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The myth of the woman who craves abuse
A couple of months ago, I wrote that the misogynistic jerk who always gets the girl is a myth made popular by TV and movie characters. I've come across some interesting discussion about that post in forums and comments that makes me think I should clarify a few...
The cult of masculinity
A few months ago, I said the following in a comment:
For example, I like Fight Club because as *I* read the story, it breaks down the myth that the cult of masculinity is where a man finds his identity and value. Doesn’t say a damn thing about women or our...
Why discriminate if it doesn’t profit?
There's a question that comes up every time I tell my story about how I slowly realized that Hollywood didn't want movies/shows for, by or about women to profit. To sum up that story, what tipped me off was that whenever film students pointed out how movies/shows...
If male actors had to be as blandly perfect as female ones…
I'm a funny one. My brain is wired weird, and sometimes it's scary but most of the time it's amusing. Take for example my response when asked what I, a hetereosexual woman, consider to be the ideal male physique. Most people would list about three traits, like "tall,...
The blockbuster mentality and the invisible audience
Melissa Silverstein of Women And Hollywood recently wrote a piece for Women's Media Center called Pondering the Chick Flick. It's a great read that explores the history of the chick flick up to now, describes the frustrating dichotomy in which "chick flicks" often...
by Maria
GayProf and Historiann talk about making US history more relevant.
TransGriot reflects on being an “unwoman.”
HAHAHAHA the machines will take over the world…
This children’s book features a clever heroine and a stuttering prince.
Fashion just got a little bit more inclusive.
Single Black women only have a median income of $5??? Well… that, like, explains my LIFE.
SOMEONE WAS RACIST ON THE INTERNET AND MIGHT GET PUNISHED FOR IT!!! Frikkin’ amazing!!! (That last link is mostly useful as a link round-up kinda way — ...Read More
by Jennifer Kesler
Recently, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) came out with some earth-shattering stats that reveal women buy 55% of all theater tickets. That’s women, as in, not men. You can download the pdf of stats here, or read coverage from MovieCityNews and Women and Hollywood. From Melissa Silverstein:
I know exactly why the 2009 numbers increased. If you follow the business it’s not too hard to figure it out. The reasons are New Moon and The Blind Side ...Read More
by Jennifer Kesler
Does it seem to anyone else there’s a disproportionate number of blond white women playing victims and corpses in TV crime shows? This may be partly due to TV’s disproportionate representation of white people in general, but white lead actresses frequently have hair colors other than blond.
While I acknowledge I’m not going to sit down with stacks and stacks of DVDs and catalog all the victims and their coloring, I have been watching DVDs of Criminal Minds lately. Even accounting ...Read More
by Revena
Media Monday this week focuses on a commercial for Fruit of the Loom products. View it embedded below, or click this link to see it on YouTube.
And now, transcript time!
Fruit of the Loom made my life a little easier this week by posting the lyrics to the song in this commercial, “Date Night,” on the website that highlights their current ad series, http://www.fruitguyfans.com/. But, since the site is in Flash and I can’t link to a specific subpage ...Read More
by Jennifer Kesler
She’s introduced with a surprise reveal shot, in that our intrepid TV protagonists have just come upon a bounty hunter, sheriff, military officer, etc. and surprise! Jaws drop – she’s a woman. She scowls or smiles ironically at our heroes. What’s that on her shoulder? Why, it’s a huge chip! Now she’s rolling her eyes and making a wisecrack about how they need to pick their jaws up off the ground and get over her being a woman. Soon, she’ll ...Read More
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