Update Sept 3, 2015 From the maker of The Bro Code and Generation M, Thomas Keith announces his newest film trailer via Media Education Foundation titled, "The Empathy Gap: Masculinity and the Courage … [Read more...]
New Media Men Teach Mainstream Media About Fatherhood
June 20, 2010 by 12 Comments
June 20, 2010 In honor of Father’s Day, we’re interested in deconstructing roles portrayed through mainstream media in the hopes that sensationalized headlines will 'catch up' to the reality of new … [Read more...]
Summer Fun & The War Play Dilemma (+Online Gaming Stats)
June 1, 2010 by 13 Comments
May 22, 2014 Adding this article from The Guardian Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare; a non-gamer's guide and Jinny Gudmundsen's Common Sense Media's post, "10 Most Violent Video Games and 10+ … [Read more...]
Author Rosalind Wiseman Brings Youth Editors Into YA KidLit Process
February 8, 2010 by 7 Comments
Feb. 8, 2010 I bought a copy of the new YA novel by renowned author Rosalind Wiseman of Queen Bees & Wannabes bestseller fame, called “Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials” ...As soon as it … [Read more...]
The Perfect Gift for a Man: Reinventing Manhood (Book)
December 9, 2009 by 12 Comments
Dec. 9, 2009 And now for the GOOD news! Yesterday for I wrote about ‘boys being turned into monsters’ with toxic marketing proliferation about what it means to be masculine, rolling out narrowcast … [Read more...]
Turning Boys Into Monsters: Energy Drink Leaves A Foul Taste (Again)
December 8, 2009 by 26 Comments
Dec. 8, 2009 It’s Tuesday, time for our weekly “Packaging Boyhood” focus, so what better time than the holiday season to sound the 'red' siren on the 'green' brand that tween and teen boys are sucking … [Read more...]
Who’s Your Fave Fictional Male Rodel Model & Why?
November 17, 2009 by 6 Comments
Update June 14, 2014 With Father's Day approaching I thought I'd add Common Sense Media's "Favorite Film Fathers" just for fun...and reprise my post about "Media's Portrayal of Father Figures On … [Read more...]
SexEd Abstracts Due For SexTech Summit: Not Your Mother’s Media
November 9, 2009 by 6 Comments
Nov. 8, 2009 One of our SexTech.org ‘top ten’ posts continues to be the Top Ten Teen SexEd videos created by students, for students in an effort to improve the lousy coverage of an inevitably touchy … [Read more...]
Disney XD: A Case Study on Packaging Boyhood
November 3, 2009 by 9 Comments
Nov. 3, 2009 In diving into media messages targeting boys for my weekly Tuesday Packaging Boyhood posts, my mind snap went to ‘gaming’ pronto. Is this a stereotype? Or did I just do a Malcolm … [Read more...]
“Bring Your Baby to Life With Your Wii Remote?”
November 2, 2009 by 4 Comments
Nov. 2, 2009 Not sure which part of this creeps me out more, the fact that 21st century baby dolls have a Wiimote crammed up the wazoo to ‘bring the baby to life’ as a Wii system accessory, the … [Read more...]
Halloween Beyond the Cliché: Packaging Boyhood Part Two
October 27, 2009 by 13 Comments
Oct. 7, 2014 Update I realize I've been 'deconstructing' Halloween for years with pushback on the societal sexploitation of girls as we fiercely try to "Take Back Halloween" by mythbusting "market … [Read more...]
Packaging Boyhood: What About BOYS Halloween Costumes?
October 19, 2009 by 21 Comments
Oct. 25, 2016 Update: Given that media is slowly giving more coverage to the impact of body image on boys, including wee ones as young as six years old being 'fat-shamed' and toddlers even at age … [Read more...]
What About the Boys? ‘Packaging Boyhood’ Authors Respond
October 12, 2009 by 16 Comments
Oct. 12, 2009 Tomorrow Shaping Youth advisors and authors of Packaging Boyhood launch their sequel book to my favorite media literacy teaching tool on the 'pink think' stereotypes front, Packaging … [Read more...]
Attention KMart Shoppers: Dating Violence on Aisle3
October 11, 2009 by 21 Comments
Oct. 11, 2009 This morning I was in a Sunday reflective sprawl, dogs piled atop the bed, newspaper everywhere, family away, foggy S.F. Bay keeping me nuzzled into my comforter, when I checked in on my … [Read more...]
America the Beautiful: An “R” Rated Movie You WANT Kids To See
September 3, 2008 by 23 Comments
Teens and tweens have heard more raw verbiage on school grounds in any given day than Eve Ensler's little snippet in America the Beautiful that garnered the documentary an ‘R’ rating. … [Read more...]
