tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post373303602653073120..comments2023-07-15T00:49:06.852-07:00Comments on asexy beast: News: Tyra Banks Show?Ilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12795337226989102549noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-57574976135789201772008-11-10T04:50:00.000-08:002008-11-10T04:50:00.000-08:00Good words.Good words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-74936461436569785702008-08-16T22:52:00.000-07:002008-08-16T22:52:00.000-07:00i see this as really positive, its getting the wor...i see this as really positive, its getting the word out and getting people to go online like pretzel said and google to learn more. also tyra has been sensitive of gay and trans issues and i think she will prob be like that with asexuals (i hope)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17135979170157732142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-22416191507554304552008-08-11T19:49:00.000-07:002008-08-11T19:49:00.000-07:00Anne, good point. As someone who had a nightmare ...Anne, good point. As someone who had a nightmare about ClearChannel once (aaah, FearChannel!), I can't say I blame you for not wanting to support major media.Ilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795337226989102549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-15054699420994835582008-08-10T08:06:00.000-07:002008-08-10T08:06:00.000-07:00AVEN's got a lot of members, so if anyone really w...AVEN's got a lot of members, so if anyone really wants to do that kind of press, it's going to happen. Personally, while I'm very into asexual visibility, I wouldn't want to do something like this, partly because of my discomfort with big media corporations. If I generally try not to support, for example, Fox, by not purchasing Fox-related things or signing up for a myspace account or whatever, it wouldn't seem right to me to take part in an interview either - I'd feel like I'd be aligning myself with them.<BR/><BR/>I realize most people would probably disagree with me, because of the "any press is good press" way of thinking, or even the idea that I'm condoning/aligning myself with these corporations by doing an interview in the interest of increasing asexual visiibility, but... Oh well! Whoever ends up appearing on the show, I do wish them the best, and I know that it will do some good because it'll bring new people to the site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-68226557922173248762008-08-09T19:25:00.000-07:002008-08-09T19:25:00.000-07:00Hmm, interesting. My sister loves Tyra, I never fo...Hmm, interesting. My sister loves Tyra, I never found her all that interesting but she's not terrible either. The impression I get is that she kind of has a reputation for being nice and sympathetic to protect, so she would probably present asexuality in a better light than Montel or the girls on The View. She tries to be a positive role model for young girls, she likes to encourage them to resist peer pressure from what I gather, and I would hope that also includes the pressure to be sexual. Although she is part of an industry that profits from sexuality and beauty, she tends to promote non-traditional models (plus-sized for example), and tries to expand the (pretty narrow) ideal cultural image of beauty. I think it would make sense for her to also be inclusive of non-traditional sexual identities, and honestly, I would be surprised if she presented us in a very bad light. Plus, isn't she on Lifetime now? That network tends to be more geared towards trying to evoke empathy from its viewers, and stay away from schadenfreude.<BR/><BR/>So, I want to see her try it, but if she does, she will either make or break my opinion of her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-39543188429790344142008-08-08T22:31:00.000-07:002008-08-08T22:31:00.000-07:00Well, I would hope that it would at least be more ...Well, I would hope that it would at least be more sympathetic than The View ended up being. I felt really bad for David Jay when I saw that...he couldn't seem to get a word in edgewise! And I agree with you about not agreeing with the "all press is good press" or whatever; that just seems like a problem waiting to happen. But who knows. Maybe it'll end up being pretty okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-63946678309692686762008-08-08T15:56:00.000-07:002008-08-08T15:56:00.000-07:00I agree-- I'd have a MUCH more favorable view of t...I agree-- I'd have a MUCH more favorable view of the process if we could choose whoever appeared with us on the show. But, is that even possible?Ilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795337226989102549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-17713554385877580632008-08-08T14:03:00.000-07:002008-08-08T14:03:00.000-07:00With TV visibility, there seem to be two very diff...With TV visibility, there seem to be two very difference audiences that we are aiming to do visibility at. On the one hand, there are asexuals who have never heard about asexuality. They see the show and then go online and google 'asexual.' Montel was helpful for a lot of people in this way. The other groups is non-asexuals that we want to educate about asexuality. They're probably not going to google us or do anything to get a more balanced/nuanced view (Things on AVEN are not as black and white as they are on TV.) I don't really know how that group would take it. It probably depends on the person. Those sympathetic towards us would have empathy with the asexuals that spoke about their lives. Those who aren't would feel justified in their doubt by the "authoritative view" of the sex therapist. (People hear what they want.) We could try to make demands like, "We'll do a show with a research psychologist or an MD at a university, but not with some sex therapist who has no university connection." I find that the people with university connection seem to have more favorable opinions of us.ACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643809450938135601noreply@blogger.com