Comments on: The New York Times Has NO Fashion Sense

By: The Dana Files » Gimme Back My Groove

The Dana Files » Gimme Back My Groove — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:05:57 +0000

[...] I was reading Wired magazine the other day, and there was a little blurb about blogging and how it might be time to pull the plug because it’s just not what it used to be. It also mentioned Jason Calacanis and his decision to end his famous blog this past summer. (Truthfully, I think he quit blogging because the Queen of Spain intimidates him with her awesomeness.) [...]

By: Tim (@Twalk) Walker

Tim (@Twalk) Walker — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:57:52 +0000

Just catching up on this, QoS — great post.

Tom Peters, among others, has been hammering nonstop on the point you raise about women controlling the OVERWHELMING majority of household spending in the U.S. Smart companies (e.g. Procter & Gamble, Lowe’s) get this and respond accordingly. It’s high time the media did the same. The NYT is doing its readers a disservice by misleading them to think that women bloggers are “just” a women’s issue — it’s a major cultural force.

By: Robert Stacy McCain Would Rather Women Bloggers Just Sat Down and Shut Up « P i l l o w b o o k

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:49:24 +0000

[...] only did he dismiss Queen of Spain’s critique of the NYT article on Blogher (which got it moved from Fashion &… section), he made fun of and belittled what a lot of women write about: fashion, relationships, [...]

By: Another Welcome Note. « Lemonade Life

Another Welcome Note. « Lemonade Life — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:14:31 +0000

[...] commented on Erin Kotecki Vest’s post that I must be some kind of incomprehensible anomaly to have such difficulty in getting people to [...]

By: cynematic

cynematic — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:02:32 +0000

QoS, this is why YOU RULE.

And why Dead Tree Media is flailing.

By: ayse (arse poetica)

ayse (arse poetica) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:20:09 +0000

Erin, thanks for this. I saw that article in the Style section and was pissed, of course, but none too surprised, as just a couple of weeks ago Jessica Valenti (of Feministing.com)’s book, _He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut_ was also reviewed in the Style section. Really? For the life of me I can’t fathom why. It’s f*cking 2008. Why are we still having this conversation? Please send my #suckit sticker to them. Send a couple.

By: Dorothy Stahlnecker

Dorothy Stahlnecker — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:41:35 +0000

It’s not only bloggers, it’s everywhere. My PET scan was declined last week for my cancer. As my CT scan showed unspecified changes and my radiologist and Doctor thought a scan was needed to verify I didn’t have more cancer. Insurance companies, politicians, newscasters, where does it all end for us. We fight for everything. I’m doing a video tomorrow to tell my story and hope it will be seen by many (U-Tube). To start…

Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com

By: Allison Blass

Allison Blass — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:01:40 +0000

Hi Erin,

This is Allison Blass. The one from the NYT article. I just wanted to leave a comment to say that I agree with what you and the other women are saying. I didn’t think the NYT article itself was really terrible, but I do feel it was incomplete. I think my quote “It’s disheartening and frustrating” – which was referring to men getting all the attention in the web 2.0 sector (Scoble, Arrington, Owyang , et al.) and women be marginalized into the frivolous areas of life – is even more accurate now than when I said it. Kara asked me why I came to these conferences and I told her that as someone who works in social media, it’s inspiring to come to a conference like this to see women who are at the top of their fields. That’s what it was all about for me. I’m not even a mommyblogger or even a mom. I’m a health blogger so none of the stories about women blogging have ever really included me. I’m also a type 1 diabetic and my disease is consistently misrepresented in the media. I suppose I will have to resign myself to the fact that the media considers me, a female blogger with type 1 diabetes, to be an incomprehensible anomaly.

Cheers,
Allison

By: Amelia Sprout

Amelia Sprout — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:21:37 +0000

I was a technology professional and so much more before I ever was a mom, and all anyone ever saw was that I was a woman. I would be disgusted, but I know we’re going to take over the world. Muahahaaa.

This rocks, your response to the rest of the idiots who were obviously raised by wolves rocks. I am never going to keep up with all of my new reader entries and I love it.

By: T@SendChocolate

T@SendChocolate — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:23:57 +0000

(was going to post this at HuffPo, but their registration email was delayed…)

Erin, this is me, giving you a standing ovation. I read that article and tweeted that it was crap in my opinion. It really made me angry. I was glad to see you responding to it, because now I don’t have to write a huge post about it, I can just link to you.

As to the woman who was miffed regarding shoe porn at BlogHer? The wonderful thing about the Blogosphere is that as women, we are diverse and interesting. So, I may be into BlogHer shoe porn, but the makeover booth left me cold. I was much more interested in Podcasting. Or maybe the Writing Panel. Because I am much more than the caricature that the NY Times wanted to portray: my life is more than shoes or makeup or whatever boat was missed this time. (and I don’t even watch Katie Couric or Oprah, so that little comparison dies)

We all had an opportunity at BlogHer. An opportunity to network, to be heard, to understand. Apparently, the NY Times missed their opportunity. I am not sure they will get another one. Their credibility has hit an all-time low. If all they found out of BlogHer was shoes and lactation? They seriously didn’t attend the same conference I did.