A groundbreaking movement is a foot! SPARK Summit or, Sexualization, Protest: Action, Resistance, Knowledge, gathered in NYC over the weekend to discuss the oversexualization of teens in the media. You've heard about this a lot from me lately, and, in my view, it's great our youth finally have a voice to counterbalance the improper, sexualy-charged overexposure teenage [...]
AMERICAN GIRL HOMELESS DOLL FOR $95!?
September 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Of all the cockamamie marketing ploys I've come across lately, this one has to top them all. The Pleasant Company and Mattel's marketing brain power came up with the latest American Girl Doll: Gwen Thompson, the Homeless Doll. She's blond, she's wearing a crisp white dress, brand new flip-flops, and like all American Girl Dolls she comes with her own story — [...]
MY PHONE IS PERSONAL, MOM!
November 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
A few weeks ago, I had to borrow my daughter's cell phone to make a call because I'd left mine at home. I thought this was a simple request; she would be at softball practice while I went grocery shopping so she wouldn't need her phone anyway. After posing the question, I got a serious stare accompanied by the declaration, “My phone is personal, mom”.
