tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post1093183685074576733..comments2024-03-22T05:23:00.949-04:00Comments on The Seventeen Magazine Project: Hey mainstream media...Jamie Keileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11149803168592099499noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-24079834963575693342010-08-24T13:37:20.539-04:002010-08-24T13:37:20.539-04:00Wow- I just discovered this project/blog and your ...Wow- I just discovered this project/blog and your other blog Teenagerie last night and have been reading all of your posts completely amused and enthralled. You did an awesome job on this project and you definitely provide very compelling insights on your blog.<br /><br />As a thirty-something married mom, I still vividly remember my teenage/college years and thinking/feeling some of the same reactions you have towards mainstream media. One of the great things about getting older is the communal realization that none of my friends/peers felt that they fit the normal teenage conventions either- we all thought we were outcast, awkward teens. <br /><br />Your experiences in completing the 17 Project does certainly extend far beyond just teens. As I was reading through this blog, I kept thinking how funny it would be if I were to try to live according to a Good Housekeeping mag... But unfortunately, I think you'll find that the media will be there to stereotype every phase of your life. You'll have Cosmo for your college years, Bride's magazine should you chose to become engaged, Parents will stereotype every aspect of birthing/raising your children, Good Housekeeping... well I'm sure you get it. <br /><br />Awesome job on this project and on your blog- you have a lot of fresh and inspiring ideas- I think you have a lot to offer young (and older) women- keep up the questioning, keep up the writing and sharing! Your Hey Mainstream Media project is a great idea- love it. Have you considered publishing the submissions you receive in a photobook? Blurb books is a great option for this- just mho. Best to you!Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-48411940318692385092010-08-05T18:22:45.480-04:002010-08-05T18:22:45.480-04:00LOVE this! I just found out about you and your pro...LOVE this! I just found out about you and your project, and I'm so excited!!! I will be adding a pic to the pool very soon.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687511936160956984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-47384744917089903282010-06-30T03:37:12.983-04:002010-06-30T03:37:12.983-04:00Jamie-
I just want to tell you how truly amazing ...Jamie-<br /><br />I just want to tell you how truly amazing and inspirational your findings have been for me. As a young female I have continually striven for the "perfect" body and lifestyle, and at times have let my obsession for this unattainable life that is portrayed by the media to be "normal" and "cool" control my happiness. The goal and execution of your project are very clear, and your results are empowering. I love the "I am..." pictures that you have collected, too! If you continue to question authority and those controlling mainstream media of all types, I know your findings and research will continue to encourage others to do the same. Cheers!<br /><br />-Shaina from CAShainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465245578232181889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-12134563076055846512010-06-30T03:23:27.850-04:002010-06-30T03:23:27.850-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848467422111700051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-46761252100768596462010-06-29T15:45:19.419-04:002010-06-29T15:45:19.419-04:00Jamie: Absolutely fantastic work! I stopped readin...Jamie: Absolutely fantastic work! I stopped reading Seventeen magazine 10 years ago when I was fifteen. Even back then I saw how lame and vapid that magazine was and still is. <br /><br />I'm 25 years old and I am still battling girls my age who think they need to don stillettos and pushup bras in order to be "feminine." After a brief shopping episode from earlier today (I was trying to be one of the girls and failed miserably)...I found your blog and breathed a bit easier. I am not a freak for not wanting to wear beaded silk dresses that cost 250 Euros. <br /><br />My birkenstocks and I applaud you. Be strong and always stand up for who you are because that is beautiful. <br /><br />My media message would be:I choose Target over Cartier, Birki's over Louboutains, and National Geographic over Seventeen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-32594695292168934162010-06-25T17:00:20.870-04:002010-06-25T17:00:20.870-04:00Hey Jamie,
Just discovered this blog today (throu...Hey Jamie,<br /><br />Just discovered this blog today (through Jezebel ;) and I think it is fantastic. You are incredibly articulate and have some really great ideas. I love this Hey Mainstream Media project, and wish you all the best in your endeavors.<br /><br />ClaireClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614651871560353397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-715454173716493392010-06-24T16:34:56.766-04:002010-06-24T16:34:56.766-04:00Hey Jamie,
I just read through your entire blog ...Hey Jamie, <br /><br />I just read through your entire blog and found it fascinating. I just graduates college, but I would have wished I had found more non-mainstream advice when I was your age. I'm a girl who was affected by the mainstream media and has struggled with body image issues, and I found your perspective and confidence refreshing. I hope you keep up your vision. <br />thankslaurelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-39800823823523564842010-06-24T13:47:53.363-04:002010-06-24T13:47:53.363-04:00This is an AWESOME idea! I'm far from 17 - 25 ...This is an AWESOME idea! I'm far from 17 - 25 now - but I obviously remember what it was like, and I'm still young enough that I still get a lot of the same bull thrown at me. Misrepresentation (or lack of representation on the other hand) is a huge issue that affects everyone so it's great that you're putting the word out on this. I'm posting this on Twitter and plan on making my own photo to add to the pool soon!! I'm telling my friends!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451217175469353265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-22807596033687144682010-06-24T12:23:18.784-04:002010-06-24T12:23:18.784-04:00I am a now 21 year old girl who never read Sevente...I am a now 21 year old girl who never read Seventeen in her life & never intends to.<br /><br />I am MORE than a fake Barbie doll.<br /><br />Thank goodness I never read that magazine as a teen, it would've made me feel even worse about myself than I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-90693489908183225612010-06-24T03:12:34.215-04:002010-06-24T03:12:34.215-04:00awesome idea, jamie! would love to contribute :)awesome idea, jamie! would love to contribute :)Jamie Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-7169932659811214852010-06-23T21:16:57.298-04:002010-06-23T21:16:57.298-04:00This is way too cool, I'm a senior at east (as...This is way too cool, I'm a senior at east (as in, good ole cb, i noticed your grad pics are from war memorial) full props for initiating thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-47086636817741009682010-06-23T16:48:56.023-04:002010-06-23T16:48:56.023-04:00I love this concept! It's sad, though, that a ...I love this concept! It's sad, though, that a lot of media misrepresentations start off well-meaning. Like the term "African-American", for example. It makes you forget that there are black people living in the US who don't fit what that term entails.anwahttp://authoraiink.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-22228828889869308742010-06-23T16:04:03.719-04:002010-06-23T16:04:03.719-04:00Your blog was a fabulous idea! I'm glad you ke...Your blog was a fabulous idea! I'm glad you kept it up and managed to show everyone something that we didn't necessarily think about while reading this magazine. I used to love Seventeen when I was 14 and I thought I was so sophisticated. Although I know that fashion rags are just that, rags, I still enjoy them and see them for what they really are: entertainment, albeit frivolous and materialistic.cocomabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520936519973660595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-46828000898472390872010-06-23T13:59:11.502-04:002010-06-23T13:59:11.502-04:00Wow. Just found your blog from a friend. Love the ...Wow. Just found your blog from a friend. Love the concept. <br /><br />Another blogger posts ridiculous takes on Cosmopolitan. Here is one - http://temerity-jane.com/life/sometimes-i-wish-you-werent-so-busy-because-this-shiz-is-gross-yall/ <br /><br />However, it would be great to see the photos on mainstream media, like Good Morning America. (They used to do a short segment featuring user generated photos and video called 'My week in three words' - not sure if they still do.) <br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-40012982963459539832010-06-23T10:18:06.693-04:002010-06-23T10:18:06.693-04:00Great idea! I bookmarked the Flickr pool. =]Great idea! I bookmarked the Flickr pool. =]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-75527977984061567012010-06-23T03:02:54.991-04:002010-06-23T03:02:54.991-04:00Excellent idea! And hey, did you know your blog ha...Excellent idea! And hey, did you know your blog has reached western Canada?? Expect my sign in your inbox soon :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-4257811114789391692010-06-23T01:46:49.002-04:002010-06-23T01:46:49.002-04:00I read Shape....not much about hair and makeup in ...I read Shape....not much about hair and makeup in there. Although Seventeen does cover some stories about humanity. What should be realized is Seventeen has gone through a ton of changes. I use to read it all the time when Atoosa was the Editor I feel like Shoket took it down a long winding road that it will never recover from or maybe that is just Conde Nast. On the other hand Conde has made their magazines so that you do move on. Normally the next progression is Glamour and if you would read that it's not all hair and make-up. Also, if you follow magazine logic Celebrities on the cover may fade away again since there is really only so much you can read on a celebrity, but it's hard to say if that will go through. I think what should be realized is the people behind these magazines are not quite as dumb as one might think and the business side is quiet strong and they know too if people want serious conversations they will bring it to the blogs. Still I wish you luck in your endeavors especially those against such a power house that in 1950 published Sylvia Plath, I guess times change and so do magazines.kgal1298https://www.blogger.com/profile/03045145090849612451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-71938509376977047992010-06-23T01:02:02.481-04:002010-06-23T01:02:02.481-04:00What an excellent idea. Now, to make my sign...What an excellent idea. Now, to make my sign...Gun Street Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332941240216182041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-72377669499785449062010-06-23T00:11:30.668-04:002010-06-23T00:11:30.668-04:00I really love your idea making these signs its suc...I really love your idea making these signs its such a great way to show the media that we do not all fit into one "type." I will deffently be entering my poster picture... right now I am mulling over the idea of doing "Hey mainstream media I am more then just Hard of Hearing!" :)Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148777915490508203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-59237543453910416352010-06-22T22:41:30.450-04:002010-06-22T22:41:30.450-04:00I have been lurking for awhile but first things fi...I have been lurking for awhile but first things first- I'm definitely going to participate in this project as I think it is an AMAZING, and hopefully super effective idea.<br /><br />Now to my other lurking thoughts... just for reference I'm 24 and married, but in a lot of ways I really feel like a teen still, I don't know what that says about me, probably some weird skewed view of adulthood on my part, but my point is that while I'm not a teen, I'm not all that far removed from your experience... at least I don't look at it that way... mainly because I don't have a full time job, but whatever) I have to point you to gorp's comment... if seventeen doesn't "get it" then what would they have to do in order to "get it?" And I'm not saying that they do, or that I agree with everything that gets in the magazine (when I read it, there was lots of sex material- more than just contraceptive options- that I took issue with, considering readers are as young as 12, but some probably welcome that). I know you've mentioned a lot of things here, but I guess I'm saying that I think the problem we run into when we accuse seventeen of "not getting it" is that they do in fact "get it" for some people.<br /><br />I know, my heart breaks a little to think of it that way, but there are some teen girls out there who really truly identify (or maybe just enjoy?) this type of material... so I don't think we can get rid of these types of magazines, but I totally agree that they should be more challenging to their readership, and not just recycling the same articles over and over (btw- The nest- a prominent newlywed online magazine literally recycles their material with different headlines... I get an e-mail every month saying "7 great space savers" or "50 of your most embarrassing sex questions- Answered" and I always click on something... I've almost always already read the article, they've just changed the headline... REALLY???? REALLY? You can't write new content? THAT'S YOUR JOB!). My solution would be more magazines, because I don't think ONE is going to represent or speak to EVERY woman, or EVERY teen, or EVERY person.... I think in trying to make money magazines like seventeen try to hit everyone and end up not doing anything all that well (which you've mentioned... I almost direct quoted you there).<br /><br />Anyway- I know I seem a bit argumentative, but I love what you've done here, and I agree that there is a lot to be done in "mainstream media". Thinking on what my sign will say...kjlangfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290875375500002589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-20232334681458335212010-06-22T19:57:17.061-04:002010-06-22T19:57:17.061-04:00Hi! For Christmas during my sophomore year of my a...Hi! For Christmas during my sophomore year of my aunt got me a two year subscription to 17, which I still receive (I just graduated, like you)). And I've always felt like I've been completely excluded from the magazine. I am intelligent, I am not obsessed with boys, and I am plus-sized-- All these things put me outside their demographic I suppose. The only good thing 17 ever convinced me to do was buy hotrollers for my hair, which ARE as amazing as they claimed. But that's besides the point: every time I put down a 17 magazine after flipping through the pages, I felt like a failure. How could I not be stylish and thin and flirty the way "normal girls" are? Only multiplying my pain was the fact that 17 with their "Body Peace" project seemed to be mocking me--they thought the pages and pages of bikinis and workouts and diets and dating advice would make me feel BETTER about myself. I wrote the editor a very angry email, which I noticed was never published in that cute little section where people sing the praises of whichever mindless celebrity was on the cover last month. I remember discussing this with my friends, how we would start our own magazine that would have fashion and hair and makeup, but also intelligent articles and inspiring women on the cover. Once I heard about your project, I read the whole thing, and I'm sad it's over! There's so much more to explore! Anyway, expect my picture very soon, and thank you for your efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-86938448971585158212010-06-22T18:56:19.793-04:002010-06-22T18:56:19.793-04:00I heard your interview on NPR yesterday and it was...I heard your interview on NPR yesterday and it was fantastic. I am a high-school sophomore, and as much as I enjoy reading Seventeen, I'm not content with many of the articles they feature. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's looking for a little more than getting my best bikini body and reading about the hot guys of summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-43855441089615716702010-06-22T18:43:40.856-04:002010-06-22T18:43:40.856-04:00I love this blog!
This new idea sign idea is aweso...I love this blog!<br />This new idea sign idea is awesome!<br />Hmmm...DuckyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470145275919286721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-90906764279861400472010-06-22T16:05:10.953-04:002010-06-22T16:05:10.953-04:00That's a neat idea... will talk to my twin sis...That's a neat idea... will talk to my twin sister and see if we should do a "We are fat AND pretty" type one... Or "We are girls AND gamers"... will think on it.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001782694127226918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567407171781686193.post-21606027825829788372010-06-22T14:14:42.199-04:002010-06-22T14:14:42.199-04:00This is fantastic. "I am more than musical th...This is fantastic. "I am more than musical theatre!" "I am not a suit person" "I am not Taylor Lautner, nor do I want to be!"Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378973404920054504noreply@blogger.com