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A Generation of Prosti-tots
the good old days Last year, I worked at an after-school day care center for kids in preschool-6th grade. Basically, after a long day at school, I hauled my ass to work where for 3 hours I was...
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Free to Be You and Me
Free to Be You and Me On my last procrastination streak, in addition to watching dozens of videos of young children singing pop songs on YouTube, I stumbled upon a gem from my childhood – all 44...
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Magazines, T.V. and Disney: The Negative Portrayal of Beauty in the Media
Prince Charming: What has he done for you lately? From a young age, I recognized a pattern in the movies I frequently watched. Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White – their...
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Observations in Target: Mass Marketing and Young Females
“Mom, look! That’s Rocky and CeCe, from ‘Shake it Up‘! Can I pleeeeease get one of their clothes?” She stands on her tiptoes to reach the highest shelf and points to a t-shirt with an attached...
View ArticleSaturday Vids: Miley Cyrus on The Conversation
I’m not going to pretend like I haven’t been critical of Miley Cyrus / the Disney machine in the past. But I was recently watching an interview with Miley Cyrus on an episode of The Conversation, and...
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Bright Like a Diamond, White Like a Princess
In recent years, Disney has been toying around with their “Princess” brand, making their popular films and characters even more marketable to children–namely, to young girls. This isn’t really new:...
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The Sexism Of Bridal Culture
I’m not a fan of the whole heterosexual white wedding package. The sexism, gender roles and heteronormativity that generally come with it are far too problematic for me and the fact that this is what...
View ArticleSaturday Vids: Elsa Teaches Disney Princesses About Empowerment
Though there has been some debate about whether or not Frozen is feminist or not, I personally feel that I can get behind this musical parody’s message: why be confined to hiding behind true love?
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