Comments on: Aspirational reading http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/04/aspirational-reading/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:05:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/04/aspirational-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Cocktails Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:13:40 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=111#comment-1147 Mark, thanks for this - I had no idea it was such a big story. Interesting. Feminism really has failed on the women's magazine front in many ways. As you say, the images passed on to girls are often not particularly realistic. Although I didn't properly read the articles referred to in the post, I just couldn't quite tell whether they were portrayed as being 'realistic' and whether the reader was meant to question them or not. Mark, thanks for this – I had no idea it was such a big story. Interesting.

Feminism really has failed on the women’s magazine front in many ways. As you say, the images passed on to girls are often not particularly realistic. Although I didn’t properly read the articles referred to in the post, I just couldn’t quite tell whether they were portrayed as being ‘realistic’ and whether the reader was meant to question them or not.

]]> By: Mark http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/04/aspirational-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Mark Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:24:05 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=111#comment-1145 The Gloucester plot to get pregnant by 17 girls quickly unravelled after Time posted the news. The Principle then said he wasn't sure of how he heard of it and Time had to go back and correct the story. I flick through copies of these mags people buy and just wonder at the images we pass onto girls. Thin is good, any curve or fat is bad; conspicuous consumption makes us happy; fame is all. Things have moved on from Womans World and I wonder in 10 years what the magazines then will push as the ideal life. The Gloucester plot to get pregnant by 17 girls quickly unravelled after Time posted the news. The Principle then said he wasn’t sure of how he heard of it and Time had to go back and correct the story.

I flick through copies of these mags people buy and just wonder at the images we pass onto girls. Thin is good, any curve or fat is bad; conspicuous consumption makes us happy; fame is all.

Things have moved on from Womans World and I wonder in 10 years what the magazines then will push as the ideal life.

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/04/aspirational-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Cocktails Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:21:20 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=111#comment-1142 Ill Man - it's hard not to be patronising/snobbish about these things but I suppose they must brighten up lots of people's days in some way. Even if, yes, much of the content might be better suited to C&W treatment... Ill Man – it’s hard not to be patronising/snobbish about these things but I suppose they must brighten up lots of people’s days in some way. Even if, yes, much of the content might be better suited to C&W treatment…

]]> By: ill man http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/04/aspirational-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 ill man Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:07:51 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=111#comment-1141 Sounds like the really cheap end of the women's market. The market equivelent of 'Nuts' maybe? I have to say, on occassions, I've been sorely tempted to purchase one of those rags, some of the stories sound so unintentionally hilarious, real C&W song material. Sounds like the really cheap end of the women’s market. The market equivelent of ‘Nuts’ maybe? I have to say, on occassions, I’ve been sorely tempted to purchase one of those rags, some of the stories sound so unintentionally hilarious, real C&W song material.

]]> By: Cocktails http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/04/aspirational-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Cocktails Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:39:07 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=111#comment-1140 yep, and you probably don't want to read the rest of the article either. I've never understood 'women's' magazines though... yep, and you probably don’t want to read the rest of the article either. I’ve never understood ‘women’s’ magazines though…

]]> By: BLTP http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/2008/07/04/aspirational-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 BLTP Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:12:10 +0000 http://cocktailsandrecords.net/blog/?p=111#comment-1139 the strangest thing is that you don't need to read anymore of the article to get the full gist. the strangest thing is that you don’t need to read anymore of the article to get the full gist.

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