tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post6689986475256369740..comments2023-06-28T02:48:04.997-07:00Comments on Make Fetch Happen: Post About Nothing and 10 Cane RumBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05203282439086730023noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post-43788352016448992922008-04-29T16:11:00.000-07:002008-04-29T16:11:00.000-07:00HAHA!! Oh, how I missed reading this blog! Your co...HAHA!! Oh, how I missed reading this blog! <BR/><BR/>Your comments are so on point I can only laugh!<BR/><BR/>I may not be obsessed with black women in the media/ads, but I do feel overwhelmed and bombarded by all of the "non-black" images that exist from the billboards on the highways, to the magazines starring at me as I pay for my groceries. Enough is really enough . . . .Aquarian Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553222472424564960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post-16380725678979418182008-04-10T12:23:00.000-07:002008-04-10T12:23:00.000-07:00I have thought about that Givhan quote as well, an...I have thought about that Givhan quote as well, and intent is hardly the bottom line with anything that's put out in the world--every artist intends something and some viewer or reader will bring something else to it that they might not have anticipated. None is more valid than the other, and it's all part of how images communicate. I think it's important to scrutinize--images are not benign. That said, some are ambiguous enough to ultimately not raise a flag, but they ought to be scrutinized nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>And this is true in an all-black venue such as <I>Essence</I> or BET as well as in the mainstream. More images doesn't necessarily mean more complex representations. If that were so you'd think we'd have passed that mark by now in 2008.<BR/><BR/>And seriously? Woman=fruit basket? Trinidad offers women as tourist commodities? As a global commodity, that's not sexy, that's problematic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post-5943266346290505292008-04-07T11:35:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:35:00.000-07:00If that's what they're offering in Trinidad, methi...If that's what they're offering in Trinidad, methinks I'll book a ticket right away. And if the trip is fun, I'll buy some 10 Cane at the duty free.raafihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428834358473817140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post-45886547540115086052008-04-06T11:39:00.000-07:002008-04-06T11:39:00.000-07:00thank you for clearing this up for me ms. brigitte...thank you for clearing this up for me ms. brigitte. :)<BR/><BR/><I>Ahhh Trinidad, I see now, what wonderful offerings! I simply must call my travel agent, but first i will fetch my purse and hat and be off to the store for another lovely bottle of 10 cane. Things just make more sense after a couple of sips of that magnificent elixir of the gods!</I>Camille Aceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088945478653638179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post-86723639908808034812008-04-06T08:37:00.000-07:002008-04-06T08:37:00.000-07:00Camille, you need to stop thinking of the woman as...Camille, you need to stop thinking of the woman as a person. The main dude in the ad is just enjoying everything Trinidad has to offer: the sand, the water, the women and of course the rum. <BR/><BR/>Stop thinking of her as an individual and think of her more as part of a welcome package complete with a fruit basket and a map of the city. ;)Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203282439086730023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post-22602878617936512732008-04-05T21:06:00.000-07:002008-04-05T21:06:00.000-07:00I'm trying to stop myself typing this....oh dear, ...I'm trying to stop myself typing this....oh dear, why does the black girl have to be so disrobed. Everyone is dressed in their crisp whites and every picture she is scantily clad like the group's personal "exotic". I am not saying she needs to put more clothes on rather I don't understand why they had every one else in white to give such a sharp contrast to her bare skin...come on people.<BR/><BR/>Besides that I agree with your positive characterizations...Camille Aceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088945478653638179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post-55268955367908405452008-04-05T01:36:00.000-07:002008-04-05T01:36:00.000-07:00I see what Givhan is saying but people need to wor...I see what Givhan is saying but people need to work themselves up or things to change. there is no doubt about that. if no one said anything, we would then be accepting the situation. and that is worse than the connotations of the image of LB as a King Kong substitute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581615684343808280.post-6951732857687087572008-04-04T21:53:00.000-07:002008-04-04T21:53:00.000-07:00Always look on the bright side of editorial photog...Always look on the bright side of editorial photography, I say. <BR/><BR/>If there is a bright side.<BR/><BR/>And on the LeBron photo, my official opinion is, regardless of the racial aspect, it was a damn ugly picture. Hideous.<BR/><BR/>And I'm also obsessed with the images of black women in media. So you do sort of have to take what you can glean from it.<BR/><BR/>Nice blog BTW! Thanks for adding SCAN to your blog roll.The Black Snobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14343911132312025788noreply@blogger.com