December 1, 2011
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a little brown girl who liked watching Disney movies and reading fairytales. Although she liked to believe that the fairytales were real, the little brown girl knew better than that. You see, this little brown girl was always pretty sensible. She knew that ...
Tags: beauty,
Brothers Grimm,
Charlize Theron,
Cinderella,
Disney,
Disney princess,
fairytales,
feminism,
Grimm's Fairytales,
happily ever after,
Julia Roberts,
Kristen Stewart,
pedophilia,
Popping Culture,
race,
racism,
sexism,
sexism in Hollywood,
Snow White,
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
October 13, 2011
In the name of a flawless face and a perfectly packaged product, Photoshop comes to the rescue. But in the process the picture is altered and unrecognizable from the original. In one (now famous) ad, Julia Roberts no longer looks like the woman we know and love despite the age lines that now appear on ...
Tags: ads,
advertisements,
Advertising Standards Authority,
alteration,
anorexia,
ASA,
beauty,
body dismorphic disorder,
Christy Turlington,
Dove Self-Esteem Fund,
eating disorders,
enhancement,
insecure,
Jo Swinson,
Julia Roberts,
magazines,
media,
photoshop,
retouched,
self-esteem,
Twiggy,
unrealistic images
August 15, 2010
It appears to be the most saccharine of tales. One of the criticisms being lobbied at the film that the main character travels to find herself — which is nuts. Traveling is all about opening your eyes to new experiences and discovering things about yourself you never thought possible. Holidays do cost money and Elizabeth ...
April 5, 2010
The results were surprising when men and women were asked to pick their top five screen goddesses. One group picked decidedly strong, independent women while the other chose two prostitutes, two nannies and a farm girl. Congratulations men, you passed the feminism test. Girls, please stay after class to discuss your results.
Tags: Audrey Hepburn,
Barbarella,
Caitlin Moran,
Carrie Fisher,
Dorothy,
Ellen Ward,
feminism,
Holly Golightly,
Honey Rider,
Jabe Fonda,
Judy Garland,
Julia Roberts,
Julie Andrews,
men's choice,
Pretty Woman,
Princess Leia,
screen goddeses,
Sigourney Weaver,
top 5 actresses,
Ursula Andress,
women in film,
women's choice