Critical Response to "Mädchenblog"

This entry is going to be a critical response to the blog I am following (Mädchenblog)

Is "Mädchenblog" critical? I think it is because this blog includes so many topics. The authors talk for example about taboo topics such as abortion. They show not only negative things on this topic. They also show the background of a woman who aborts and why she does this.
(Interview with Sarah Diehl: http://maedchenblog.blogsport.de/category/abtreibung/)

Does "MB" raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely? I answered this question also with YES. The blog deals with many subjects very well and is also very critical. F.e. there are many posts on fashion. It is about anorexia, dieting, beauty etc.

Especially one article, which answered these question, catched my eye: "LOOK GOOD IN ALL YOU DO" (i was shocked!!)

Article under:
http://maedchenblog.blogsport.de/2011/09/28/look-good-in-all-you-do/



The "message" of this picutre/article is that a woman should always just be beautiful. On the picture is a "perfect" and souped-clad woman. But one thing bothers: the beautiful woman has a black eye. Behind her is her husband standing in a patriarchal pose. We are obviously in a scene of domestic violence. But who cares as long as the woman is beautiful? Who cares about the beatings and humiliations, as long as the hair is sitting?

The GLAMOUR has arrived in the context of violent relationships. Rather than fight against violence this message shows us that the "true" women of today prefer to be beautiful. The message is wrong because it tells us that women would receive through styling, not through self-determination. The photographer Sarah Cameron sees her image as an act of art, which shifts the limits. The question is just in which way? Viewed from a capitalist point of view it has achieved one goal: the hairsalon is on everyone's lips.

Does "MB"gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively comes to well-reaseoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards? The information MB gathers and assesses is relevant and important because it deals with topics of our ordinary life and so it affects everybody. The authors criticize many things like diets by young women or violence in a relationship. Many articles are supported by using interviews, pictures, movies, so the reader wants to know more about that.
F.e.: Not for Chubbies (http://maedchenblog.blogsport.de/2010/06/02/not-for-chubbies/)

Does "MB" thinks openmindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as need be, their assumptions, implications and practical consequences? I also answered this question with YES because the authors from this blog have their own oppinion to certain things and they are not afraid to published their oppinion. They talk about taboo topics and things that no one dares to speak out. They influence the youth and are role models for women but for men as well. Here a very funny and interesting video: http://maedchenblog.blogsport.de/2011/12/03/entschubladen/

Does "MB" communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems? The authors are talking to the visitors through videos, music, interviews, articles, statistics etc. That's the reason why I chose this blog. It identifies many problems and also solutions for them. It is practiced also critical on the society. I like that duck banned topics are discussed openly, I think it is a really good help for the visitors.