tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post9184881658538220524..comments2024-03-29T07:46:36.996-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Week's Best 4-18-13Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-47607719037091970432013-12-04T01:48:21.489-05:002013-12-04T01:48:21.489-05:00I love the superhero window washers! I can only im...I love the superhero window washers! I can only imagine how a sick child must feel when he or she happens to look over and see their favorite superhero looking in lol It's a wonderful idea!Lindseyhttp://www.lindseystoyroom.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-56487761458254511412013-04-23T01:11:08.730-04:002013-04-23T01:11:08.730-04:00The superhero window washers will never get old. &...The superhero window washers will never get old. <3 I loved that video by Dove, too. Sent it to all my family and they loved it. Good to be reminded that others don't see what we consider to be our flaws. And OMG how did I not know the TMNT were gonna become Pop! figures?!?! Must add to my wishlist!Bitten Usagihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523524812432520021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-37493339127218990712013-04-20T12:36:16.088-04:002013-04-20T12:36:16.088-04:00That video was amazing. The website Beauty Redefin...That video was amazing. The website Beauty Redefined is something every girl should look up. I don't know how to add a link, but I hope this will do.<br /><br /> Maralyn, age 13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-73521325459443295492013-04-19T15:13:12.090-04:002013-04-19T15:13:12.090-04:00I may have to get 1 or 2 of those figures...my fia...I may have to get 1 or 2 of those figures...my fiance LOVES TMNT!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09913795373618902575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65300979928209595142013-04-19T11:20:37.000-04:002013-04-19T11:20:37.000-04:00The video of Ze Frank is awesome and totally inspi...The video of Ze Frank is awesome and totally inspiring! I love his facial expressions as he talks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-83170878537342216672013-04-19T11:10:28.061-04:002013-04-19T11:10:28.061-04:00I LOVED the superhero window washers. What a fanta...I LOVED the superhero window washers. What a fantastic idea that was well executed that made those kid's days! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046974853726491407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-48143956392644929982013-04-19T11:09:34.688-04:002013-04-19T11:09:34.688-04:00Very interesting article Angel! I just started rea...Very interesting article Angel! I just started reading thisisthinprivilege blog and it has some good points. That Dove ad could be seen as mildly racist and body-biased("she had big beautiful blue eyes and was thin"). But, I was moved in the way the company intended me to be. I am studying nutrition science and am constantly surrounded by judgmental skinny girls. I am not skinny by any means, so I have a hard time feeling accepted or validated. Those Dove ads can often hurt one's feelings (thin is everything!) while intending to uplift the female race. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046974853726491407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-68766728156370096972013-04-19T10:55:19.467-04:002013-04-19T10:55:19.467-04:00Ze Frank's face is so entertaining.
That water...Ze Frank's face is so entertaining.<br />That water garden... I don't think I'd ever leave it.D. Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-42666639071661474602013-04-19T09:40:47.653-04:002013-04-19T09:40:47.653-04:00Thanks for this, you articulated my feelings about...Thanks for this, you articulated my feelings about it perfectly.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349006750254993592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-19357048773641109132013-04-19T06:12:31.367-04:002013-04-19T06:12:31.367-04:00Squeee - popping in to one of my favourite blogs t...Squeee - popping in to one of my favourite blogs to find my city at the top of the page! It was real grass btw :)<br /><br />Isn't that an amazing garden - wish I could have taken it home - not sure my dog would have let the grass grow though...NZ Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-19159954666771153822013-04-19T05:57:17.438-04:002013-04-19T05:57:17.438-04:00Here's a geeky quote that has been making the ...Here's a geeky quote that has been making the rounds among Tolkien readers this week:<br /><br />"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." ('Lord of the Rings', JRRT)<br /><br />Estelyn TelcontarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-23653105690672550752013-04-19T03:30:04.886-04:002013-04-19T03:30:04.886-04:00THIS. I kept thinking to myself that we also don&#...THIS. I kept thinking to myself that we also don't know if the other people who were describing the experimentees knew what they were supposed to be doing and were therefore kinder in their descriptions. I kept wanting them to hang a photograph of the women next to the sketches as well, so we could see how accurate some of them were, for the reasons you listed above. (I mean, would an older person describe themselves younger, since that's where most of their experience is? Or harsher/older, because they've become more cynical of their looks, etc.?) Lots and lots of funding is needed!Naazjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584930861135690831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-57931380503326015512013-04-18T23:35:33.536-04:002013-04-18T23:35:33.536-04:00Thank you for the smiles. Love the reminders of fu...Thank you for the smiles. Love the reminders of fun and goodness and friends even more during times like these...Ms. W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03847558669314952638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-9881850061613734562013-04-18T23:09:39.140-04:002013-04-18T23:09:39.140-04:00Alas, my garden is not big enough to make a water ...Alas, my garden is not big enough to make a water garden like that, but I wants it precioussss...<br />I love reading your weekly faves. I can always find something to make me grin.<br />As for Dove, I'm probably way too cynical: my first thought was that the artist had probably been asked to make the first drawing look sad and the second drawing look happy. <br />cheers, V (mother of tiny geek-in-training)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-39092799661363490942013-04-18T23:01:05.414-04:002013-04-18T23:01:05.414-04:00What about the Patton Oswalt filibuster? I'm n...What about the Patton Oswalt filibuster? I'm not even a Star Wars fan (I know, I know) and I couldn't stop sniggering at it at work.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843057658675080595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-80037702848972036642013-04-18T23:00:31.776-04:002013-04-18T23:00:31.776-04:00Thanks for the uplift, Jen. Along with all the oth...Thanks for the uplift, Jen. Along with all the other nastiness, my town had its own crisis when a group of yahoos(not the company) decided to deliberately sever our fiberoptic phone lines, and then took potshots at the transformer. No phones, internet, ATM, credit cards, or cell use for at least 13 hours. It was more aggravating than horrifying, at least for my family. Thankfully they weren't able to take out 911. That would have been horrible. Sorry if this was a bit of a downer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-48916660626568134102013-04-18T22:56:02.330-04:002013-04-18T22:56:02.330-04:00I really appreciate the stuff you find, the though...I really appreciate the stuff you find, the thoughts you write about, etc. <br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-40736897111766047982013-04-18T22:24:22.719-04:002013-04-18T22:24:22.719-04:00I thought I was going to be the first to call out ...I thought I was going to be the first to call out the Dove campaign. I'm glad other epbot readers also see some of the flaws. <br /><br />http://thisisthinprivilege.tumblr.com/post/48173063292/on-self-esteem-and-the-struggle-or-why-im-not-intoAngelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-2665880650646267142013-04-18T21:22:04.586-04:002013-04-18T21:22:04.586-04:00Good point, Amsie! I've read two or three arti...Good point, Amsie! I've read two or three articles today somewhat critical of the Dove ad (not including that one), and they all have excellent points. Fact is, Dove's main objective is NOT to make us feel better about ourselves: it's to make money. I still think it's ok to take away something positive from their ads, of course, and I'd like to see more ads go this way - but we're still being sold a bill of goods ... literally! ;)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-11903766683772953452013-04-18T20:55:19.134-04:002013-04-18T20:55:19.134-04:00Ahh! I am pre-ordering my Rocketeer now! I heart y...Ahh! I am pre-ordering my Rocketeer now! I heart you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-42188456540026325442013-04-18T20:26:26.197-04:002013-04-18T20:26:26.197-04:00I just watched that ad, and was going to link to i...I just watched that ad, and was going to link to it on the Epbot fb page. Heh. Guess I don't need to now. Isn't it amazing?? I wonder, though, how many men would be able to describe themselves accurately. This would be such an interesting experiment to do with a general population! Would people's own descriptions of themselves be more accurate among the young? old? male? female? Hmmmm. Clearly funding is needed. :)Jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-72043882330193646012013-04-18T19:46:03.741-04:002013-04-18T19:46:03.741-04:00Thank you, Jen - just what my heart needed today. ...Thank you, Jen - just what my heart needed today. xomichelejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626914437062193662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-19406823617719758792013-04-18T19:31:31.347-04:002013-04-18T19:31:31.347-04:00Hey Jenn!
While I do appreciate the Dove Beauty c...Hey Jenn! <br />While I do appreciate the Dove Beauty campaign I have to admit it does have its faults. I can't claim the thoughts presented in this link but I'm presenting this as another point of view. <br /><br />While I'm really, REALLY not against the Dove Real Beauty Campaign and I think anything that celebrates real women over retouched models and body types that very few women have is fantastic I agree with the other of this post that Dove is still presenting a biased western view of beauty. <br /><br /><a href="http://jazzylittledrops.tumblr.com/post/48118645174/why-doves-real-beauty-sketches-video-makes-me" rel="nofollow">Why doves real beauty video makes me uncomfortable"</a><br /><br />And I love that water garden... I want one! amsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200757987111456728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-17272125231414449442013-04-18T18:58:39.455-04:002013-04-18T18:58:39.455-04:00Awww, lovely post. You always do the world good. ...Awww, lovely post. You always do the world good. Roslynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-89565040188683588052013-04-18T18:25:23.295-04:002013-04-18T18:25:23.295-04:00I have to tell you I sent my mom the bra post. She...I have to tell you I sent my mom the bra post. She was all like, FLIP FLOP HANGERS!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com