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Everyone loves “Argo” but where are the women?
Women and Hollywood posted about Ben Affleck’s universally adored “Argo:” Of the movie’s thirteen or so lead roles, three of them are played by women, and none of them are the caliber you might expect...
View ArticleEveryday heroes: narratives with female protagonists
I just posted on how “everyday” actions have high stakes emotionally for the individual; that conveying this emotion to readers universally is why we “raise the stakes” in a narrative. (Otherwise known...
View ArticleReel Girl on CNN.com today
CNN.com interviewed me for its post: 2012: The Highs and Lows of Women In Hollywood on the lack of female protagonists in movies made for children: Not only will a record 20 women hold U.S. Senate...
View ArticleClassic Minority Feisty in ParaNorman
I got this comment from Stace: I’m grateful to you for giving me the term ‘Minority Feisty’, because indeed, there is a girl character (a nerdy, excluded type with a monobrow who plays the witch in a...
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Muppet sequel in 2014, Miss Piggy as Minority Feisty
A new Muppet movie is coming out in 2014. On Disney’s site for the movie, the characters listed are Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Animal, Fozzy the Bear, Gonzo the Great, and Walter. So here we have a...
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#SarahSilvermanHostOscars
I’m HUGE fan of Silverman. Not only is she a great performer, she’s a fantastic writer. Here’s what I blogged about her memoir, Bedwetter, a couple summers ago: Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman. Silverman,...
View ArticleHow do sexist movies affect boys?
I got this comment from Clare: As a mother of 2 little boys I’m constantly struggling to find movies for them to watch that aren’t completely sexist. And it is frustrating because he is too young to...
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In Harry Potter #5, female characters move closer to center
Before I write one word about my thoughts on the fifth book in the Harry Potter series, Order of the Phoenix, let me be clear. I bow at the feet of J.K. Rowling. She is a masterful storyteller. I am...
View ArticleMore than 71 sexual assaults PER DAY in the U.S. Military
This petition demands that Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, support the Jackie Speier supported STOP Act. Click on the bold text asking to sign. Dear Margot, If you thought it couldn’t get worse, it...
View ArticleBMO from ‘Adventure Time’ identifes as female and male
Is BMO the first animated character to openly defy binary gender assignment? The guy in the video wants to know if BMO is expressive of feminism. I like how watching BMO lets us experience how we fall...
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