Comments on: The Real Danger of Glamorizing Clique Culture http://www.ypulse.com/the-real-danger-of-glamorizing-clique-culture 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: Paula http://www.ypulse.com/the-real-danger-of-glamorizing-clique-culture/comment-page-1#comment-4028 Paula Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:24:12 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9225#comment-4028 Funny that the article does just as Meredith and Jezebal said - sensationalizes the issue, almost as if the NYT is trying to get a piece of the mean girls pie rather than educate on why/how these dynamics come about and are sustained. At least fiction doesn't pretend to be informing/educating. And while I'm not surprised, I'm disturbed that Bravo plans to do a reality show on girls like this a la Housewives of NYC. If it's on Bravo there will be no redeeming quality to the behavior, just pure drama. Funny that the article does just as Meredith and Jezebal said – sensationalizes the issue, almost as if the NYT is trying to get a piece of the mean girls pie rather than educate on why/how these dynamics come about and are sustained.

At least fiction doesn’t pretend to be informing/educating.

And while I’m not surprised, I’m disturbed that Bravo plans to do a reality show on girls like this a la Housewives of NYC. If it’s on Bravo there will be no redeeming quality to the behavior, just pure drama.

]]> By: Sylvia Scott http://www.ypulse.com/the-real-danger-of-glamorizing-clique-culture/comment-page-1#comment-4007 Sylvia Scott Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:08:32 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9225#comment-4007 My question is this: Did either Meredith or Anastasia write an editorial comment to The New York Times or to the writer of the article? As a former New Yorker and publicist, the one way to get The New York Times and for that matter, any major publication to "wake up" is to write a response to the editors as well as to the writer of the article. Did Jezebel respond directly to the paper? I saw her blog post. All of this is well and good-however if readers do not respond to the publication in question, nothing will change and the NY Times could use some reality checks- The sad part of the article also is that it gives Miss Porter's school a black eye. As funny as the name sounds, it is an excellent girl's school. My question is this: Did either Meredith or Anastasia write an editorial comment to The New York Times or to the writer of the article? As a former New Yorker and publicist, the one way to get The New York Times and for that matter, any major publication to “wake up” is to write a response to the editors as well as to the writer of the article. Did Jezebel respond directly to the paper? I saw her blog post. All of this is well and good-however if readers do not respond to the publication in question, nothing will change and the NY Times could use some reality checks-

The sad part of the article also is that it gives Miss Porter’s school a black eye. As funny as the name sounds, it is an excellent girl’s school.

]]> By: anastasia http://www.ypulse.com/the-real-danger-of-glamorizing-clique-culture/comment-page-1#comment-4001 anastasia Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:11:35 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9225#comment-4001 Thanks Eric -- we're clarifying in our post, though I would say it is still promoting the stereotype by making it a "game," and letting these girls live in a mansion together knowing that their catty behavior on camera is what will make viewers tune in. Thanks Eric — we’re clarifying in our post, though I would say it is still promoting the stereotype by making it a “game,” and letting these girls live in a mansion together knowing that their catty behavior on camera is what will make viewers tune in.

]]> By: Eric Jaffa http://www.ypulse.com/the-real-danger-of-glamorizing-clique-culture/comment-page-1#comment-4000 Eric Jaffa Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:04:52 +0000 http://www.ypulse.com/?p=9225#comment-4000 Based on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0spbof5x6Y" rel="nofollow">trailer</a>, the concept of "Queen Bees" seems to be that mean girls try to learn-to-be-nice for the sake of winning $25,000. So the show isn't necessarily saying that girls should be mean. Based on the trailer, the concept of “Queen Bees” seems to be that mean girls try to learn-to-be-nice for the sake of winning $25,000.

So the show isn’t necessarily saying that girls should be mean.

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