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It's ok to change something at Karrine's request if you agree you made a mistake in facts or taste, but not in exchange for access.
And I know you wanted to be transparent by announcing it, but that makes her look petty and you look weak.
I love this blog, by the way. I've sent in tips, and I've commented many times before.
I know you wrote, "We did not change it to 'land an interview' at all."
But Markus wrote:
"Karrine agreed to interview with us after we removed the use of her moniker"
Maybe Markus should clarify.
But that's all I'll write about that. I don't want to hijack the comments. I'd rather read what people think about the interview.
@Liz I agree, your initial post was great and this is definitely a side of Karrine people should know about.
however, nobody would know or care who she was if it wasn't for the "demeaning" Superhead moniker, and the story behind how she ended up with it.
let's be serious.
1. I have always thought that this was a smart woman. She understands marketing, much in the same way that folks like Jay-Z and 50 Cent understand marketing. Of course things work differently for women though so I won't expect to see any large brands connecting with her brand. This interview just really highlights that she understands marketing, be it traditional marketing or the new era of marketing (which a lot of it comes through social media tools or the Web in general).
2. But in understanding marketing, and now the Web, I'd have to say she would have to understand that the brand is the person and they are not two separate things. Whatever action you as a product does is always going to be tied to who you as a person is. Point Blank!
3. I chuckled a bit when I heard "The Vixen Manual." That right there is banking off of and piggybacking off the identity that is the "supahead" name. It's really hard to separate those two things. People will accept this manual from this author because of the brand that's already been established. Historically, this "moniker" is a part of this brand. The only way that brands separate from older identities is to create completely new ones. It doesn't sound (yet, as I've said I only got 6 minutes in) as if there are plans to change the basic idea and formula of what the brand is.
More to come when I hear this in full.
GREAT JOB MARKUS AND ANGELA!!!
And for KS, I gotta respect her hustle. For real. She's about the business (or has some serious business and new media advisors alongside her).
Also I hear her on the blog bit...I've always had this journalist vs the blogger thing. The reported vs. the rumored. Blogs definitely have their place but many of those getting the top traffic don't always have the real scoop, but unfortunately people tend to believe them as the bible. It makes me think more about the idea of blogging ethics (or code of conduct).
I don't agree with her that publishing doesn't respect blogs though. Why would William Gibson have started his own blog? And other top writers as well, as he's not the only one. But there are blogs that have as much clout as the MSM across many categories -- politics, technology, etc.
Some of you need to pick up a copy of Black Enterprise, Money, Forbes, or something, or even NESBE's Black Engineer magazine and see upstanding role models who are ahead of their game. Karrine isn't a businesswoman, she's a trick, and the trick is on both of you who praise her and herself.
I believe Bill Maher and Darrius McCrary were said to have met him. She let Bobby Brown live with her and you know that will be a bone of contention for this boy when he starts having to whoop mofos asses over them bad mouthing his skank of a momma. She's basically setting hm up to get clowned. She is simply tired and I am surprised that these men still keep sleeping with her, let alone her being engaged. I wanna say like Dap from School Daze "WAAAAAAAKE UUUUUUUUP!!! I hope the moral fiber of our community has not deteriorated to the point where she is considered a role model.
Kerrian - I'm not sure anyone here said they upheld her as a model. She's being used here as a case study. A case study of how the "entertainment industry" is using the Web to promote personal brands and thereby creating revenue streams for its/their products.
"Only hoes from broken homes, or bastards whose mommas were hoes care for Superhead aka Karrine DiMichelle-Steffans. (Even Karrine knew you couldn’t turn a hoe into a housewife, and although she tried to make it look like she was a respectable woman by claiming to be married earlier, it backfired.)"
HOWEVER, this comment is right on point:
"Some of you need to pick up a copy of Black Enterprise, Money, Forbes, or something, or even NESBE’s Black Engineer magazine and see upstanding role models who are ahead of their game. Karrine isn’t a businesswoman, she’s a trick, and the trick is on both of you who praise her and herself."
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Okay, so Supahead can work a computer. Therefore, Supahead is simply a trick who knows how to use the computer to market herself. It is amazing that people are still laying up with this messsy woman.