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Dora The Explorer: Discover the World, Not the Mall

February 26, 2009 by 24 Comments

Feb. 26, 2009 Oh fer cripes sakes. Say it ain’t so. Is Dora the Explorer getting a makeover and turning tween TOO?! Leave her alone! This "age-compression" bit is putting a new dent in my TMJ-clenched … [Read more...]

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Shaping Youth Interviews ATB Director Darryl Roberts

August 29, 2008 by 10 Comments

Last Friday I broke policy and posted America the Beautiful: “See it. Support it.” sight unseen! 48 hours ago I saw it; applauded it. 24 hours ago I started a ‘social media … [Read more...]

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Manga Makeovers and Other Body Image Cartoon Capers (Part 2)

June 18, 2008 by 13 Comments

It’s devil’s advocate day here, as I try to flush out my bias and take a centrist point of view on the cartoon character facelift conundrum, exploring ‘then and now’ from a sociological perspective, … [Read more...]

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