Saved by the Bell actress Elizabeth Berkley is in talks to create a show on MTV based on Ask-Elizabeth, her empowerment program for teen girls. She’ll host workshops worldwide to build self-esteem among girls:
Amy Bailey, vice president of development in the department, said Berkley approached MTV with the idea.
“She does these workshops around the country with teen girls and gets them to really open up about their issues, like self-esteem and body issues,” Bailey said. “We had been looking for a program that tackled the same issues, so it seemed like a perfect match.”
The website is very… pink.
OK, rah-rah girl power and all that, but is Berkley really the best role model they could find? Especially after the whole Showgirls fiasco, which cursedly was before the interwebs because otherwise I’d be posting a YouTube clip here.
In related news, Screech is writing a tell-all book called Behind the Bell that promises the deets on “sexual escapades among cast members, drug use, and hardcore partying.”
Admit it, the first two people who came to mind were Berkley and Mario Lopez. You just know they were into some kinky stuff. It’s due out next year and a surefire bestseller, so we’ll be sure to give you a full book report.
mmmmmmm, did someone say Mario Lopez?
But about Elizabeth, sometimes the best people to give advice are the ones who have lived and learned, but they should be upfront about that part of it, too. Tell the kiddos, these were my mistakes and here is what I learned that can help you, for example, don’t be skeezy, you’ll never live it down.
Actually the first two people I thought of was Lark Vorhees, And Tiffany whats-er-face. And that site is terrible. She’s not naked at all! I’m not paying for that.
I wish these people would give teenagers fewer self esteem lessons and more lessons in empathizing with other people. In my experience that’s what today’s teenagers seem to lack.
My self-esteem just shot right down knowing she hasn’t OD’ed yet.
I’m with llamasrule on this one. However, does the site have to be all stereotypically pink? I’m far from being some sort of uber feminist, but c’mon!
Pink is an equal-opportunity color these days, but I still can’t get my boys to wear it.
My husband won’t wear it either. He has stopped wearing a red shirt that was faded in the wash because it went pink.
I think she has good intentions, but I don’t think it’s going to work. Kudos to her for the effort, though.
I don’t really think a woman who stripped herself down to a G-string if only to be ogled by men really knows what self-consious is enough to successfully convince girls/boys to love their bodies. We live in a shallow society, and until you’ve actually suffered the blows and humiliation of people insulting your body (be it overweight or underweight), you won’t really understand.
As exciting as the book sounds, I don’t believe a damn thing that comes out of Dustin Diamond’s mouth. That guy is a certified douche and will say anything to make a dollar. It’s pathetic, really. I have a feeling that, truth or bllsht, even stories about parting and sexcapades among the SBtB cast members will be pretty amusing compared to the way his pathetic life has turned out.
Really, throwing your ex co-workers under the bus is shtty enough, but he’s proven himself to be a sad, worthless waste of carbon on so many levels.
At least Lizzy was hot in Showgirls. I don’t really find the idea of her doing teen self-help coaching that unbelievable or even unpalatable.
Didn’t EB marry an old Ken doll from the 70’s?