Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Bright Young Things: PINK Panties That Say "Call Me" on the Crotch


On March 22nd, 2013, controversy sparked when Rev. Evan Dolive posted the letter he wrote to Victoria Secret begging them to cancel their new "Bright Young Things" sexy lingerie line said to be targeted towards 13 and 14 year old girls. He writes:
Recently I read an article [from The Black Sphere] that Victoria’s Secret is launching a line of underwear and bras aimed at middle school aged children. The line will be called “Bright Young Things” and will feature ” lace black cheeksters with the word “Wild” emblazoned on them, green and white polka-dot hipsters screen printed with “Feeling Lucky?” and a lace trim thong with the words, “Call me” on the front.”

As a dad, this makes me sick.
Euw, me too. Last night, after a slew of negative protesting comments on Victoria's Secret's facebook, they deleted them and pinned this announcement to the top:
In response to questions we recently received, Victoria’s Secret PINK is a brand for college-aged women. Despite recent rumors, we have no plans to introduce a collection for younger women. “Bright Young Things” was a slogan used in conjunction with the college spring break tradition.
It's easy for Victoria's Secret's PR people to skew their messaging to however they like, so I decided to find out just what was going on.


I found the above ad on their facebook. It's true, "Bright Young Things" is part of their College PINK promotions.  Nonetheless, we all know the trickle down effect where products supposedly projected towards college students evoke the envy of high school and jr. high kids. Do kids wish they were older? Is there such thing as a website called Google? Half the work is already done for them! Boom! Double the sales!

Monday, March 25, 2013

SNEAK PEEK OF THE NEW "ANNIE" MOVIE

The remake of the musical, Annie, comes with a new twist. The film stars the Oscar-nominated actress, Quvenzhané Wallis, the brave little Black girl (who is the man!) from Beasts of the Southern Wild. The film is produced by hip hop artist, Jay-Z, along with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Although the film will not be released until 2014, a clip has been leaked!



...from 1999.

(source: TRL)

Jokes aside, Jay-Z was asked to write the soundtrack by the screenwriter and actress, Emma Thompson, because of this song. I do look forward to this movie, because Wallis is a truly talented, raw actress who will likely make me cry ...again. Here's a glimpse into her singing chops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNiwDWw-eYE 
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