September 17, 2006 • Print This Post
Romance icon Fabio, who has graced the covers of hundreds of romance novels, officially retired as spokesperson for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! and named his successor. The new spokesperson, Greg Vaughan, who plays Lucky Spencer on ABC’s General Hospital, took the romance throne.
So…what do you think?? Is this a good substitute for Fabio…butter or novels??
I really like Fabio, always have. Great bod…love the hair. Maybe not for a contemp novel but for an historical he’s the man.
And…he’s a really, really a nice guy. I have never heard anything bad about Fabio. Back in the day when he did RT and got mobbed by fans etc all I ever heard was that he was the perfect gentleman, having fun with his fans and enjoying the whole deal. I talked to a gal who told me how Fabio encouraged her to lose weight for health reasons and helped her get her life together. Had her to his house and helped her when she was really down. I’m impressed!
That a star is also a neat guy matters to me. Russell Crow is a notorious jerk so I don’t go to his movies. When Tom C. divorced Nicole I quit doing his movies. Jumping on chairs didn’t help his image at all. When I see Jane Fonda’s books at B&N or Borders I hide them. (bad Dianne)
On the other hand, I saw a commercial from Target on how they’re contributing to homeless kids getting stuff for school and helping them do well in school. I went to Target and shopped! Newman’s Own has all its proceeds go to charity, Jay Leno just wrote a book where all the proceeds go to charity. I always buy Paul baby and just bought Jay’s book.
Soooo, the question is how much does a star or author being nice influence you seeing the movie or buying the book??
What about where you shop? Does where the profits go influence you?
Hugs, Dianne
Posted by Dianne Castell @ 10:23 am • Filed under: Dianne Castell
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Interesting topic Dianne. I am not into the star thing too much, mainly because I pay little attention to them. But a store that shows support of the community and people in general does influence where I would or would not buy. There is one store here that I would not shop in because of its stand it has taken on Veterans, who to me we owe a lot of gratitude to. So since the stand they take goes against what I believe or feel is fair, I won’t buy from them or shop there and I encourage my friends to do the same.
I think it does, to a point. I know people who refuse to shop at Wal-Mart because of some of their business practices, and a lot of people feel the way you do about Tom Cruise, not just with the divorce but by a lot of the comments he made to Brooke Shields, etc. Now he’s seeing what it’s done to his image and he’s trying to back pedal, but a lot of people are skeptical as to his motives. It’s not about the “star” thing, it’s about who he is as a person.
I think if something touches our beliefs, it will make us choose yes or no. We all have “hot” buttons, things we either really really love or really really dislike, and if a person or a company supports one of those things, depending on how we view it can determine whether we like the person or corporation. You mentioned Paul Newman. Because the money goes to charity, I look to buy his products first. If the money went to support a hate organization or something like that, then no, I would not be buying what he sells, seeing his movies, or caring what happens to him.
Great question, Dianne.
I agree with Stacy - it is not a star thing but who the person is.
Tom Cruise is an idiot - jumping on Oprhah’s couch and his remarks about Brooke and his attitude with his interview with Matt Lauer. I dont think I will go to see any more of his movies.
I may very well boycott a store whose practices I dont agree with.
I was talking to my family and we all agreed. Tom Cruise crossed the line with his behavior. He used his popularity to personally attack another person.
yeah. i make my own choices about whjat to watch and what to buy. i might not do something becasue of a celbratiy . i do what i like and feel is right for me
Yeah, I think it matters to most of us who does the writing or selling the product or acting in the movie. Who someone is and what they stand for means a lot.
Can’t support someone or something you don’t agree with. I think that’s because we have principles and morals and that’s a good thing.
Hi Dianne,
Loved your “Texas Bad Boys” book! It was fantastic!
Excellent topic! I won’t go in to a Wal-Mart because I don’t agree with their business tactics. They are ruthless and cold.
I have never liked Tom Cruise. I saw one of his movies and did not like it. His comments and actions lately further cements my views of him.
I definitely support any business or celebrity who go the extra mile to help out the less fortunate. I think the show, “Extreme Makeover:Home Edition”, is great because it always helps out the families who need it most. This is sponsored by Sears mainly which is great publicity for them. My husband and I usually shopped at Sears for our appliances and tools. Now we definitely go there because we like all the good they are doing for the less fortunate.
I wish there were more celebrities who would use all that extra money they have to do good works around the world. If they could just donate to some of the science research labs who are discovering cures for different diseases, etc. would really help out towards all of mankind.
I don’t shop at Amazon Germany anymore. They are not only to expensive, but they love to cancel my orders, don’t have the books that I want in their database or tell me that they are out of print. So that my wishlist is growing till I can come to the US.
I don’t want to get started on the topic “Tom Cruise”, because I really dislike him
The “star” was fading for Tom Cruise before his chair jumping and inexcusable remarks about someones mental health. When you mentioned Russell Crowe it made me think about how much I wanted to see “Cinderalla Man” but after his abuse on the hotel worker in New York, I decided that I didn’t want to see that movie. So I guess my point is a star’s real personality does make a difference.
The fact that a “star” uses and/or promotes a particular product has no influence on what I use or buy but negative behaviors (like you cited) definitely repel me from their movies/music, etc…