I have been thinking about the intersections of marketing and gender and thought I’d talk about it at some point, but thehouseofadoll’s post yesterday just geared me up for the topic! I think the most interesting area within gendered marketing is toys and products for children. Children are strongly socialized into gender through material possessions […]
Read More Where Are the “Gender Neutral” Toys?I was scanning through blog posts this week and was excited to find the CW channel is planning on launching a new television series titled Ze, with the focus on a transgender teen and his life with his chaotic, dysfunctional family in Texas. This will be the first show that features a trans* person as […]
Read More Trans* Characters Take the MainstageWhen I got my first period at the age of twelve, my first thought was, “Shit…there is something wrong with me!” No one warned me about it, let alone told me how normal it actually is. There were no cries of joy or trumpets welcoming me to womanhood. Oh no. Instead, I just had images […]
Read More Why Periods Don’t Need to be “Fixed”It is easy to say on the surface that women have made great strides in female empowerment progress. We have women breaking into higher levels of government, corporate America, and science fields. However, with all of this progress, it is important to note what still needs to be done. Women still aren’t making as much […]
Read More Equality- Not So Evenly DispersedAs I was scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook last week, I was tripped up by a link a friend posted claiming “Party School List puts consent on top?” I never expected a sentence to claim Playboy and consent together, so I clicked on the link eager to see what is was about. I was […]
Read More Victoria’s Secret and Playboy Love Consent?!When I stand in the grocery store line to check out, I consistently do two things: first, always avoid looking at the cleverly placed chapstick by the candy convincing me to buy a new one only to remember I have six more at home- but second, and more importantly, ignore the gossip rags. I have […]
Read More Real Post Baby Bodies Are BeautifulWell hi there! My name is ladylikesailormouth and I am a new to the blogging world and getting more comfortable dipping my toes into the waves of feminism. I realized during college I had always been a feminist, but I just never quite understood how to put my feelings into words. I have become a […]
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