Mark Maynard | Barbie

I love New York, but the corporate pornography of Times Square leaves me flaccid

By Mark | June 16, 2012

After attending the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, I spent $23, and took the Megabus to New York. (I’d wanted to take the train, but I couldn’t justify spending the additional $90.) I met up with Linette and the kids there, and we took over the Brooklyn apartment of Linette’s brother, Neal, forcing him to […]

Posted in Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged 9/11, anti-consumerism, Brad Hodgins, candy, Centrak Park, Church of Stop Shopping, Cindy Sherman, Clementine, consumerism, ear buds, Hannah Montana, John's Pizzeria, M&M, M&M World, Megabus, MoMA, Neal Lao, Netroots Nation, New York, New York City, Princess School, prostitot, rectal prolapse, Reverend Billy, Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Toys R Us, WWII | 16 Comments

Girls on film

By Mark | October 16, 2011

Not so much anymore, but, when Clementine was small, I found myself, quite often, having to politely explain to people why we didn’t want any Barbie dolls or Disney princess movies as gifts. With the new baby, if it’s a girl, I think the process will be much easier. I’ll just have to send a […]

Posted in Media, sex | Also tagged advertising, body image, Clementine, corporate media, Disney, girls, Miss Representation, pornification, sexist advertising, women | 31 Comments

The unwritten history of the American Saf-t-Bra

By Mark | August 2, 2011

My friend Al Hoff in Pittsburgh shared this with me today, and I thought that I’d pay it forward by sharing it with you. According to Al, who you might know better as the woman behind the zine empire once known as Thrift Score, the photo was snapped in a Reading, PA art space called […]

Posted in History, OCD, Other | Also tagged Al Hoff, American Studies, boob shield, bras, gas masks, goggles, GoggleWorks, National Archive, Project Runway, Saf-t-Bra, safety bra, safety gear, Schlumberger, Thriftscore, Wilson Safety, Wilson Safety Products, Women's Bureau, World War II, WWII | 12 Comments

Mad about Barbie

By Mark | March 10, 2010

I hate Barbie. I really do. I won’t allow them in my house. And, yes, I know, they’re not as whorish as they once were. I know the talking ones no longer say, “Math is hard.” I hear they’ve even got an astronaut Barbie now. Of course, she’s still got those signature triple-D breasts, the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Observations, Pop Culture | Also tagged kids brands, Mad Men, Mad Men Barbies, martinis, Mattel, painted up like Russian prostitutes, sexism, whores and whorishness | 19 Comments

Ypsi, Ann Arbor and the Arts

By Mark | August 26, 2009

Concentrate Media has put a story up on their site about the differences between the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti art scenes. They talked with people on both sides of Carpenter, including yours truly, who they photographed drinking beer and playing Barbies with a bunch of little girls. The consensus, I’m sure you won’t be surprised […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, entrepreneurism, Mark's Life, Photographs, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amelia marks, Carla Milarch, Clementine, Concentrate, Dave Lewinski, female beauty, fire, Performance Network, Spur Studios, the fringe, the local arts establishment | 22 Comments

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