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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Positive Pick: Female Super Heroes We Can Love
On my Facebook page, one of the members of the community asked for recommendation for non-sexualized female superheroes. If you’re familiar with comic or even movie versions of female superheroes, you are probably aware of the ways that they are … Continue reading
Am I Ugly? Learning to Love Ourselves
In the wake of the YouTube “Am I Ugly” trend, with girls going on line to ask perfect strangers to weigh in on their value as measured by their physical appearance, I thought it was important to repost this article. … Continue reading
Using Technology to Expose Gender Stereotypes
Check out the paper Media & Kids Daily for great stories about children and media issues. There’s something here for everyone! My favorite is the link to the ad gender remix application. Use it with your kids to turn … Continue reading
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Occupy Cultural Media
Check out this short film encouraging people to take back childhood, pushing companies that promote sexualized media, marketing, and products to stop sexualizing children. This is the kind of positive, cooperative activism that we need to get corporate attention. My … Continue reading
Teaching Kids about Women’s Stories
Check out this post by Margot Magowan on Reel Girl. She asks the question, why does there have to be gender imbalance in made up worlds? What’s the deal with that? The curse of the token feisty female in kids … Continue reading
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What’s Biological Sex Got to Do with It? Nature vs Nurture in the Toy Wars
In the public debate about gender stereotypes being promoted by children’s media and marketing, I’ve heard an interesting argument coming from those who do not believe there is anything wrong with companies promoting stereotypes. This argument goes something like this: … Continue reading
When Love Hurts: Talking about Teen Dating Violence
When I was about 15, I remember a close friend of mine suddenly becoming withdrawn. Her usual cheerful and social nature changed to a quiet, secretive one. She wouldn’t change clothes in front of anyone in the locker room, but … Continue reading
