Tag Archives: media portrayals
Guest post: Shaming and taming teenage girls
TweetThis is a guest post from Australian feminists Nina Funnell and Dannielle Miller. Nina Funnell is a social commentator and freelance opinion writer. She works as an anti-sexual assault and domestic violence campaigner and is also currently completing her first book on “sexting,” teen girls and moral panics. Dannielle Miller is the founder and CEO [...]
Also tagged Sex, teens, young women Comments closed
Quick hit: Lori on the role of race in the Cleveland, TX, gang-rape case
TweetDo not – I repeat, do not – consider your analysis of what’s going on in the media coverage of the horrific gang-rape case in Cleveland, TX, complete, until you’ve read what Lori has to say about it. From The Grio: When a situation arises that seems to fit the stereotype — in this case, [...]
Also tagged Race, sexual violence Comments closed
The Feministing Five: Anita Sarkeesian
TweetAnita Sarkeesian is the founder of the fabulous blog and video series Feminist Frequency, where she analyzes depictions of gender in pop culture in an accessible, entertaining way. Sarkeesian believes that popular culture is a powerful force, one that can shape how we think about the world, and that it even though it can seem [...]
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Moms and media spokeswomen rep their natural hair
Tweet Love this video. It has been making it’s rounds on Facebook racking up quite a few likes and YouTube views. I enjoyed the video so much because it is straight forward about the harms of adhering to the straight, long-haired standard of beauty and reminds me of one of the things that was so [...]
Also tagged Motherhood, natural hair, the white house Comments closed
I can’t stop thinking about other people who can’t stop looking at Korean women