Tag Archives: media
International body image activism movement launches in London
Originally posted in Feministing
TweetAs mentioned before, I’ve been devoting a lot of my energy and time for the last year and a half to organizing a summit on body image activism in New York City, March 18/19 at The New School. The New York crew (basically myself and The Women’s Therapy Centre Institute) has been working in partnership [...]
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Film on portrayal of women and girls in the media up for Sundance award
Originally posted in Feministing
TweetHoly Must-See Movie. Between what looks like a great round-up of commentators in the film (hi Jenn!) and the call for the use of media activism as a tool to combat the negative portrayals of women and girls in media, this looks like a very powerful documentary. And imagine if it won Sundance? h/t to [...]
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Sons of Anarchy Pokes Fun at Sarah Palin
Originally posted in Feministing
TweetI’ve never watched the TV series Sons of Anarchy and had to rely on good ol’ Wikipedia to find out that it’s a fictional show about a motorcycle club in California of the same name. It appeared on my radar yesterday via Twitter after seeing numerous anti-choice users getting salty about the show’s coverage of [...]
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Laney Boggs and Mrs. Landingham want you to watch what you watch
Originally posted in Feministing
TweetCheck out this great PSA from the Girls Scouts of America and the Creative Coalition. It’s called “Watch What You Watch,” and it’s about media literacy for young people, and particularly about encouraging young women and girls to think about the portrayal of women in the media. Felicity Huffman, Rachel Leigh Cook (aka She’s All [...]
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Jay advises that we stop feeding the trolls
Originally posted in Feministing