Houghton Mifflin brings execution horror into classrooms

September 3, 2014 by

"Houghton Mifflin's Channel One News makes the execution of James Foley the top news story for students down to the third grade. Picture of executioner holding the knife that beheads James Foley is shown to middle school students." Read more: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: captive audience, commercialization of childhood, health issues, industry self-regulation, marketing gone too far, marketing sex and violence to children, media gone too far, media policy, People taking action, technology in schools, violence in the media

The unprecedented parenting challenges of our day

August 1, 2014 by

Never before have parents had to "deliberately and consciously counter many of the dominant messages of their own culture." (A synopsis of a Must Read article for all parents of small children) One day, Gloria DeGaetano found herself with two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: boys and men in media, commercialization of childhood, girls and women in media, health issues, marketing gone too far, media gone too far, Media literacy, mental health issues, parent education, screen time

World Cup marred by the advertising on ESPN

July 10, 2014 by

My nephew, 9 years old, was watching one of the early games of the World Cup when he came into the kitchen and asked his mother, “Can we go see The Purge?” "Is that a kids movie?" she asked. No he said. It's rated R. Then he said, “What does … [Read more...]

Filed Under: captive audience, media gone too far, mental health issues, movie ratings, parent education, violence in the media

Sports Illustrated’s Barbie cover and media blitz: Selling sexual objectification to little girls?

February 13, 2014 by

So let's look at the big picture. A corporation that controls a huge amount of media - Time Warner -  will place a doll on the front cover of the Swimsuit Edition of Sports Illustrated - a sports magazine issue that showcases women's bodies not as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: body image, girls and women in media, health issues, marketing gone too far, marketing to children, media gone too far, objectification, pornification, Sexualization of children

#BraveGirlsWant take back media campaign kicks off Friday

October 10, 2013 by

If you are anywhere in or near New York City tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 11 – the second International Day of the Girl Child – get yourself and your daughters down to Times Square for the kick off of the Brave Girls Alliance campaign. They are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: body image, gender stereotyping, girls and women in media, health issues, marketing gone too far, media gone too far, Media literacy, objectification, People taking action, Positive marketing and media series, positive media, sexualization, social action

Baby apps, teen films, Stride Rite, Marissa Mayer, female-centric media or lack thereof, media research, Miley and Robin

August 28, 2013 by

This week, a mish-mash of media readings.  First of all, I'm grateful to my friend Melissa Wardy of PigtailPals for putting together this discussion for parents about the Miley Cyrus performance on MTV's music video awards show this weekend. What … [Read more...]

Filed Under: boys and men in media, bullying, gender stereotyping, girls and women in media, health issues, marketing gone too far, marketing to children, marketing to parents, media gone too far, objectification, sexualization, violence in the media

Social action to change the media, Facebook version. Here’s how it can be done.

May 29, 2013 by

THE Update: Yesterday evening, after I wrote the post below, there was an announcement that Facebook had agreed to work with the coalition of women's groups demanding that Facebook change its policies that allow rape joke pages and pages inciting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: girls and women in media, media gone too far, media policy, social action, violence in the media

More on rape culture

April 10, 2013 by

After Steubenville, there is a petition to ask the National Federation of High School Associations, which offers annual required trainings for coaches in order for them to remain accredited, to partner with nationally recognized activist … [Read more...]

Filed Under: girls and women in media, health issues, marketing gone too far, media gone too far, media policy, objectification, violence in the media

What can I do to help protect all children from harmful media messages?

March 26, 2013 by

I spent last weekend at a conference full of energetic and committed people working to protect children from corporate marketing practices that harm children’s health and well-being for profit.  It was the 8th international Consuming Kids Summit in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: boys and men in media, commercialization of childhood, girls and women in media, health issues, marketing gone too far, marketing sex and violence to children, marketing to children, marketing to parents, materialism, media gone too far, media-free time, parent education, screen time

Rape culture and media complicity

March 20, 2013 by

Feeling too devastated to write today. Not enough that a 16 year old girl is raped, degraded and humilitated by high school star athletes who feel entitled to use her body as a plaything. Not enough that in this internet age, pictures and video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: boys and men in media, girls and women in media, media gone too far, Media literacy, objectification, violence in the media
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