Comments on: A Queery http://electrolicious.com/2003/08/a_queery Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:27:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: matt http://electrolicious.com/2003/08/a_queery#comment-2443 matt Mon, 04 Aug 2003 12:54:33 +0000 #comment-2443 IF all television is marketing, then where's the sense in marketing to the lowest economic platform? of course the sex and the city girls are all prada loving manahattanites. frankly, there's no money in your east village rocker chicks, even though it'd be a lot more fun to watch. and queer eye is even more product placement than sex and the city, so the only way your big hairy bear is going to be on the show is if he's playing the sad straight boy desperately in need of a good waxing. IF all television is marketing, then where’s the sense in marketing to the lowest economic platform?

of course the sex and the city girls are all prada loving manahattanites. frankly, there’s no money in your east village rocker chicks, even though it’d be a lot more fun to watch.

and queer eye is even more product placement than sex and the city, so the only way your big hairy bear is going to be on the show is if he’s playing the sad straight boy desperately in need of a good waxing.

]]> By: Tania http://electrolicious.com/2003/08/a_queery#comment-2442 Tania Fri, 01 Aug 2003 22:54:25 +0000 #comment-2442 I agree with you about the flaws in the Alternet article. I love it when writers presume to inform us of "The Truth" and get the facts wrong. Also, the Salon article that he ripped off was far more balanced. As a Black woman, I understand that there are stereotypes at work that might ruffle some feathers. At the end of the day, however, this is just a TV show about fashion and design. How much more irrelevant can something be? Really, who thinks about "Diffrent Strokes" nowadays? How many folks arrive at thier opinions about Black folks because of that show? I'd venture to guess that the answer is no one. As a "minority" I know that sometimes we read far too much into things. The Alternet bro needs to lighten up. I agree with you about the flaws in the Alternet article. I love it when writers presume to inform us of “The Truth” and get the facts wrong. Also, the Salon article that he ripped off was far more balanced. As a Black woman, I understand that there are stereotypes at work that might ruffle some feathers. At the end of the day, however, this is just a TV show about fashion and design. How much more irrelevant can something be? Really, who thinks about “Diffrent Strokes” nowadays? How many folks arrive at thier opinions about Black folks because of that show? I’d venture to guess that the answer is no one. As a “minority” I know that sometimes we read far too much into things. The Alternet bro needs to lighten up.

]]> By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2003/08/a_queery#comment-2441 Ariel Fri, 01 Aug 2003 22:44:22 +0000 #comment-2441 Speaking of my birthday-twin Derek, I love <a href="http://fray.com/drugs/scar/">this story of his</a>. Speaking of my birthday-twin Derek, I love this story of his.

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