Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 02/16/2010
So this long weekend I watched a lot of Disney movies, because I’m awesome, and I have to say Sarah Haskins pretty much gets it. It’s a debate that we’ve had before, about commercials and cartoons and even videos, but one I love to have since it’s a pretty basic part of most of our childhoods. Happy watching while I make up for all of my procrastination!
Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 09/14/2009
So, most commercial piss me off. For the most part, they are stupid and uncreative and for every 30 second spot I watch I feel like I’ve lost a thousand brain cells, if not more. Also, it doesn’t help that my mother was in the advertising industry for many years and likes to shout out every single thing that’s wrong with every commercial. Every. single. commercial.
But one commercial recently caught my attention in the sexist arena.
I couldn’t find the actual video, but One-A-Day has a vitamin called “Teen Advantage.” Okay, vitamins for teens. We’re growing and shit, blah blah blah. But oh no, this vitamin is specific to gender. The ad reads:
“Healthy muscle function with Magnesium (for Him) and Healthy…
Feminism | Posted by Nellie B on 09/4/2009
"Hey, Hon, you're doing really well on that assignment! SMILEY FACE FOR YOU!" …Perhaps not.
As I began my senior year of high school yesterday, I was reminded of how frustrating it is to be young and female at the mercy of patronizing teachers.
Now, many of my teachers are fine people who are good at their job. Unfortunately, some, usually male teachers, take the liberty of assuming that my peers, because we are young and female, are named “Sweetie,” “Babe” and “Hon.” These uncomfortable “terms of endearment,” as I suppose these patronizing monikers qualify as, are not meant to be degrading and uncomfortable. I’m sure the intent is that us gals should be flattered that we are called pet names. …
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