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Why Merida Matters: The great makeover debate

My friends and colleagues have written much and well about the Merida redesign by Disney. But others have wondered why it’s a big deal for Merida, the strong and feisty heroine of Disney’s Brave,...

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Disney faces backlash over new "sexy" Merida; pulls new image from web site as a result

Reblogged from Rebecca Hains: UPDATE, May 16, 2013: Disney has stated that 1. the 2D image was never on their official web site in the first place (though, oddly, it's all over the official...

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On Mother’s Day: The Beauty and Challenge Of Mothering

Ah, Mother’s Day. Some argue that it’s just a day created by marketers to get more sales while others see it as a sentimental favorite. Whatever your views, today is a great time to think about the...

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Does Media Matter: Media and the Self

MTV.com in 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) One of the things that I hear quite often when I talk about why media matters is the idea that children and adolescents understand that media does not...

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Screen-Free Week is Here!

Did you know that it’s been estimated that children between 8-18 spend almost 11 hours a day engaging with media (Rideout et al., 2010)? Adolescents who consume media most heavily are at risk...

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Sexualization of Girls: Why talk about STEM?

Image via Wikipedia I’ve been talking a lot about promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields lately. Some of you may be wondering how that is related to fighting against the...

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Trends in Teen Use of Social Media

This rings true for my teen and tween. I’m seeing the teens that I know spend time on social media, but they’re deserting Facebook for other venues. Is this what you’re seeing too? Social Media...

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Dove Real Beauty: Do you really see yourself?

This video series by Dove asks women to describe the way they look to a sketch artist. Another person also describes the same woman, and then the two sketches are hung side by side. What is notable...

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Positive Pick: Smart Girls at the Party

English: Amy Poehler at the 2011 Time 100 gala. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Do you know about Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls at the Party? If you have teen or tween girls or you are a teen or tween girl,...

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A movie to spark conversation: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I love to get to share positive media picks with you. If you have teenagers, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a movie that you might want to consider watching with them. It’s the story of a young...

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Sexualization: Where do you see it?

In a full window display, women wear scanty lingerie, their breast spilling out of bustiers as they hold masks and tape made for binding partners during sex acts. A man looks on, eyeing the women...

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Girls and Technology: Are you ‘the type’?

My oldest daughter is in the 8th grade, which means that she’ll be going to high school next year. The kids in her class are all signing up for which courses they’ll take next year, and choosing...

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Great Media Critique in @Feminist Frequency Damsel in Distress: Part 1

This video by Feminist Frequency explores the Damsel in Distress trope in video games. Anita Sarkeesian’s Feminist Frequency videos are some of my very favorite examples of media critique. What I...

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Teen Making a Difference: Join in and help a child in need!

In the video above, you can see Haley Whatley talking about the Bunnies and Bears program that she started for sick children at Cooks Children’s Hospital when she was 6 years old. From a child’s...

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What is sexualization anyway?

Since this blog has attracted a lot of new readers lately, I thought it was important to go back and revisit the idea of sexualization. I talk about it a lot, but new readers may be wondering,...

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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Inspiration for World Changers

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin...

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Living Life Fully

Last year during January, I shared about my colleague, Randy Harris, saying: “The one who wins is the one who can die happily. Who can look back on their life and say, ‘That was good.’ Who lives...

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The Truth about Beauty: Tatum and her Beads of Courage

Tatum is a precious little girl who used to live down the street from us. Tatum’s mom, Mandy, posted this picture on Facebook recently, and I thought, “Now there is beauty.” Forget photoshop....

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Enlightened Sexism: Why power through sexuality is bad for girls and women

In my last post, Steubenville & Sexualization, I mentioned my frustration with high-powered women like Cameron Diaz saying things like, “Women want to be objectified.” The truth is, there are girls...

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Steubenville and Sexualization

I am haunted by the case described in this article in the New York Times of a high school girl who, while unconscious, was reportedly dragged to different parties and sexually assaulted by several...

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A Lesson Learned: Children and Agency

Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Recently I had a moment of internal conflict. I write and speak about letting our children define themselves on their...

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2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for my blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 54,000 views in 2012....

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Girls and Agency: You are more than how you look

“This subject is old but I have never answered it in its entirety. And even with this post it will remain incomplete. The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be...

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Positive Pick: Lottie Doll is a fashion doll you can feel good about!

Today I want to share a product with you that I think you’ll love. It’s the Lottie doll by Arklu. Arklu is in what they describe as a David versus Goliath fight against toy giants like Mattel and...

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For Kids who Love STEM: The Rise of Coding

Do you have kids in your life who like science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)? They might like the info from this graphic from OnlineCollege.org. Share it with them and see what they...

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The power of words: Don’t call her b@!$%#!

Words (Photo credit: sirwiseowl) My 6th grade daughter recently asked me what I thought of girls and women calling each other the “b-word.” She had heard some girls at school calling each other...

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Wake Up: Don’t Sleep Through This!

One of the great liabilities of life is that all too many people find themselves living amid a great period of social change, and yet they fail to develop the new attitudes, the new mental...

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@Mattel makes room at the table: Meeting about Monster High

I was gratified to hear from my friend, Melissa Wardy, about her meeting with Mattel executives about the Monster High brand. I have long said that Monster High has the potential to be a great...

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Responsible Behavior in the Digital Age: Tips for talking with kids about Amanda Todd

In her excellent book, Digital and Media Literacy, Renee Hobbs discusses the importance of learning to be responsible digital citizens. Hobbs encourages teachers to engage students in discussions...

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A Very Sexy Halloween to You

Halloween has become a very sexy holiday. The costumes have become reminiscent of the adult entertainment industry, promoting girls and women as sexual objects. Let me tell you a few stories. A...

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Why Merida Matters: The great makeover debate

Disney faces backlash over new "sexy" Merida; pulls new image from web site as a result

On Mother’s Day: The Beauty and Challenge Of Mothering

Does Media Matter: Media and the Self

Screen-Free Week is Here!

Sexualization of Girls: Why talk about STEM?

Trends in Teen Use of Social Media

Dove Real Beauty: Do you really see yourself?

Positive Pick: Smart Girls at the Party

A movie to spark conversation: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Sexualization: Where do you see it?

Girls and Technology: Are you ‘the type’?

Great Media Critique in @Feminist Frequency Damsel in Distress: Part 1

Teen Making a Difference: Join in and help a child in need!

What is sexualization anyway?

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Inspiration for World Changers

Living Life Fully

The Truth about Beauty: Tatum and her Beads of Courage

Enlightened Sexism: Why power through sexuality is bad for girls and women

Steubenville and Sexualization

A Lesson Learned: Children and Agency

2012 in review

Girls and Agency: You are more than how you look

Positive Pick: Lottie Doll is a fashion doll you can feel good about!

For Kids who Love STEM: The Rise of Coding

The power of words: Don’t call her b@!$%#!

Wake Up: Don’t Sleep Through This!

@Mattel makes room at the table: Meeting about Monster High

Responsible Behavior in the Digital Age: Tips for talking with kids about Amanda Todd

A Very Sexy Halloween to You

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