Baker Info | My Favourite Youtube Channels!

It's time for something a bit more lighthearted. 

After a hard day of uni, I usually roll into bed, cry and watch Youtube. It's fun for everyone because you can tailor it to whatever your interests are, here are some of my favourites:

Fashion/Beauty

I watch styling videos mostly and tend to watch people who seem nice and who have style similar -but loads better - than me; and who I can be 'inspired' by (ugh). I'm subscribed to a few more than these three but the following are channels that I watch most

BeautyCrush

Her style is just ridiculous, and I also follow her vlog channel TheSammiMariaShow because she seems so lovely 

IDressMySelff

I love how edgy but simple her outfits are. I watch every video!

KateThisIsWhatIDo

I didn't know whether to put Kate under style or reality but she's both, I like her humour and how she's not afraid to swear a lot

Facts 

I wind down by ingesting useless facts about everything and anything 

AllTime10s

Some of them are so good. I like the ones about ancient civilisations and corporations best

AllTimeConsipiricies 

Sometimes it's nice to become a paranoid tinfoil-hat wearing mess. I really enjoy being weirded out by this channel

Interesting/Educational

It's nice to have to have all the little questions answered about the stars and earthquakes and how pufferfish puff. I also love any social-y information but usually get this from articles and blogs rather than video content, with the exception of a few

SciShow

So interesting, SciShow answers all those little weird questions like 'why do we have to brush our teeth' and 'why do dogs pant' 

The Brain Scoop 

I love this channel, Emily is based at The Field Museum in Chicago and her enthusiasm and interest in science is so catchy. Everything on here is just so darn interesting

Crash Course 

It's like having a mini lecture by a really cute smart professor while sat in bed (which would be frowned upon IRL) it's run by the VlogBrothers (one is the cute SciShow guy, the other is the guy who wrote The Fault In Our Stars). There are crash courses on Literature, History, Psychology, and loads more 

Laci Green

Laci Green is no doubt the pinnacle of the internet. Her videos are accessible, informational, interesting and funny. She talks about biology, sex, social stigma and feminism on her channel. Sexuality and feminism in pop culture on her new channel MTV Braless, and used to discuss all types of science on Dnews (Discovery News -  still a good channel). ILOVEHER

Reality/Vlog
Because some people are just more interesting than me

Helen Anderson 

I started off watching Helen's normal style channel which is here . I still do, but I watch her Melon World vlog channel more -where she goes about her daily biz or does Q&As. I like her hair, her realness and that her 'vlogmas' is shot in a really cool way because she has a degree in film!

Trisha Paytas

Trisha Paytas is so darn interesting. She got famous by making 'trolling' videos for views on her main channel, then found the ability to captivate viewers by talking non-stop for 43 minutes but not having to edit out single word (a genuine talent). She lets you into her personal life through her vlog channel, she's different to me in every way but you just warm to her <3

What do you like to watch? If you have any suggestions, 

tweet me @bakebakebaker 

BAKER 

xoxoxo

New Perspective on the *Controversial* Alexander Wang Ads

I stumbled upon these ads after reading Jamie Feldman's article on Huffington Post Style with the title Alexander Wang's New Denim Ads Are More Offensive and Tired than 'Provocative'  
[Find the article here]

I see it a little differently.

Firstly, the two images in the article seem really drastically different to each other. The first of almost fully naked woman (AD 1) is pretty mainstream. I've seen an image of a toned naked blonde woman in dark moody lighting in high fashion ads before - I'm pretty immune by now - and no doubt will be seeing them for a long time yet. This one, I can agree, is pretty tired.

AD 1

BUT

The second is one I can get behind (AD 2).Wheras the first one is a passive lady possibly half asleep lounging on a chair for us all to look at, the second is one of active sexuality. This distinction is key. 

AD 2

In AD 2, the moist thighs and wandering hand are deliberately 'provocative', in a pretty unique way for this type of advertising. It connects us with a feeling most of us have experienced when a piece of clothing just makes you feel really, really, sexy. Or just empowered. It is an image of self-love and self-indulgence, and isn't that just what we want from a luxury fashion brand? 

There is a very valid argument made in the Huffington Post about the problems with commodifying naked women's bodies to sell all and any product, and this fits the first closely. The woman's body is there for our gaze, and the product is almost invalid. The female body and all its connotations are there for us to connect to the Alexander Wang brand. 
The second, however, is very obviously an advert for trousers. The jeans are the central focus, and the model is there as a participant to represent the physicality and connection to the clothing.

The contrast is of old and new ways of playing out female sexuality in advertising space, and the reason they are side by side in one campaign is unusual to me. Maybe it is just safer to retread the old ground and cover all bases. 

Whatever the case, although to some normal people and to some Helen Lovejoys it might be uncomfortable to some to see sex portrayed so overtly, an active female participant is the kind of sexuality I would rather see in public spaces, and the one which will probably sell more jeans. 

tell me what you think in the comments, or 
tweet me @bakebakebaker

BAKER 
xoxoxo

New Blog! New Start! YAY

Hello!

It appears my blog was hacked by something called vampirestat. It is a terrible crying shame as I've lost all my HTML that made the blog a little bit different, but I did manage to save all my posts. I took time off because I was really disheartened about it but will be making sure it doesn't happen again, and I will also be re-uploading them in order, with a note to say when the date originally posted was. I'll only be uploading the ones I feel are still relevant

The URL is the same because I deleted the old blog, and then created this one of the same name, hopefully I can hone it a little and make it more tailored to what I want to talk about.

This blog will now cover my opinions on all aspects of pop culture (current events, music, fashion, social trends, anything!) and even some books thrown in (because that's my degree) and maybe even a bit about my own life (because I'm an over-sharer).

I hope this attempt can be loads better than the last one! F U HACKERS (I'll regret saying that)

See you chickens later

BAKER
xoxoxoxo