And while we’re on the subject of body image messages, take a look at “Doll Parts” at Feminist Fatale.
Girls and Dolls
June 21, 2010 by
Marketing, Media and Childhood
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Top Posts this week
- Psychotherapist and mom says: Boys have feelings, it's time for their toys to catch up
- A call to toy companies to stop marketing violence to children
- Sexist toy marketing: Does it really matter?
- Branding: Here's a new one
- Houghton Mifflin brings execution horror into classrooms
- Update: How cute! Old Navy marketing starts girls on sexualization path as toddlers
- Sexualization of girls via Old Navy, Boston Globe
- The unprecedented parenting challenges of our day
- World Cup marred by the advertising on ESPN
- Why we need more thoughtful examination of our media environment
Twitter feed
- Latest scam opportunity, possibly more effective than video>>AI-generated voice deepfakes see growing use in cybera… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- RT @haleshannon: Never in human history has it been easier for a teen to find ACTUAL pornography. It's readily available 24/7, free, takes… 1 week ago
- RT @educationweek: Eighty-four percent of adults say they are on board with requiring media literacy in schools, according to a survey by @… 1 week ago
- Wow>>"One campaign targeting Iran...spread divisive messages about life there. The accounts involved pushed out vie… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
- A recent study shows that 41% of adolescents couldn't identify fake health messages. HuffPost has some ideas… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
- “In other countries, the primary demand might be equal pay or something... And we have that, too. But here, our mai… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
- You must have #medialiteracy to avoid being a victim, AND to avoid victimizing others>> Human Trafficking’s Newest… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
Archives
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- About-Face About-Face equips women and girls with tools to understand and resist harmful media messages that affect their self-esteem and body image.
- Achilles Effect Boys, Masculinity, and Gender Stereotypes
- Ask the Mediatrician Looking for advice on how to handle media’s influence on your kids? Go here.
- Clean Cut Media Influences of Media & Pop Culture on Our Worldview
- Disney Princess Recovery Bringing Sexy Back for a Full Refund
- Dr. Jennifer Shewmaker Great source for parents on teaching kids about media messages and media literacy.
- Internet Safety for Kids and Families Observations and readings on digital literacy, media literacy, social media, privacy and more
- Jason Tammemagi The art of children’s television, writing and entertainment
- Marinagraphy Feminist look at media
- Media Literacy Now We live in a media saturated world. Today’s students urgently need the critical thinking skills of Media Literacy education.
- Media Macaroni Finding the best media for children
- Obligation, Inc. Promoting what helps children, changing what harms them
- Peggy Orenstein Author and journalist
- Pigtail Pals Great source for parents on sexualization and other media problems, plus solutions
- Princess Free Zone Because all girls are not the same.
- Rebecca Haines media studies professor & author, writing about children’s media culture
- Reel Girl Imagining gender equality in the fantasy world
- Shaping Youth Using the power of media for positive change
- SPARK Spark a movement against sexualization of girls
- Women and Hollywood Issues related to women and film
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