It may be 'vanity' but it's certainly not 'fair.' I'm speaking of course about the controversial Miley Cyrus cover story that put the reining queen of preteen wannabes in 'whoa, nelly' mode, looking sultry in an artsy Annie Leibowitz pose on Vanity Fair's latest issue. Dang, I'm going to have to revamp my Preteen Alliance presentation AGAIN for this Thursday, because my … [Read more...]
Feb. 17, 2013 Update: Yes, she's a great race car driver and she has "won the pole" topping her NASCAR career. No, I'm NOT changing my opinion from this prior post 2008 (after the jump)...as frankly, when I first read the news headline, "won the pole" my visual snapshot went to 'Go Daddy' and pole dancing, largely due to her OWN self-objectification and massively public … [Read more...]
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Robyn Silverman as our new body image expert here at Shaping Youth, where I’ll no doubt also pick her brains as a consultant for my documentary film underway called, Body Blitz: Media, Shaping Youth filmed on K-5 playgrounds...(the poignant illustration I bought from artist Ashley Cecil at left sums it all quite well) Sometimes … [Read more...]
Is the media baiting us again? I can't wait to hear what our friends at Beauty and the Breast have to say about this one! Being a writer, kids around me are accustomed to me soliciting feedback, in this case, about a new children’s book called “My Beautiful Mommy,” which "explains plastic surgery to kids." Not exactly Good Night Moon or the Berenstain … [Read more...]
Natasha Bedingfield’s performing in Habbo's teen virtual world April 10th and her hit song ironically correlates to the future of this kids’ digital platform, as she sings, “I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined...I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned.” As the Virtual Worlds 2008 conference wraps up, it’s no … [Read more...]
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