Monthly Archives: March 2011

How Toy Ad Vocabulary Reinforces Gender Stereotypes | The Achilles Effect

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Crystal Smith of The Achilles Effect developed these word clouds from watching television advertisements aimed at children. Her goal was to understand the ways that gender stereotypes are presented to boys and girls through advertisements. When I talk with parents about … Continue reading →

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Adolescents and Abercrombie: Agents or Objects of Desire?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

In a recent post, Push Up Bikini Tops for Kids?, I talked about a push-up top being marketed to young adolescents. Many writers and children’s rights activists that believed that it was inappropriate decried this marketing of sexuality to young … Continue reading →

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Thinness-vs-Talent: The Celebrity Weight Loss Conundrum

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

In the article linked below from Adios Barbie, Claire Mysko talks about the down side of celebrity weight loss. What she points out that I think is interesting is that several female celebrities who have recently lost quite a bit … Continue reading →

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Sexuality in Context: Parents and Kids, Response to WSJ.com Why do we let girls dress like that?

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

In an article in the Wall Street Journal, the question is asked, “Why do we let our daughters dress like this?” Jennifer Moses talks about girls as young as 12 wearing full make-up and strapless dresses, then moving to even … Continue reading →

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Creative Chicks Rule

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Now this t-shirt for girls I like. No comment about being naughty, playing with boys, loving boys, being a brat, etc. Just plain promotion of creativity. If you spot clothes that offer positive messages to kids, send me pictures, I’d … Continue reading →

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Push Up Bikini Tops for Kids?

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

UPDATE: To see the newest post on this topic, click on this link Abercrombie and Adolescents   Push Up Bikini Tops at Abercrombie Kids » Sociological Images. Sociological Images posted a picture of these Abercrombie Kids “push up triangle” bikini tops. … Continue reading →

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Marketers-vs-Parents: There’s a Bullseye on Your Value System!

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

Shaping Youth » Vamp Tramp Toys: A Monster Problem. In the article linked above by Amy Jussel on Shaping Youth, there are some very interesting insights. One of the most disturbing things that Amy shares is this tidbit on how … Continue reading →

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Twilight-vs-Hunger Games: Is Bella or Katniss more powerful?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

I both work with and live with middle school girls. Because of this, I think it’s important to keep up with the media that’s popular with them. So, yes, I’ve read the Twilight and the Hunger Games series. As I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Sexy Werewolf? No, not Jacob, Clawdeen. Shame on Mattel

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

      Mattels Waxing and Shaving Monster High Doll Sparks Outrage – FoxNews.com. I read the article linked above after Melissa Wardy posted a link to it on Pigtail Pals. Here’s what I find strange about the Monster High … Continue reading →

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From the Trenches: 8th grade boy on Hip Hop and Female Objectification

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

One of my readers, an 8th grade boy who is a hip hop fan, wrote to me about how he sees women being portrayed in music videos. He makes some very astute observations. This is the kind of critical media … Continue reading →

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