Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Response To 'India' Story

Mr. Timmons started her article by using colorful word like toothless and old to described the Indian natives not for a comical purpose but to show how cruel this type of fashion promotion really was. She doesn’t only give her own opinion but she lets her colleagues speak their voices as well to get her point across. The malice for the fashion magazine really can be seen when she wrote Mr. Gahlaut called the aid “downright distasteful.” However, she does let the fashion brands give their side of the story but it does really work out for them.

Heather Timmons made sure to show the lay back attitude that the fashion magazine had for their actions. It was very clear that Vogue India Editor Priya Tanna’s statement was a little careless when she said to “Lighten Up.” Heather Timmons added insult to injury when she explained India’s horrific conditions that 456 millions people live on less than $1.25 a day right after Ms. Tanna gave her explanation. The reader does get some insight on the culture of the eastern world and finds out that the usual norm is to show up your wealth. Even though the aid was definitely original, it does not bring out the fun side of fashion that it was intend to do.

Women have always had a unspoken responsibility to keep up with the newest fashion trends at all cost. However, regardless if you put the product on a wealthy man from Connecticut or a struggling family, the price stays the same.

4 comments:

amanda_moses said...

lmao, I love your title, kudos dude, I'm glad I'm your inspiration! :)

Masoud said...

You had a really good response, and I love the last line. Good way to go out wit ha cool one-liner.

I totally agree with your response too. Everything she got in quotes really drove the point in and twisted the knife that was in the marketers... they were digging their own grave! It's amazing how the marketers resemble, through their words, the evil business tycoons of the movies. You'd think they would be able to lie or hire PR people but it seems like they didn't care.

amanda_moses said...

Your analysis was really good, all you needed to do was add on how a student could apply this article to a similar topic

Jenn said...

Kevin, Your commentary was well written with minor exceptions. I think it would have been beneficial for you to introduce "Mr." (sic) Timmons first. additionally, you should re-read your posts before submitting them as you have made some small errors one of them being Mr. instead of Mrs. or Ms. for Heather Timmons and aid instead of ad. There are a few grammatical errors and I would have preferred a piece that is fair an balanced but, neutrality is a big thing for me. Other than that, your closing statements were very nice and provided insight into your feelings.