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Hollywood Climate Change: Warming to Sheroes or Still in Denial?

January 7, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Jan. 7, 2014 2014 is the year of Redefining Girly. Not just Redefining Girly, the new book on gender stereotypes and sexualization of kids by parent actionist Melissa Wardy, but redefining girly in … [Read more...]

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

June 18, 2008 by Amy Jussel 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...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: Anime, Avatars, Betty-Boop, cartoons, Comics, DDR, Disney-Princesses, Early-Sexualization, Facelifts, Female-Action-Heroes, Gender, Lara-Croft-Tomb-Raider, Manga, Nancy-Drew, Powerpuff-Girls, Sailor-Moon, Sho-Murase, Stardoll, Zwinky