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Toward The Stars: New Online Marketplace of Goods for Girls to Soar

November 19, 2012 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Nov. 20, 2012 “To the moon!” was once an iconic working class phrase that 50s TV star Jackie Gleason made famous in mock-threat to his sitcom wife Alice in The Honeymooners. He'd shake his fist, “why, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: A Mighty Girl, Achilles Effect, Amy-Jussel, appearance, Black Friday, brain plasticity, Brave, change the channel of influence, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, curated kids toys, Cyber Monday, Geena Davis Institute, gender in media, Gender Portrayal, girl-empowerment, girlpower, healthier messages, in defense of girlhood, Ines Almeida, kids socioemotional health, Media-Kids, Monster High Dolls, neuroscience, New Moon Girls, No labels no limits, not about pink, PFZ Inc, PigTail Pals, pink and blue, Pink Think, Princess Free Zone, reach and teach, Redefine Girly, STEM programs for girls, stereotypes in toy aisle, Super Tool Lula, to the moon, to the stars, Toward the Stars, toys with positive values, USC Annenberg

Our Body Image Pro, Dr. Robyn Silverman on The Tyra Show Oct. 5!

October 2, 2009 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

October 2, 2009 Many of you know the irony that I’m ‘press phobic’ and camera shy despite a journalism and ad/media background plus a Communications degree, so it always amazes me when people LIKE the … [Read more...]

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Film Screenings: ATB Tonight in Marin, Consuming Kids, June 4th!

May 28, 2009 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

May 28, 2009 Last night’s screening of America the Beautiful in S.F. at the Clay with director Darryl Roberts for Q&A yielded another 220 ardent ATB fans and helped support About-Face in the … [Read more...]

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This Video Sings Volumes About Snap Judgment in Media

April 14, 2009 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

April 14, 2009 Our appearance-based culture has become increasingly coarse, cynical and stereotyped, judging people in rapidfire profiling more often than any mindful Malcolm Gladwell style ‘Blink’ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, People Shaping Youth, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: a star is born, appearance, body-positive, Britains Got Talent, bullying, can't judge a book by its cover, chanteuse, cynics, heroes, I Dream a Dream, inspiring minds, judgment, Kids, Les Mis, Les Miserables, Les Miz, media heroes, Pop-Culture, role models, Simon Cowell, singers, skeptics, Susan Boyle, Viral Videos, voice talent, West Lothian, youth

America the Beautiful Documentary: See it. Support It.

August 22, 2008 by Amy Jussel 18 Comments

Shaping Youth’s K-5 playground documentary in development, “Body Blitz: Media, Shaping Youth” should get a big boost of media ‘umpf’ and fiscal validation with the … [Read more...]

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