Powerful stuff

There's even a new fad of striptease as exercise in the works. There's this softening up for insane exploitation going on. It's like Brave New World, except exclusively for girls. A young girl's line about sex as power is, in truth, a fear reaction. They are scared to seem prudish. At the same time they are embarassed to admit they are being exploited. It stems from the none stop sex-o-rama brow beating that's been going on for the last 6 or 7 years. There has to be a new women's movement. It's a tricky thing to do though, because censorship isn't any cooler a prospect. I think a pop art movement could forward the cause(and Others). The idea is to facilitate music, movies, books, theatre, and video games that are positive. No direct message, just kindness and good intensions. Simply usurp the current media mood by making exciting, quality entertainment and art. Young people are starving for this right now. They are lifting up rocks and looking down alleyways. If it's provided, they'll consume it instantly. It's like a damn that's ready to burst. If you have the means, take a swing at it with a sledge hammer.

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Actually, I really like the sense of scorn for mass entertainment and emergence of self-reliance over the last couple of decades. I'm sure there have always been people who felt this way, but it seems to garner some attention even with the mass media. The irrelevance of commercialized, mass-produced images... your favorite band local and playing in a small bar downtown... eschewing popular conceptions of "entertainment," and making your own.I think kids today may take it further. Anti-consumption. Anti-fame. Anti-media machine. I think that Banksy guy may have more relevance than is immediately apparent. Of course, these are not the people who made Britney Spears famous. So you are right about that waiting market, Mr Entrepeneur-- get busy!!

This reminds me of something my old roommate would recommend, instead of going out to listen to music or buying records, getting instruments and playing music yourself with your friends and family. It's kind of a throw back to older times, sitting on the porch and having a little jam session with neighbors. You can see something similar happening now on the net, people making their own music and sharing it digitally. It's nice to see things more harmonious here.

So why is this new fad of striptease as exercise bad exactly? It sounds fun. What about belly dancing? Is that bad? Don’t make me dance in a burka now! But it’s MY right to wear one, if I choose. Believe me Roy it is about power. We level that playing field anyway we can. And it is also about being female. I don’t wanna be a guy, sheeeeesh! Hey, do you suppose Ferengi women would do a reverse striptease and clothe themselves?

In any case, a new women’s movement will not make progress until men AND women alike begin to value women’s work, whether it is childcare, engineering, dusting, running a business, or stripping.

I agree with you Lulu. The idea is to stear them away from the mass media towards what you are talking about. Introduce the ideas and then hope you lose your audience! I'd like to get my art and entertainment from the best there are, no matter where their from. Luckily, the internet has made everwhere local.

Myself, I'm attempting to operate completely outside of the media. I am giving away my music. I don't record or photograph live shows.
No press kits. Other than performing and handing out music, I'm not even promoting. I want to see if I can develope a living naturally, growing an audience. So far so good, a little bit at a time.

Ever play Southern California?

"Introduce the ideas and then hope you lose your audience!"

Brilliant. But only if done with subtlety and respect for the audience. Otherwise asinine. Maybe some celebrities take their "celebrity status" more seriously than their fans.

Yes, disrespectfulness is the antithisis of the entire concept.

"Maybe some celebrities take their "celebrity status" more seriously than their fans."

I think any amount is too serious...

Celebrity is completely disassociated with art.
There are more non performing, creating, inventing celebrities. I can't wait 'til people start performing on my TV again. What about a song and a dance. For christ's sake someone juggle or something. If hear another Autotuned singer, I'm gonna shoot steam out of my ears.

Surely there is a smilie for that...





heh heh... well, maybe not quite.

Have you seen the movie "Smile." I stumbled on to it because I was going to the movies with my sister and there was nothing else worth seeing. We were the only two people in the theatre. I give it..

I just saw "Millions" last night. It was pretty good.

If anyone is going to go see "Millions," one thing that made the movie even more meaningful for me was the fact that I had come across a news article that day, on MIkhail Gorbachev's proposal to heighten awareness of water access for people around the world. He is proposing to make access to clean water and sanitation a basic human right, so that countries/governments are held accountable for it. I thought that was a revolutionary move. There are over 1.2 billion people in the world without access to clean water.

Hey, don't make me promote myself!

I should be through that way in the fall-winter this year.

I'll play an extra show in your living room, for real. I should do an aklives living room tour.

Awesome