Early 90’s Girl Power Anthem? May 18, 2007
Posted by Liz in Miss America, Random Bits.1 comment so far
Absolutely bizarre singing entrance at the 1990 Miss America Pageant… enjoy
Minisode April 30, 2007
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In an attempt to capitalize from old television shows, the NY Times revealed that Sony Television has been working to create the Minisode, a six minute or less episode that has a tightly done beginning, middle and end. One of the examples was the old tv show, Charlie’s Angels. Steve Mosko, the president of Sony Television, described what a Minisode of Charlie’s Angels would look like:
“So in ‘Charlie Angels,’ they have a meeting, Charlie’s on the intercom telling them what the assignment is, there’s a couple of fights, and then a chase, and they catch the bad guy. Then they’re back home wrapping it up.”
Although it would be great to catch a Minosode of the show, it seems as though this quickly driven plot would leave no time for character development, thus marketing a show that has sexy fighting, fantastic hair flipping, and a happy ending. While many can’t see much more than that from the original television show, the show was ahead of its time and did show that women could fight, be desirable, and have a personality. As the article notes, Sony is marketing towards Internet spaces such as MySpace and Youtube, which are demographically geared toward a young generation. Will the Minisodes of older television shows actually appeal to this generation? Will the lack of true character development lend itself to this audience?
Selling the Sizzle… April 18, 2007
Posted by jenniferlewk in bodies, gender, imagery, new york times, news stories, Random Bits, sex sells.add a comment
This article in the New York Times tries to explain the latest rage of “female body arrangements” (more…)
Girl Power site: notice it is government sponsered!:) March 26, 2007
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This site also makes mention of the girlpower campagin….
I specifically like the bodywise section.:)
Is This Real? March 7, 2007
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I read a tech blog called Geekologie and I came across this photo of a bag of “Homegirls (It’s All That) Potato Chip”. I mean, it’s ridiculous and could very well be a parody of women’s empowerment products – take a look at the right side under “WordUp” about femme power. Is it a joke? And if it isn’t, well, what the hell do we make of this then?
(Click on it to see a larger version.)
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