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...]
Archives for April 2008
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...]
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...]