Most recent public comments by Ms. Carmen de la Fuente https://nowcomment.com/users/12110 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332553 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332553 You are absolutely right when you say this is a merchandising strategy, and I would add that we, the consumers, ensure that it's a successful one. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332552 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332552 You are so right, Cristina. Thinking before we act, and in this case thinking before we buy, is the true and absolute necessity. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332551 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332551 I agree, of course, that we do not need to own so many things or give in so easily to the latest fad. As regards fashion, I wonder if the solution is to buy less garments, but of a higher quality, even if they are more expensive. Wouldn't this balance out the fashion-conscious consumer equation? Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332550 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332550 If the consumer society is not allowed to disappear then, as you say, we should at least try to be responsible buyers, who purchase what they consume directly from the manufacturers and producers. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332549 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332549 I agree with you when you say that the crisis has transformed our mindset, yet I wonder if the changed will be a lasting one. What do you think? Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332548 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332548 I think you hit the mark with your comment, Rocío. If quality is not affordable, then people will continue to purchase (and accumulate) cheap garments. What I will never understand is why we think we need so many things that we have no time to wear (or wear out), and not enough room to store. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332547 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332547 Yes, Iria, it is true that there are many people all over the world making "dirty" money from the clothes we donate. Do you remember the story from Al Jazeera? http://blogs.prensaescuela.es/theenglishpress/2015/01/13/second-hand-clothes-flood-senegal-markets/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332546 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332546 I think that it's unfortunate, but true, that many of us equate possessing with belonging. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332545 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30052?scroll_to=332545 I agree, Paula. Unfortunately, quality usually means higher prices, and not everyone can afford to spend more money on food, let alone on clothes. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/31631?scroll_to=322668 https://nowcomment.com/documents/31631?scroll_to=322668 I agree with you Fran, that using social learning platforms (and ICT tools in general) is important; in fact, I'd say we have no choice but to use them, in this day and age. They're such an effective way to motivate students, too! Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/31631?scroll_to=322667 https://nowcomment.com/documents/31631?scroll_to=322667 So does this mean that you're all for flipping the classroom? Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:14 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=297069 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=297069 Thank you so much for your beautifully written comment, Juan. Indeed these are words that I myself would have written, if I had your talent! I completely agree with what Emma Watson expressed with such heartfelt emotion. Her speech is truly inspirational, her words so nurturing, that I could live on them alone. If only there were people with magic wands that could rid the world of Dementors. Because, that's what's ruining things for us, isn't it? Of course, the hands that held those wands would have to belong to honest, kind, equitable, unselfish people. Ain't? Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=297064 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=297064 Thanks for sharing your comments with us, Carlos. I think you've expressed your compelling and thought-provoking ideas wonderfully. I also wish we would all help to break down those mental barriers you speak about, and promote whatever changes are needed to make this a more tolerant, undogmatic society, and responsive society. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=291276 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=291276 Thanks for your comment, María. I agree that we need to put these gender stereotypes behind us, if our society is to move forward, but these "truths that we hold to be self evident," are not so obvious for others, don't you agree? I wonder how we can drive the needed social change? Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=291271 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=291271 Thanks for your comment, Rocío. I agree that the term "feminist" has such negative associations, that many people will avoid using it, and certainly few women would be happy to be called one. It may be time for a revival of sorts, don't you think? Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=291265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=291265 What can I say? I agree with all the points you've made. The situation of women in many places around the world never ceases to surprise, or even shock us. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:13 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=291263 https://nowcomment.com/documents/28783?scroll_to=291263 Thanks for your comment, Lourdes. Do you think, then, that these attitudes of adolescents (whether they are boys or girls) are not an example of gender bias? Perhaps you're right, but it makes me wonder about whether we sexist attitudes are developed as early on as during adolescence. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:19:13 -0500