Comments on: Warning: Female Vocalists Have Too Much Plastic Packaging

By: Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:54:10 +0000

That was before American producers got a hold of her.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:29:42 +0000

I have one of Shakira’s albums. I bought it in Costa Rica in 1996 and she was a dark-haired ingenue singing in Spanish!

By: Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:13:37 +0000

Oh, Just as an aside, while I was working out this morning, on the 6 screens at the gym, 4 had blond bombshell Barbie videos, including Shakira’s She-Wolf which is a must-see, if you like semi-naked, flawless, buff singers masturbating inside cages!

By: Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:14:22 +0000

Thanks, Carol. You raise some good points. However, the post isn’t really about my daughter. I allude to her as an example of the generation being influenced by the plastic packaging. I don’t know if you have teenage daughters, but I find my daughter and her friends are wishing to emulate the flawless prototypes. Guess every generation has its idols.

And of course, we all have varied taste when it comes to music. You are a fan of Taylor’s. I’m a fan of Fergie and Ella Fitzgerald. Do they have the same amount of talent. Not in my opinion, but that’s what makes the world go round.

By: Carol

Carol — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:44:21 +0000

Just because Taylor Swift is skinny doesn’t mean she’s the cause of your child’s insecurities. People do care about her voice, and they care especially about her songwriting. She is talented, despite your claims, and she deserves just as much success as artists who don’t own makeup and don’t bother to shower. Don’t take your daughter’s problems out on her.

By: Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:25:03 +0000

Exactly. I heard saw her mentioned on Alternet and said exactly what you said about not being a role model. But the beauty is that she is true to herself, not following a formula of what is expected to make it. That often comes with a price.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:08:05 +0000

Amy Winehouse is big in the UK. I LOVE her music and she aint plastic but she’s no role model either!

By: Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:50:09 +0000

Right on, Tam! Also, just want to point out, I bought natural mascara for my daughter knowing 13-year-olds wear make-up no matter what. I also cannot keep her in Mary Janes no matter how hard I try. And, I have exposed her to the good music—she is a singer who works with a voice coach and LOVES the classics. Even so, she and her friends are bombarded with the Barbies, not the Rosemary Clooney types or Laura Nero.

By: Tam

Tam — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:19:42 +0000

I hear you, Luanne. More freckles! (Remember Phoebe Snow’s swooping voice–and those moles on her album cover?)

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:00:28 +0000

I’m intrigued that Natasha Bedingfield is bigger than Lily Allen in the US. I think it’s the opposite in the UK, or maybe I’m just out of touch?