tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294699315718764344.post2054947760190310179..comments2023-12-20T05:36:06.325-05:00Comments on Peanut Butter Macramé: The Power of Imageladykatzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046811640134997947noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294699315718764344.post-18586052978968018332013-02-07T06:09:31.271-05:002013-02-07T06:09:31.271-05:00damn straight.damn straight.poppykettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089242289854891320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294699315718764344.post-77819029945065139432013-01-21T01:30:32.573-05:002013-01-21T01:30:32.573-05:00Great TED talk, and great topic. (Thanks for shar...Great TED talk, and great topic. (Thanks for sharing!)<br /><br />I often get a bit disturbed when I realise how few different body images are shown on media. So many TV shows and movies only contain very slim, beautiful, perfectly-groomed characters - because that's pretty much all that's shown, that becomes "normal" and everything else seems to be lesser, even though what's portrayed as "normal" isn't very representative of real life. (Or not where I live, anyway!) It's not surprising so many young people these days have issues with their bodies and their confidence, which is very sad. :-(<br /><br />Personally, I feel very liberated in being able to make my own clothes. I have tried not to purchase brand-new RTW for three years now, and that's made me feel even more liberated - it's like a weight was lifted off, not being "allowed" to buy things (by my own rules) and then, when that became habit, not even feeling the desire to. Take that, mass-produced-made-in-China-unrealistic-body-shape-fitting clothing! I don't need you anymore, just like Sarah says, you have no power over me! ;-)Macskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953568328849437194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294699315718764344.post-29015750260764916082013-01-20T11:47:39.458-05:002013-01-20T11:47:39.458-05:00You forgot music distribution too. Artists, like A...You forgot music distribution too. Artists, like Amanda Palmer and Lindsey Stirling, that use social media to their advantage and get their own "brand" are becoming much more successful and that's where RIAA is really got their panties in a bunch.ladykatzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046811640134997947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294699315718764344.post-31582219765519418482013-01-20T11:43:17.972-05:002013-01-20T11:43:17.972-05:00I took a stylistics course this semester, where we...I took a stylistics course this semester, where we also looked at ads... and I, who has never had a TV, was rather shocked by the Propagandizing nature of ads (though I would not have put it that way if I had not read your comment). Especially so when we looked at ads from a gender point of view. So, yes, that's there, and I think it's always good to have a way of looking at it from the outside, and that's no doubt what sewing has done for so many of us.Hana - Marmotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532515160608083460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294699315718764344.post-45722161822688526022013-01-20T09:33:58.962-05:002013-01-20T09:33:58.962-05:00This reminds me of a discussion I had with Simon m...This reminds me of a discussion I had with Simon my grandson concerning the meaning of "Advertising" versus "Propaganda" in which we agreed they were one and the same. In today's world the advertising agencies have turned from presenting "Ads of a product" to driving "Products and Images" at you, as in "Propagandizing". This "Propagandizing" includes "subliminal" messages underlying a large number of so called "ads".Victor Winebrennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323689517143997539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294699315718764344.post-59080235427922865872013-01-19T16:35:06.780-05:002013-01-19T16:35:06.780-05:00It's very interesting, good points.
Also I fee...It's very interesting, good points.<br />Also I feel when people comment on the items I've made, it is another confidence booster.. so that's always good:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304393924407939427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294699315718764344.post-26241345157146225622013-01-19T13:26:31.027-05:002013-01-19T13:26:31.027-05:00I think that is a really good point. The moment yo...I think that is a really good point. The moment you start taking control of production and creation from an outside source, you depend a lot less on it and you can make your own patterns and vision.<br /><br />Also, once you have your own or an alternative distribution method--if you want to spread around your own personal artifact (which is what DIY philosophy seems to encourage)--then you subvert an external system even further: the especially monopolies that would have to change their own game to maintain themselves. Be it video games, comios, novels, stories, or clothing making your own things gives you personal and individual agency, and that is truly excellent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com