Amanda Beard is a United States Olympic swimmer.  She’s good in the water, but in print, she’s barely tolerable as a sexual siren wannabee.  There’s nothing harder to witness than an unsuccessful seller of sexuality failing at her primary directive:  Love me, Daddy, because I’m overly airbrushed and sensual.


Amanda Beard wants to be a sex-kitten.  She poses.  She prances.  She tries to flirt, but her stony face and wooden body do not percolate a sensuality that sells.  Can we blame her for trying; or must we blame the advertisers paying her to influence us?

 

Amanda Beard even got a shot in Playboy to show her wares. 

She wore us out with an air-brushed body and a face that conveys no human expression.

 

Go Daddy also hired Ms. Beard to sell their website hosting service. 

Again, she failed because instead of watching her sell us domain registration services, we turned away from the television because it was too painful watching her try to be something she is not:  Sexually persuasive.

 

Sometimes it is better to just want to be the best swimmer and not yearn for fame or for a job you cannot effectively produce.

Here’s the real Amanda Beard — selling her Playboy issue — and while the legs are persuasive, the head and mouth are inarticulate when it comes to meeting the muse of advertising:  Sex Forever Sells, but Androgyny is Fickle and Fleeting. 

4 Comments

  1. ANNE – I live and teach on the upper West Coast of the United States. My interests are Philosophy, English, and Social Communication.
    ANNE says:

    She does have a strange look, David. If they throw money at you, why should she care?

  2. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    David W. Boles says:

    You turn down money to protect your reputation, Anne. Amanda was a star swimmer. Now she’s a swimmer that failed at modeling and nudie posing. She cheapened her own brand without expanding her touch.

  3. Kathakali Chatterjee – Hyderabad, India – Professionally, I have an interesting concoction of experience -- from entertainment industry to retailing to executive education -- the journey is still on. When I don't work, I love to travel, read, listen to music and watch movies.
    Kathakali Chatterjee says:

    Hi David,
    The choice is tough, and whether to go for the “money” or to stick to one’s ethics was her prerogative.
    Whether someone will be influenced by this..haoo far and for how long…is also their choice.
    But, she should have known her limitations – I have never seen such an expressionless eyes who got to pose in front of the camera – being without clothes didn’t help much there.

  4. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    David W. Boles says:

    Katha —
    Celebrities are always offered deals and opportunities — but sometimes the better path is one of rejection instead of risking the good accomplishments you’ve already created.

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