“Just Noticing”: Observations Of A Blogger
Posted by Michelle Moquin on December 23rd, 2012
Good morning!
“Just noticing…”
…Ann Hathaway has been on my radar lately. Almost a week ago I mentioned her standing up for her gay brother and leaving her church behind. Yesterday I briefly mentioned her in my write.
Today I want to blog further about the incident of Hathaway’s vagina being exposed in a photo and posted in the media for all to see, since the hot topic these past few days has been talk of media exposure with respect to the young victims in the Sandy Hook Massacre.
The Media. It can be your best friend or worst enemy depending upon what is said or in this case what is “seen.”
Hathaway’s comments in response to Lauer:
“It was obviously an unfortunate incident,” she continued. “It kind of made me sad on two accounts. One was that I was very sad that we live in an age when someone takes a picture of another person in a vulnerable moment and rather than delete it–and do the decent thing–sells it. And I’m sorry that we live in a culture that commodifies sexuality of unwilling participants which brings us back to ‘Les Mis,’ that’s what my character is, she is someone who is forced to sell sex to benefit her child because she has nothing and there’s no social safety net.”
With respect to Hathaway’s “wardrobe malfunction”, (is that what we call it when a woman is not wearing underwear and the media snatches a photo of her vagina?) and in light of the above comment from Hathaway, the question I want to ask is, why is the cameraman’s photo focused on her crotch instead of her face? My guess is…no let me rephrase…I know the media is looking for things like this to post, and hoping that they will snatch a look good enough to sell. Which is exactly what happened.
I am sickened by the media and their disrespect for women. This is no “wardrobe malfunction”, as if her dress malfunctioned in some way and it is Hathaway’s fault that her vagina was caught on film. This is an intentional, “let me put my camera low enough, or at a specific angle, to see if I can snatch something that I can sell for the big bucks”.
But unfortunately the media…okay let’s just say it (because the photographers are mostly men) “men” are not decent or they wouldn’t be focused on her lower body parts to begin with. The media has every intention to try and capture whatever they can so they can expose it to the public for the big bucks. And women are almost always the victims when it comes to this sort of thing. And if a photographer does happen to catch something unintentionally, then be pleased that you got a peek and then delete it. I agree with Hathaway - The decent thing to do is to delete it.
Women have every right to dress as they feel and should not have to worry that should they have a “wardrobe malfunction”, they need to be concerned about seeing their private parts exposed to the public. Once again, this goes back to men disrespecting women (Lauer is a perfect example) , and money being the motivating factor because sex sells.
I could go on but I’ve got a group of girls that I am meeting for lunch and this girl’s got to put on her party dress and get ready to leave. So…I’m going to open the forum and let you finish. Give me your two.
What are you “just noticing”? Blog me.
Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.
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michelle
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December 23rd, 2012 at 7:06 pm
I hope I can get in all I get is you have said that. I want to say that I agree with you. There was no reason to show under her dress like that.
December 24th, 2012 at 3:23 am
I Couldn’t believe Lauer actually said that.. he’s a douche! Loved her response, definitely put him in his place!
December 24th, 2012 at 3:23 am
Lauer always comes across as a jerk.
December 24th, 2012 at 3:24 am
Lauer, I really don’t like him. he just gives off a real nasty vibe. he is not a nice guy.
December 24th, 2012 at 3:24 am
I think she handled herself great with this dope.
December 24th, 2012 at 3:25 am
Lauer is a PIG. Anne being the professional she is came back very well and nicely put f^ck face in his place.
December 24th, 2012 at 3:25 am
She new what she was doning.
December 24th, 2012 at 3:27 am
Hathaway had a “wardrobe malfuction” while getting out of a car at the New York premiere of Les Mis. Because our culture is gross like Matt Lauer, photographers quickly snapped shots of Hathaway’s crotch and then spread them all over the internet. And then Lauer treated the photos like they were news.
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Men like Lauer are disgusting pigs.
December 24th, 2012 at 7:57 am
Smile! Even a Fake Grin Is Good for You
Can’t get the checkbook to balance? Stubbed your toe so hard you see stars? You may feel like cursing or crying…but try forcing a smile instead.
You’ll be surprised at how this can help both your mood and your health when you’re struggling with a stressful situation, whether the challenge is psychological or physical.
And don’t worry if that smile isn’t sincere—because even a fake one will do the trick, a recent study reveals.
To understand the new research, first envision these two different types of smiles: A “standard” smile involves only the muscles of the mouth…in contrast, a genuine smile involves the mouth muscles as well the muscles around the eyes. (It makes sense—think about how much a pair of twinkly, crinkly eyes contributes to a truly happy facial expression.)
For the study, all participants had to complete two stressful tasks. First they were instructed to spend two minutes tracing a star with their nondominant hands (the left hand for most people) while being able to see only a reflection of the star and hand in a mirror. For the second task, they had to keep their hands submerged in ice water for one minute.
What differed were the facial expressions that participants were instructed to maintain throughout the tasks. One group maintained a neutral expression…another group kept a standard mouth-only smile on their faces…a third group did its best to have a genuine crinkly-eyed smile.
To ensure that the assigned expression was produced, each participant was trained to hold chopsticks in his or her mouth in a specific way designed to engage the appropriate facial muscles. In addition, in the standard smile and genuine smile groups, half of the participants were specifically asked to smile during the tasks, while the other half were given no particular instructions about smiling.
Before, during and for some minutes after each task, researchers recorded each participant’s heart rate. Reason: The heart speeds up in times of stress…and the rate at which it slows back down and recovers is linked to future heart-health outcomes. Participants also were questioned about their perceived levels of stress.
Results:
Compared with the nonsmilers, the groups that smiled during the stressful tasks—whether or not they were consciously aware of and trying to grin—had faster heart-rate recovery times after the tasks and lower self-reported levels of stress.
Those with genuine smiles that reached the eyes had a slight advantage, but even those who smiled only with their mouths were less stressed than those who didn’t smile at all.
Explanation?
Researchers hypothesize that activating the facial muscles involved in smiling can stimulate certain brain regions associated with positive emotions, thus triggering those emotions and reducing the intensity of the body’s stress response.
How this info can help you:
When faced with some stressful physical or psychological unpleasantness such as getting an injection, being stuck in traffic or struggling with a tough task at work, remember that “grin and bear it” is good advice—especially the grin part—benefiting both your mood and your heart.
Source: Sarah D. Pressman, PhD, is an assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas in Lawrence and coauthor of a study on facial expression and stress in Psychological Science.