MEF: Generation M
The Media Education Foundation is one of my favorite organizations: they produce and distribute “documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical reflection on the social,...
View ArticleSexism Watch: Newspapers. Because Women Belong to the Style Section
While skimming through the Washington Post on the web, my eyes were drawn to a photo on the main page: that of a smiling woman. The caption next to her name piqued my curiosity: “Mona Sutphen, perhaps...
View ArticleSprint #FAIL
Slate magazine recently launched Double X, a blog devoted to women’s issues, which feels like an hybrid of Jezebel (for its sass) and Feministing (for its feminist consciousness); The New York Times...
View ArticleThe Power of Self-Esteem
From the Washington Post’s “On Being” video series: an interview of make-up artist Bailey Orenia-Sessoms – who speaks eloquently about race, beauty, and self-esteem. A terrific quote: When you have...
View ArticleDept. of Sexist TV Commercials: Copy Machine & Bubblegum
Could ad men come up with the reverse scenarios (meaning, a 20-something male in both ads)? (insert no brainer answer here)
View ArticleMy Pinkification-Induced Anxiety Attack
This past Saturday I had an anxiety attack: sudden sense of panic, difficulty breathing, head spinning, stone cold hands… the whole deal. It happened during an afternoon of shopping in Paris. And I can...
View ArticleAnd the Award for Most Hypocritical Ad Agency Goes To…
These awful, über-sexist Reebok EasyTone ads were conceived by the ad agency DDB Chicago: Now, if you go to DDB’s official website you will notice some interesting quotes: “Values” (Who We Are >...
View ArticleColor Apartheid & Gender Polarization: Why Pink Stinks
"Snow Queen Palace" from the Early Learning Centre The UK Telegraph recently ran an article about Pink Stinks, an organization founded by my friends Abi and Emma Moore, that “challenges the culture of...
View ArticleObjectification, Amsterdam Style
Last week, I was in Amsterdam for IDFA – the biggest film festival in the documentary world. In between film screenings and networking events, I would walk around town indulging in my favorite...
View ArticlePoking Fun at Objectification
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