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Women in Video Games
Despite some confusion in use of language (using female/male when really women/men would apply) I thought this was really an interesting little video.
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Killing Us Softly 4
Kilbourne, Jean. 2010. Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising’s Image of Women. Northampton, MA: Media Education Foundation. Part 1
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Two different abortion story videos (plus three other videos from Brave New Voices)
I stumbled upon these two abortion performance speeches online when I was browsing youtube searching for different Brave New Voices: Youth Speaks videos. Like we discussed in class, abortion is an extremely touchy and passion-filled issue. As Luker says: “…the … Continue reading
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The Bechdel Test for Movies
The test, named after 80s lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel, asks three questions: 1. Are there two or more women in it that have names? 2. Do they talk to each other? 3. Do they talk to each other about something … Continue reading
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MGM Grand – Ad Analysis
An advertisement published in Rolling Stone Magazine, May 13, 2010 issue 1104 contains representations of sexuality and gender. The advertisement is for the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The advertisement has three separate photo frames of people on … Continue reading
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Shades of Ray – Film Analysis
Independent movies are distinct from commercial movies because they are made to express the filmmaker’s personal artistic vision as apposed to simply making money. Because commercial movies are inherently created to entertain and profit, they generally subscribe, at least in … Continue reading
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Hitch Film Analysis
The film Hitch was made in 2005 and is a story about a date doctor in New York City assisting other men with their dating endeavors. The main character Alex Hitchens is a black man who was a late bloomer … Continue reading
Just Friends – Film Analysis
Just Friends is a romantic comedy based around the idea of the “friend zone,” or relationship between a man and a woman where nothing more than friendship is possible. The movie begins with Chris Brander, an overweight and overly emotional … Continue reading
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She’s the Man – Film Analysis
In our class, “Sex, Gender and Society,” we have focused much of our studies on the themes of sexual coercion, masculinity and femininity, sexual behavior and how they are perceived, portrayed and related to one another in our culture and … Continue reading
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Crystal Light – Ad Analysis
The advertisement I choose, advertising Crystal Light Pure Fitness, came out of Glamour magazine, the July 2010 issue. Behinds all the words and the product itself, is a picture of a white, skinny, woman. From what we can see of … Continue reading
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Prada Eyewear – Ad Analysis
The particular advertisement being examined is from the June/July 2010 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. This magazine is a woman’s fashion magazine, aimed almost exclusively at women. The picture in the advertisement is of a small girl’s face and upper torso. … Continue reading
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No More Mr. Nice Guy: Analyzing “Youth in Revolt”
In his 2010 film Youth in Revolt, director Miguel Arteta explores the cultural phenomenon of “nice guys finishing last.” His protagonist, a nerdy intellectual, must transform himself into a self-actualized “badass” in order to win the love of a girl. … Continue reading
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The Ugly Truth – Film Analysis
“The Ugly Truth” directed by Robert Luketic is about a morning show producer played by Katherine Heigl who is forced to work with Mike Chatway, played by Gerard Butler, a strongly opinionated and informed individual who addresses relationship issues on … Continue reading
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The Ugly Truth – Film Analysis
The Ugly Truth is a romantic comedy that follows the life of a workaholic local news producer named Abby. She is a beautiful white woman that is desperately seeking a lifelong male companion. Her news program is suffering from extremely … Continue reading
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She’s Out of My League – Film Analysis
The film She’s Out of My League centers on Kirk, the anti-masculine protagonist and his unlikely love interest, Molly. Due to characteristics of hegemonic masculine heterosexuality (Smith 2010) Kirk is foiled against this hegemony and is characterized by society, his … Continue reading
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Curve Fragrance – Ad Analysis
The advertisement I chose to analyze for our class, Sex, Gender and Society, promotes the sale of “Curve Fragrances for Men.” This advertisement appeared in the June 2010 issue of the nationally distributed magazine “Gentlemen’s Quarterly,” also popularly known as … Continue reading
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Bridget Jone’s Diary – Film Analysis
The film begins at Bridget Jones’ mother’s Christmas party, with the perpetually single protagonist suffering her mother’s attempts to introduce her to an eligible bachelor and enduring biological clock jokes from her family. Bridget, a 32 year old Caucasian, middle … Continue reading
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She’s Out of My League – Film Analysis
She’s Out of My League (J.F. Smith 2010) is the classic story of the timid underdog overcoming his problems and getting the girl of his dreams. The main character is Kirk Kettner, a 30-year-old, middle class, white guy stuck in … Continue reading
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SKYY Vodka – Ad Analysis
“The average American is exposed to over three thousand ads every single day” (Kilbourne 2000). The amount of advertisements in the United States has grown substantially over the years, raising several concerns along the way. As the years have gone … Continue reading
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Knocked Up – Film Analysis
Rubin’s charmed circle depicts what western society has deemed appropriate and acceptable in the realm of sexuality (1984). It shows what the US holds as the ideal, what we believe to be the hegemonic relationship. Within the charmed circle is … Continue reading
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