tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post8691246824242431505..comments2024-03-27T06:58:00.659-05:00Comments on Balancing Jane: What Can We Expect of Our Media Icons?: Thoughts on Beyonce & PanteneMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801229525416203656noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-26416306828027001732013-12-19T02:13:31.345-06:002013-12-19T02:13:31.345-06:00This is a very well-done piece. I appreciate you w...This is a very well-done piece. I appreciate you wrestling with the tension. There is so much wisdom here. I think I'd have to agree with your conclusions. <br /><br /><br />I think some people were critical of the Cheerios interracial families commercial saying that is was just a ploy for attention. Am I under some delusion that Cheerios is really committed to ending racism? Not at all. But it still matters that it was put out there. It just does. Commercials have one goal: to sell something. We all know that. But commercials also, like you're saying, reflect the consumers. So seeing a family that looks like mine on TV, EVEN if it's to sell something? I still have to call that progress.Alyssa Bacon-Liuhttp://www.allthingsbeautifulblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-40892239322412775212013-12-17T23:25:04.648-06:002013-12-17T23:25:04.648-06:00And what does it say about feminism if indeed bran...And what does it say about feminism if indeed brands like Pantene and the one Beyonce has cultivated are co-opting it? That it's a hot topic right now-and that's got to be good news.Hello_Ladiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-7153548193114127702013-12-17T20:34:55.294-06:002013-12-17T20:34:55.294-06:00I've struggled with the hoopla all week. Insid...I've struggled with the hoopla all week. Inside my head I was thinking "Beyonce? A feminist icon?". I just couldn't wrap my brain around it. I finally decided I didn't have to. She's a powerhouse of a performer who knows how to market and, yes, she may be a feminist and, yes, she may have made all of her moves with a calculating plan in mind, but I still don't care to listen to her music or watch her videos. But if she is empowering a new generation of women to define themselves then more power to her. Unfortunately I am a cynic and I think the image she is encouraging young girls to emulate fits right inside that gender stereotype box we've been trying to escape. I just have to remind myself it's the small steps that are the most stable.K.M. O'Sullivannoreply@blogger.com