I have learned this week that a lot of people are interested in positive, non-sexualized images of female athletes. I’m glad. What else? Read on:These states have legislation pending to allow ads on school buses:Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Ohio, … [Read more...]
More Positive Images of Women Athletes
March 3, 2011 by
A few weeks back I wrote about the positive effects on girls of portraying female athletes engaged in their sports, being strong and competent, rather than as sexualized objects. Today, an update. Here is a women’s rugby campus marketing campaign … [Read more...]
See your name in lights. Or in the credits at least.
February 24, 2011 by
For just $35, you can help get this documentary completed, and they will put your name in the credits. How cool is that? THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE AS TOLD BY WONDER WOMAN is a feature film about female superheroes, warrior princesses and the … [Read more...]
Thinking about ratings creep: Lost in America to Red
February 16, 2011 by
The film Consuming Kids talks about ratings creep—that is, the tendency of the film rating board to allow more and more images and situations to appear in more stringently rated movies, mainly because we just get used to them. So sexual situations, … [Read more...]
Sexist eye on the news: Egypt
February 11, 2011 by
The Opinioness of the World asks, "... if 20-50% of women are protesting, why aren’t we seeing that reflected in the images shown on the news websites and networks?"People often overlook women in protests or wars, as if they are absent or … [Read more...]
Cinderella Ate My Daughter, and she’s chomping on me, too
February 1, 2011 by
My sister and I used to love to dress up in my mother’s old prom dress, which we found deep in a closet in the attic. It was a pale pink, with lots of fluffy petticoats. The flouncy skirt thrilled me. It rose up and whirled with me as I spun … [Read more...]
Skins: What MTV is saying to your kids, and why
January 24, 2011 by
MTV photo via New York TimesI made myself watch Skins on MTV last night. It's the latest offering from MTV causing alarm among parents and media watchers. It’s not the most unwatchable show ever, which surprised me, given the worthless drek that is … [Read more...]
Twitter is hip. A Thursday reading list.
January 20, 2011 by
Do you follow me on Twitter? If you are interested in the topics we talk about here, then please follow me @mktgchildhood. Every day I scan through the Twitterverse, blogs and news sources to find the most thoughtful, well-researched and … [Read more...]
Effort to stop release of brutally misogynistic Kanye West video
January 11, 2011 by
____________________________________________________________ Update: Adios Barbie announced June 27 that MTV has confirmed it will not air the video.It’s official folks, and you heard it here first: MTV and VH1 will not air Kanye West’s “Monster” … [Read more...]
Movement to restore playtime
January 10, 2011 by
Children in their natural learning environment!I read this line in a New York Times article last week, and felt sad:"She still remembered her own kindergarten classroom from 1985: it had a sandbox, blocks and toys. But this one had a wall of … [Read more...]
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