Archives for April 2008

Greenwashing: Sustainable Brands vs. Branding Bandwagons

Promise I’ll get to the green tween media virtual worlds post right after my ‘Care & Feeding of Preteens’ speaking event tomorrow, (Animoto video preview here) but meanwhile, two related green scene items landed in my inbox this morning that bear a line or two! The first was a reminder about the Sustainable Brands ’08 conference, which sadly … [Read more...]

The Miley Mess & Role Model Reverb: What to Do

Before I turn part two of yesterday's preteen post on the pop culture hypefest of Miley Cyrus over to Dr. Robyn Silverman, our adolescent body image expert, I just want to say THIS is why I left the sensationalized tabloid-style TV journalism of 'mainstream media' long ago. Headlines scream that she was 'topless' and some even go so far as to say 'nude,' which is a stretch … [Read more...]

Parents and Preteens Aren’t Too Smiley About Miley

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...]

Danica Patrick: A Racy Kids’ Role Model to Champion?

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...]

Common Sense Media Forms Moms On Media Community

Promise I'll finish my Earth Day eco-posts on Dizzywood's Arbor Day Foundation digital alliance, Zookazoo's water and power eco-games & Habbo's greening of their virtual worlds for eco-consumption (or in this case, ANTI-consumption, yay!) along with their prior Greenpeace/United Nations teen survey on eco-concerns... In fact, I'll up the eco-ante and promise an all … [Read more...]