has been the talk of the web all week. Recently, Beyonce's clothing line ran this add for it's children's clothing:
and of course, now we have all of these <i>"outraged"</i> individuals who feel as if Beyonce' is being a bad role model and exploiting children JonBenet Ramsey style. Check out the following news brief:
http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?videoId=438222&sMPlaylistID
Now normally, I wait and see everyone else's opinion on the matter then post mine, but I'm going to put mine out there today. I feel like people should stop trying to tear down what few positive role models we have left in order to get there 15 minutes of fame. I feel like there are so many other things out there people could be protesting for and fighting about, other than Beyonce' having little girls play dress up for one of her ads. <b>Just think if the young men who got beat in Philly, the Sean Bell case, the war in Iraq, President Bush's lack of leadership skills, Hunger in our nation and world hunger, curing diseases like cancer and AIDS, and hell even homelessness in the United States (have you heard about the <a href="http://www.broadarrow.net/cgi-bin/unplugged.pl?noframes;read=151847">parking lots for the homeless now?!?</a>) got this much attention, outrage, and publicity? We could actually change something.</b> But it's like we have become desynthesized to the important, major, issues. It's not like she had them on there in super short outfits, working in sweat shops to make her stuff, being pimped out or made to look whorish, or even posing in nothing but a sheet like Miley Cyrus (Disney star Hannah Montana, 14 years old) was in Vanity fair:
The girls are fully covered, and it looks harmless. We have become so sensitive and slap happy to over critique and analyze situations that we can't see simplicity. We want to create a reason and a wrong, and sometimes it is really unnecessary. I just feel like it was an ignorant topic and there was no point. Maybe I'm wrong and don't understand because I don't have kids. But I thought it was cute and tasteful, and I got the idea right away that it was dress up/tea party stuff. Everyone else wants to say she wants kids to dress like her and they have boas, stilettos, bling and leather, it's "glamorous pedophilia". People should really learn the important issues instead trying to turn nothing into something is all I'm saying. Geezus...
*steps down off soapbox, slides it to the side, drops mike, opens door, and chucks the deuces*
Comments (3)
The title made it seem like they had some kids wearing pumpum shorts or something. I also don't see anything wrong with the Deron ads. Those outraged folks must have been extremely bored and or had to fullfill a quota to come up with that.
The Vanity picture on the other hand, sex offenders must be pleased with that one.. **shakes head**
I was unable to see the first picture for the Dereon ad, though I was able to see the Myle Cyrus one. I agree that people like to make a mountain out of a mole hill; especially with a situation that is not all that serious compared to something else in the world. I guess this will always be as long as there are people to point a finger and shake there head in "shame" for what they think is unacceptable.
I too read the caption and thought I was going to see something whorish with little girls. We all dressed in mom's stuff when we were young, just like those two little girls. It's a cute ad and the kids are FULLY clothed and DO NOT resemble John benet Ramsey in anyway shape or form. They look like they're at a tea party, jees people, lighten up. And yes, there are so many more serious issues that people can put their energy into!!!!!