Gender Studies, Media

Becoming Obsessed With Strong Female Characters: My Hopes For a Post-Wonder Woman World

Do you guys remember when Edward Cullen was everywhere?  To call him an obsession is an understatement.  Parallel to this Cullen-mania, I developed an obsession with, well, Edward Cullen obsession. How meta is that? Back in November 2008, I wrote how the only thing that seems to be able to cure this Cullen-mania was to… Read More Becoming Obsessed With Strong Female Characters: My Hopes For a Post-Wonder Woman World

General

Letter to Little Wayne

Engendering Equality, a blog I have been lucky enough to contribute to recently, posted a link to a fantastic video recently. In a letter to Little Wayne, two young girls confront him about his lyrics bringing women down. It’s yet another well made yet simple video sharing a powerful message. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j-T-FVR0WZw]