Monthly Archives: December 2012

Pepe Le Pew, The Rapist

Posted on December 19, 2012 by alicial2012

I frequently watch “Adult Swim” on Cartoon Network while I do work; recently while studying well into the night, I watched “Adult Swim” switch back to Cartoon Network and Looney Tunes was coming on.  Having not seen it since I … Continue reading →

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Modern Family – not so funny!

Posted on December 18, 2012 by cathrynpeirce

So I’m currently sitting in front of the fire, rather annoyed. I wanted to watch something funny, so I went to hulu and decided to watch the most recent episode of Modern Family. I’m only 10 minutes in and I’m … Continue reading →

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Holiday Shopping while Supporting Women in Transition

Posted on December 14, 2012 by jennajoelle

Ten Thousand Villages is a store that supports fair trade (more: http://philadelphia.tenthousandvillages.com/about-our-store/).  On Sunday, 16-Dec, they are holding an event where money raised supports Women in Transition, an organization to help women rebuild their lives away from different types of … Continue reading →

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Stories about “the first time”

Posted on December 13, 2012 by jennajoelle

Our Media Project was about how boys must lose their virginity to become men in Hollywood films.  Here’s a poem from Excelano (the AMAZING spoken word group on campus) which puts two stereotypes (guys having sex, girls falling in love) … Continue reading →

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How to be classy?

Posted on December 13, 2012 by AMU

Can we just talk about how a man writes a book telling women how to be classy? Here is the  link for him talking about it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m1KMR4EZD5M4NS/ref=ent_fb_link

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Watch this!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by emilym27

I just saw this short video about women in advertisements, and it covers a lot of the same material that was in our MAP videos. I highly suggest you watch it! http://www.upworthy.com/video-the-sexist-ads-of-2012?c=upw5

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Whale vs. Mermaid

Posted on December 12, 2012 by jennajoelle

Find below a link to one woman’s oppositional gaze to a poster at her gym that asked customers if they’d rather be a whale or mermaid.  

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The Privilege of Sexual Empowerment

Posted on December 10, 2012 by lauracrockett

I am a very confused feminist. I believe that pornography degrades women, positioning them into an object of a male’s desires. I also believe that a woman should be able to feel empowered in her sexuality by engaging in pornography. … Continue reading →

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Gender Neutral Childhood Possibilities

Posted on December 10, 2012 by lauracrockett

http://rt.com/news/sweden-toys-catalogues-gender-527/ This article discusses how a Swedish toy company has reversed gender roles in their holiday catalog. Girls are playing with action figures and boys are playing with doll houses. Also, Sweden has proposed using the pronoun “hen” to replace … Continue reading →

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Should toys be gender-neutral?

Posted on December 9, 2012 by AMU

As reported on MSNBC http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50128136/#50128136, Mattel and other toy companies are now turning to more gender-neutral marketing tactics to sell toys to children, so boys are being shown playing with what was historically known as “girls” toys and vice versa. … Continue reading →

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