Comments on: Disney Succeeds With Tween Girls [Without Really Trying] http://www.ypulse.com/disney-succeeds-with-tween-girls-without-really-trying Daily news and insight into the Millennial generation for media and marketing professionals Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:05:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Ypulse 2009 [Y]ear In Review Part Two | Ypulse http://www.ypulse.com/disney-succeeds-with-tween-girls-without-really-trying/comment-page-1#comment-8898 The Ypulse 2009 [Y]ear In Review Part Two | Ypulse Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:50:31 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=10557#comment-8898 [...] the Ypulse Archives: Disney Succeeds With Tween Girls [Without Really Trying] Where the Boys Are A New Generation Revisits Masculinity The Story Behind The Stats: Stacking Up [...] [...] the Ypulse Archives: Disney Succeeds With Tween Girls [Without Really Trying] Where the Boys Are A New Generation Revisits Masculinity The Story Behind The Stats: Stacking Up [...]

]]> By: Kristen O http://www.ypulse.com/disney-succeeds-with-tween-girls-without-really-trying/comment-page-1#comment-6852 Kristen O Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:58:04 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=10557#comment-6852 I think you've hit the nail on the head here: guys respond poorly to the whole "looks-based culture" thing. If they were casting goofy looking, or unconventionally attractive guys instead of "cute" eye candy for the girls, they'd be doing better. Look at Nickelodeon shows from ten years ago that hit a chord with guys to the extent that they'll still reference them today: Pete and Pete, Salute Your Shorts, Welcome Freshman.... they cast guys that other guys could relate to, not guys that looked like they probably wouldn't have any problems being the Big Man on Campus. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head here: guys respond poorly to the whole “looks-based culture” thing. If they were casting goofy looking, or unconventionally attractive guys instead of “cute” eye candy for the girls, they’d be doing better.

Look at Nickelodeon shows from ten years ago that hit a chord with guys to the extent that they’ll still reference them today: Pete and Pete, Salute Your Shorts, Welcome Freshman…. they cast guys that other guys could relate to, not guys that looked like they probably wouldn’t have any problems being the Big Man on Campus.

]]>