Role Mommy Confessions: April 2008
Much Ado About Miley
Here we go again. First, Miley Cyrus posted some trashy photos of herself on her MySpace page and now, she was coerced by Annie Liebovitz to pose semi nude for the cover of Vanity Fair. Should I be outraged that my daughter's role model is wrapped in a sheet baring a sexy pouty pose? My answer - nope.
Sure, it might not have been the best decision for her to have stripped down to her skivvies in the name of high fashion photography, but the girl is only 15 and for God sakes, when Annie Liebovitz tells you to do something, you just do it. She's convinced the Queen of England to wear outfits she didn't want to put on, so who wouldn't listen when one of the most famous photographers in the world tells you that a shot of you in a sheet will look great in one of the most popular and well-regarded magazines on the planet?
As a publicist who has spent my career protecting client's images, I'm not placing blame on 15-year-old Miley or even her mom and dad who left the photo shoot to take their eight year old daughter home. The problem is that Cyrus was left in the hands of her grandmother and a publicity assistant who was probably too scared to tell Annie Liebovitz that having Miley wearing nothing but Egyptian cotton bed linens would be pretty bad for her image. Trust me, I've been there. I've been around pushy photographers and reporters who befriend interview subjects only to stab them in the back in order to land their big get. For Annie Liebovitz, she's used to getting exactly what she wants but when that compromises her teen subject - causing her parents and moms across the country to go ballistic, that's where it is time to draw the line. I mean, Liebovitz is a mom too - would she want her teenager to strip down and pose for photos that can be seen all over the world?
As for Miley's PR handlers - I'm sure the last thing they wanted was to put team Cyrus in a bad situation but unfortunately, they were blind-sighted by flashbulbs and images of Vanity Fair covers dancing in their heads. And as a result, it looks like it's going to be a cold day in Disney before Miley bares all again.
Posted in: Role Mommy Confessions on 04/29/2008
Rainy Days and Mondays
As I look out my window this morning it's shaping up to be one gloomy Monday and frankly, I'm getting tired of all this raw weather. I mean, if I wanted to be bone cold all the time I'd pack up and move to Seattle or London, but here we are in New York and while we've had quite a mild winter, it's been torture waiting for it to warm up.Case in point. When I inadvertently left my space heater plugged in - since my DH has decided that the heat must go off effective April 1, he confiscated it and refused to tell me where it was. I understand his concern - I did leave it out and it was plugged in and he claims it was still on (which I don't think it was), so he pulled the cord out of the wall and hid it under his shoes in the bedroom closet - three flights up from my home office.
I, of course, did what any irrational woman with an aversion to arctic temperatures would do. I visited Home Decorators and ordered two desks so that I no longer have to freeze my fanny in my basement office. Granted, the desks won't arrive until June and August, so it won't actually matter at that point since I'll probably be looking forward to some cool basement breezes, but nevertheless, I instantly set my sights on a workstation that I'll put in our fourth bedroom - since we're giving away our furniture to my friend who recently learned she's pregnant. Then, I found a french country corner desk for the sunroom, that'll look just divine as I type away and look out over our backyard.
So what's the moral of this Monday morning tale? Never take a space heater away from a woman with a credit card. You never know if she'll get back at you by making purchases under duress.
Posted in: Blog, Role Mommy Confessions on 04/28/2008
Contribution Conundrum
Barack Obama pushed me over the edge today. I received yet another email in my inbox from his campaign manager David Plouffe admitting that even though Hillary kicked his butt in Pennsylvania, she hardly made a dent in his campaign and is still trailing far behind. He then added that Hillary added $3.5 million to her campaign funds since the polls closed last night and his peeps urged me to donate some bucks so that he could stamp her out like a bug. And you know what I did? I whipped out my wallet, visited HillaryClinton.com and donated $25 to Senator Clinton.Even though I voted for Barack Obama and got swept up in the grassroots movement of change that has pretty much put millions of Americans in a trance, I've woken up and realized that I don't like arrogance among my presidential wannabes. Hillary is fighting with everything she's got, and you know what Obama, you could have been gracious. But instead you were dismissive of Hillary's strides despite the competition, and for that, you've officially lost me.
I just received a very nice thank you email from Hillary's camp and I'm sure I'm going to start receiving emails on a regular basis from her handlers shortly. I truly hope her messages are upbeat and positive. And you never know, if she keeps fighting a clean fight, maybe she'll turn the tide and influence more people who haven't had the chance to cast their vote just yet. And maybe, all those super delegates who have pledged allegiance to Obama will think twice and sway back to the Hillary camp. Either way, I'd like to see the candidates play fair and forget the put downs. They are not children, they are presidential candidates - can't we all just get along?
Posted in: Blog, Role Mommy Confessions on 04/23/2008
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