September 30, 2011
It’s that time of year again when we get excited for all the new TV shows only to be terribly disappointed that they’re basically the same stories and characters recycled and repackaged. This year’s fall line up has been getting a lot of buzz about how many women-led shows are being created and aired. …
Filed under: Television
Tags: 2 Broke Girls, ABC, CBS, Charlie's Angels, CW, Fox, NBC, New Girl, Pan Am, Revenge, Ringer, The Playboy Club, The Secret Circle, Unforgettable, Up All Night, Whitney
September 23, 2011
This is the last of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV shows.
The Straw Feminist trope is a deliberately created, exaggerated caricature of a feminist that is used to undermine and ridicule feminist movements. This was …
Filed under: Television
Tags: Cannibal Women from the Avocado Jungle of Death, Commander in Chief, Disney, Family Guy, Legally Blonde, Married with Children, Mary Poppins, Rugrats, Rush Limbaugh, Straw Feminist, The Ice Princess, The Powerpuff Girls, Tropes, Veronica Mars, Y The Last Man
