Monday, February 26, 2007

The Culture Code vs. Dove's Real Beauty Campaign


Dove's new online campaign features this user-generated spot.


In the book, The Culture Code, author Rapaille rips apart Dove's Real Beauty campaign. He says the code for beauty in America is MAN'S SALVATION. He obviously doesn't have a vagina. Here's proof:

"Supermodels, for instance, are very much on Code because they uphold an unattainable standard for beauty. Women can aspire to that level of perfection without feeling any pressure to achieve it. Why? Because men- the very men they are trying to save with their beauty-look at supermodels and say, "I'll never be with a woman like that."

Mr. Rapaille please tell the thousands of women busting their asses in the gym or undergoing plastic surgery that there is no pressure to be beautiful.

The pressure is not because women are merely trying to get a husband. The pressure is from sizing ourselves up with images in the media, picking out our own flaws, and then deciding these flaws might possibly be the source for us not getting what we want in life, like a promotion. Rapaille should read I Feel Bad About My Neck.

"Whats better than knowing you're beautiful even when no one is looking?"
Having a face like a muffin.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Methadone & Slim Fast- Breakfast of Champions

I'm officially in a funk. Between catching up on school work, and planning for AAF I am lacking blogging time/effort.

Want to see poor Pete Berdovsky's (aka VJ Zebbler of the ill fated Aqua Teen Hunger Force debacle) myspace page?

I emailed him regarding the Taste of Peace event this Saturday @ the Boston Sheraton. He is scheduled to perform and said in response to my question of whether or not he would be able to do so: "I think so, things got pretty scrambled because I was MIA for almost two weeks - but I am getting back in the swing of things."

I would like to say that while many people were offended by his press conference not every one is trained in PR, nor do they care about it. Read his blog, and you can see this kid isn't a jerk at all.

Thursday, February 8, 2007

absence makes the <3 grow fonder

due to a death in my family I have been unable to post recently. I apologize to my readers, browsers, and most importantly to my few, but much appreciated fans. Until I can give my thoughts on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force debacle read someone else's blog:

República Update

Thank you República Update & Pro Hip Hop for the latest news about Jay-Z's entrepreneurial comings and goings.

-Meg