Re the "dolls": Grr! Pastels! Roger smash! Or slightly more seriously, use of desaturated colours indicates a level of fear about the sameness and pallor of these people that's quite worrying, especially as it seems to be justified.
we're as much to blame - people like looking at beautiful things - look at the cover of most female magazines. Didn't Vogue or some other magazine do a "black" model issue? That's just a nod towards tokenism. It's nice that they do it from time to time but it's never going to be the norm.
what makes these pallid little sticks "beautiful"? i happen to like vibrant colours and vivid people... not that i would buy a copy of VF in any event.
God, i can already see Kathryn Biglaow being forced by the media to wear a sticker above her heart that says "Hi. My name is James Cameron's Ex-Wife". :(
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posted by RogerBW (Mon Feb 08 10, 5:05AM)
Re the "dolls": Grr! Pastels! Roger smash! Or slightly more seriously, use of desaturated colours indicates a level of fear about the sameness and pallor of these people that's quite worrying, especially as it seems to be justified.
posted by Lisa (Mon Feb 08 10, 11:52AM)
we're as much to blame - people like looking at beautiful things - look at the cover of most female magazines. Didn't Vogue or some other magazine do a "black" model issue? That's just a nod towards tokenism. It's nice that they do it from time to time but it's never going to be the norm.
posted by bronxbee (Mon Feb 08 10, 1:50PM)
what makes these pallid little sticks "beautiful"? i happen to like vibrant colours and vivid people... not that i would buy a copy of VF in any event.
posted by Mathias (Mon Feb 08 10, 3:36PM)
God, i can already see Kathryn Biglaow being forced by the media to wear a sticker above her heart that says "Hi. My name is James Cameron's Ex-Wife". :(