1 year, 4 months ago
Who was the black woman who 1938 Media's Loren Feldman once made a puppet of? And for bonus cash: Feldman once did a video..
He once did a video that started with him saying "Let's do this!" and then complaining that the Robert Scoble puppet hadn't been bathed or powdered up yet. It was hilarious. Can someone find this video?
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It wasn't a woman--it was a man. And it wasn't even a puppet--it was himself.
The name sounds like LeRon FelMon...Loren Feldman.
In the "Inside Loren Feldman," he says he is embarrassed, ashamed and that's not who he is.
The uproar over "Tech-Nword " is explained in the other video, a news clip about it.
TechCrunch also explained it:
"1938 Media’s distribution deal with Verizon, announced just a week ago, is history.
Yesterday a group of “civil rights activists” protested the deal and threatened to boycott Verizon. The reason? A 2007 video that Feldman created called “TechNigga” that the groups say is racist.
The video was not included on Verizon, and television reports that Verizon financed the video are incorrect. But Feldman confirmed to me that all 1938 Media videos were removed by Verizon yesterday and that they terminated the relationship today.
There is almost certainly a back story to this that may unwind over the coming days. Feldman has been in the spotlight recently for a set of puppet videos that originally mocked new media consultant Shel Israel (and later others including me, Loic LeMeur and Dave Winer). A lot of people were angry with Feldman over the parodies (and I drew criticism for covering the story) – and it wouldn’t surprise me if someone helped organize the early stages of this protest."
Sources:
http://techcrunch.com/tag/1938media/
http://upge.wn.com/?query=Loren+Feldman+&template=cheetah-photo-search%2Findex.txt
If I find the one on the Scooble puppet, I'll post it as a comment and please consider it as an extension of this answer.
The name sounds like LeRon FelMon...Loren Feldman.
In the "Inside Loren Feldman," he says he is embarrassed, ashamed and that's not who he is.
The uproar over "Tech-Nword " is explained in the other video, a news clip about it.
TechCrunch also explained it:
"1938 Media’s distribution deal with Verizon, announced just a week ago, is history.
Yesterday a group of “civil rights activists” protested the deal and threatened to boycott Verizon. The reason? A 2007 video that Feldman created called “TechNigga” that the groups say is racist.
The video was not included on Verizon, and television reports that Verizon financed the video are incorrect. But Feldman confirmed to me that all 1938 Media videos were removed by Verizon yesterday and that they terminated the relationship today.
There is almost certainly a back story to this that may unwind over the coming days. Feldman has been in the spotlight recently for a set of puppet videos that originally mocked new media consultant Shel Israel (and later others including me, Loic LeMeur and Dave Winer). A lot of people were angry with Feldman over the parodies (and I drew criticism for covering the story) – and it wouldn’t surprise me if someone helped organize the early stages of this protest."
Sources:
http://techcrunch.com/tag/1938media/
http://upge.wn.com/?query=Loren+Feldman+&template=cheetah-photo-search%2Findex.txt
If I find the one on the Scooble puppet, I'll post it as a comment and please consider it as an extension of this answer.
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"Lynne Johnson who works for FastCompany gave an interview about me to NPR. She was introduced as working for FastCompany as someone who was following the “story” of TechNigga. Miss Johnson stated that I performed in blackface."
Source: http://www.1938media.com/npr-and-fast-company-should-be-ashamed/#comment-218896
The name you want is Lynne D. Johnson:
:
"For more, Farai Chideya speaks with Lynne D. Johnson of FastCompany.com, who has been following this story since last summer."
You can hear the actual interview with her here at this source:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92373469
And mention of it covers this page:
http://friendfeed.com/lynneluvah/8234beb4/liar-i-mistakenly-recalled-him-wearing-wig-in
As for the Scobie puppet video, good luck. If I come across it I'll post it.
I know about that. There was a black woman who talked to NPR about it, and then Feldman created a pu