http://www.blogher.com/scuppie-or-yucky Comments for "Scuppie or Yucky?" en http://www.blogher.com/scuppie-or-yucky#comment-39405 <p>Mary,</p> <p>I’m glad you found the term “Scuppie” to be catchy. I will say that your book’s title - “ECO-lutionary Selling” is pretty good as well...</p> <p>I must admit, however, that I found the “greener-than-thou” tone of your post to be off-putting. In fact, I am not sure how you reconcile your contempt toward Scuppies with the fact that you make your living by teaching companies how to sell to this precise demographic group -- talk about 'sincerity of purpose'. I would hope that those women (and men) who make *significant* efforts to better society would be secure enough in their efforts to commend those making *any* effort to further the cause -- maybe even crack a smile for a tongue-in-cheek idea like the Scuppie.</p> <p>If the upwelling of social and environmental consciousness that we’ve seen in the past decade is to continue...I would suggest we applaud *all* those who want to participate -- not just those tying themselves to redwood trees and buzzing oil tankers in inflatable boats.</p> <p>Peace,</p> <p>Chuck Failla<br /> ----------------------------------<br /> <a href="http://www.scuppie.com" title="www.scuppie.com">www.scuppie.com</a></p> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:31:47 -0500 ChuckFailla comment 39405 at http://www.blogher.com http://www.blogher.com/scuppie-or-yucky <p>I'm feeling yucky about Scuppie and I'm not sure why. Scuppie is a new book for the Socially Conscious Upward Mobile Person - someone who cares about being kinder and greener, yet doesn't feel a need to make big sacrifices when little ones are enough. Humm, maybe that's it - it lacks sincerity of purpose. </p> <p>Scruppies believe...</p> <p>"…that it’s okay to have a “My other car is a bicycle” bumper sticker on your Lexus, because you’re making a really important point about personally taking the initiative to reduce greenhouse emissions, even if you’re fibbing a bit and your other car is actually a Volvo wagon.</p> <p>"…that you’d really admire Angelina Jolie for her efforts to help international refugees, even if she wasn’t a total hottie.</p> <p>Ok, maybe I'm bent out of shape because I just came away from watching a few segments on <a href="http://www.goodtube.org" title="www.goodtube.org">www.goodtube.org</a> which is in soft launch mode this week. What you'll see there are women, lots and lots of women sacrificing their time and money and life to better the world and not in a half-way, way. Plus, they've been doing it for years, generations really without a book deal driving them. I bet you know 10 women just like them. Now a guy in a suit does a little good work and I'm suppose to get excited? </p> <p>Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm all for whatever moves the market to Sustainability and social good. I'm also for whatever draws attention to stories that point out our foibles and then fixes them. I guess I would just like to see women get the credit where credit is due first before a book with a snappy title takes the light away from those who get dirty everyday, ALL day.</p> http://www.blogher.com/scuppie-or-yucky#comments Business &amp; Career Books Green Non-profits GoodTube scuppie Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:51:39 -0500 Mary Clare Hunt 37642 at http://www.blogher.com