Gender Socialization in the Media from Childhood to Adulthood
Geena Davis has been a long-standing advocate for the analysis of media images and gender socialization. She founded the See Jane Project in 2004 and the Geena Davis Institute of Gender in Media...
View ArticleSexist themes in advertising…more of the same
Bondage, rape, sluts, girl on girl, cum shots…women don’t fare well among the stereotypes. Read full article by Alex Leo here.
View ArticleShe's probably a bitch…
So often we women are quick to judge other women and I don’t think it comes as a surprise to anyone given the suspicion and competition that is encouraged between girls and women in the media and the...
View ArticleLady Gaga, the good and the bad
This clip was originally posted at BitchMedia last year. In an interview where Lady Gaga is asked about the sexually explicit lyrics in her songs and her sexually provocative persona, she calls the...
View ArticleI am a hungry, pizza-eatin' flower
Gendering food is a common angle in TV commercials: the woman eats salads, the man craves steak. I actually like this Cici’s commercial because it pokes fun of the usual stereotypes. Click here and...
View ArticleMust see: WAM! Los Angeles playlist for Anita Sarkeesian
Anita Sarkeesian rocked WAM! LA Thursday night. We can’t wait for her to return to LA. Check out her incredible playlist. Originally posted at Feminist Frequency, March 26, 2010. Cross-posted with...
View ArticleTina Fey ribs "Bombshell" McGee
Ok. Yes. I’ll admit it. Tina Fey cracked me up with the whole “ran out of room on the labia” thing! But, my reaction is pretty well versed in this quote/comment from Dustin Time beneath the Huffington...
View ArticleScottish ad campaign tackles rape mythology: No woman asks to be raped
Thanks to Feminist Frequency (@femfreq) for tweeting the link to this Scottish ad campaign. Per Rape Crisis Scotland: With “Not Ever, Rape Crisis Scotland has launched Scotlands first ever TV campaign...
View ArticleLA EVENT: $hit My TV Says: Revealing Gender in Reality TV & Pop Culture
Why does pop culture culture reduce women and men to such limiting stereotypes? Why are reality TV’s stock characters (The Desperate Bachelorette, The Angry Black Woman, The Douchebag Dude) so...
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