether the FDA should regulate tobacco products. (note the NYTimes adjacent photo & pithy feature) Josephine Camel seems to be taking on sleek black leather stiletto heels and sexy hot pink glamorama … [Read more...]
Does a stuffed animal REALLY need its OWN designer camera cell phone, ipod, silver sequined belt, 'pawsport' to travel, sneakers, underpanties, headband, matching outfit and gazillion accessories? Every time I see the master marketing behind Build-A-Bear (complete with barkers at the door to entice people inside and computerized ‘birth certificates’ to capture kids’ data) I … [Read more...]
It’s dripping in irony that Newsweek’s cover story makes a headline morality play “What are Celebs Teaching Kids” while featuring the celubutante divas of the pop-tart scene front and center to cash in and sell a few extra magazines.I’ve already written about this particular tipping point of toxicity.Kirsten Scharnberg's Chicago Tribune article summed the trickle down effect, … [Read more...]
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