An interesting take on Britney for Candies at Kohl's

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hatfeathers

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An interesting take on Britney for Candies at Kohl\'s

OK, so I listen to Dr. Laura while I work. Sometimes I disagree, sometimes I don't, sometimes I giggle at how silly some people are.
Today she was talking about the new advertising being produced by Kohl's stores for the Candies line of shoes, which are geared towards young ladies (not us stay-home moms). I have to say, this is one of those times I agree with Dr. Laura's concerns.
Britney has always been a tart, always been sexualized, even when she was a teen star. As an adult she can't keep her pants on (or be bothered to wear any), she sells sex, encourages sex between anyone anywhere, she does not take responsibility for her children, has public breakdowns, and the list goes on.

I don't have a teen daughter, thank goodness, but I wouldn't blame any Mom if they were outraged by this association.

If you are interested in hearing Kohl's take on it, read it here.

Yikes.
 
Originally posted by hatfeathers
As an adult she can't keep her pants on (or be bothered to wear any),
If you are interested in hearing Kohl's take on it, read it here.

Yikes.
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From what I have seen, Dr. Laura had a hard time keeping her pants on at that age too. She has nude, spread eagle photos of herself all over the internet.

It's hard for me to listen to her condemn anyone on their morals when she has done the same things, or worse, in her past.

I am not starting a fight, just commenting that people in glass houses (dr laura)shouldn't throw stones (at Britney).
 
As the parent of a pre-teen (Gwyn is 11 now, can you believe it??) I'm actually totally unconcerned about this.
We've taught Gwyn from an early age that all advertising is simply to separate you from your money. End of story.
We're lucky that she's got her own thoughts on all this stuff, despite living in a VERY affluent area, surrounded by kids who can afford all the fancy stuff -- she's NOT a logo kid. She owns NOTHING with Hannah Montana on it or any other licensed person/character. She actually gets mad when we go to Target and there are so few clothes that DON'T have advertising on them!
She knows who Brittany Spears is, but doesn't really care. We've never allowed Bratz stuff in our house - and Gwyn is fully aware of why and agrees. Sometimes she sees scantily clad girls on the street and says "they must've played with too many Bratz dolls". Heh.

I think that more families would be better served to look within their own family structure to provide morals and a guidance system to their kids (and that includes a framework for how to deal with the outside world) instead of trying to make the rest of the world conform to their own views.
 
Britney is a sad role model for young girls. But she's just the latest in a series of celebrity spokepersons for Candies, including Fergie, Hayden Panatierre, Hilary Duff, and this classy ad that came out 2 years ago with "actress" Jenny McCarthy.

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If Kohl's could take the heat for that, I think they'll survive Britney.
 
Gotta respectfully disagree w/ the date on that toilet ad, that was 1997, over 10 years ago. I worked doing visual merchandising for a local department store chain and she toured promoting Candies when she did that ad, and she came to our store. We, as the visual team who apparently had nothing better to do, had to create a "green room" in a room that used to be a personal shopper's office for her...flowers, bottled waters, food, etc. We set it up nicely (it was storage at that point) and while people lined up to see her and get her autograph (I can remember that they specifically would not allow anyone to bring in her Playboy spread to be autographed, and the line was chock full of drooling loser-men) they brought her in the back, into the room and "allowed" us to go in first since we worked there and set the room up. We were handed glossies to have signed. I care VERY little about her, so I had her sign it dedicated to a friend's band who was playing at a club that night and it was my friend's birthday! I will say she was A) really tiny and B) super nice. My friend Jason was appropriately bemused by the whole thing (totally not into her or that kind of thing). It was funny....

Anyway, I agree with Kristine (as usual!). Ava is only 6 but also not allowed Bratz, only has a few Barbies and even though she is surrounded by fashion and clothing and girl stuff is pretty much obsessed with dinosaurs and rarely plays dress up or worries about clothing or appearance. I know I have years to go to keep her mindset from becoming label or fashion obsessed with the current fad, but I don't believe she will be corrupted by tacky advertising. Knock on wood and all that!

Britney......what a mess. Poor soul, and poor kids!

Ang
 
Thanks for the timeline correction, Ang, and for the memory. Candie's probably wasn't exclusive to Kohl's back that long ago.

Are young girls even still into Britney? The lifespan of a teen idol is usually pretty short. Seems like it's all Miley and the Jonas brothers the last 6 months or so. Not at my house, thank god. DD is 18yo and never really did the celebrity girl crush thing.
 
I thought about it for a while. I am thinking that even if Larry Flint himself had pointed out that Britney was being used for ads geared towards teen girls, I'd still have a problem with it.
 
Originally posted by atticville
I am So Staying out of this one!! But my tounge is dying to flap!!!
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LOL!
Nah -- friendly discussion.
I appreciate that many people wouldn't want to see Ms SPears in a influential role -- but there's a big part off me that is annoyed when people take on things like this supposedly on MY behalf (as a parent).
I can handle my kid just fine, thanks.


And, as Tiff mentioned -- the whole thing becomes HIGHLY hypocritical, given Dr Laura's past. There are so many hypocrites out there trying to tell ME how to live MY life - but maybe they should look at themselves, first.
 
but there's a big part off me that is annoyed when people take on things like this supposedly on MY behalf (as a parent).
I can handle my kid just fine, thanks.
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That's because you are a rare and wonderful parent. There are some, unfortunately, who are not. They don't care what their kid sees, how they fare in the world, what their influences are, and the list goes on.
Example 1) children in my son's kindergarten class reported to school with no idea what their last name was, how to spell their first name, how to write or hold a pencil, they could not point to the color blue, or write any part of the alphabet. (I helped administer skill tests at the start of the year)

Example 2) while walking onto the school grounds the other day, a parent was dropping off their child via car. The back door opened, smoke poured out, and music with offensive lyrics could be heard for a good block in either direction.

Example 3) my son's best friend (a girl) could not read or write very well in kindergarten, despite having a stay home mom and the influence of an older sibling, she can, however, sing a Hannah Montana song for you by heart. She is obviously bright, and eager to learn, but no real effort was put into education for the first 5 years of her life

People who express concern are not necessarily voicing for those of us who keep close tabs on our children, and who teach them the ways of the world.
 
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