December 21, 2011
You’ve heard them about a bagillion times before, and every December they are played over and over again, yup, it’s the same old Christmas and Holiday songs. But have you ever noticed that some of the lyrics are just down right creepy? Check out this video for my Top 5 Creepy and Sexist Christmas …
Filed under: Music
Tags: Advertising, All I Want for Christmas Is You, Amy Winehouse, Baby It's Cold Outside, Bing Crosby, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carols, Christmas Songs, Eartha Kitt, Gender, Gendered Stereotypes, Glee, Gold Digger, Holidays, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Jimmy Boyd, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Perry Como, Reba McEntire, Santa Baby, Shakira, Shania Twain, Slayer Scythe, The Jackson Five, Toys, Trope
November 11, 2010
The recently released November issue of GQ has some highly sexualized photos of select members of the Glee cast. I weigh in on the impact that a photo shoot that takes actors who play high school students on a widely popular television show has on the sexual and gender identities of young people and …
Filed under: Television
Tags: Cory Montieth, Dianna Agron, Glee, GQ, Infantilization, Lea Michele, Men’s Magazines, Sexuality, Sexualization, Young People, Youth
September 23, 2010
Tuesday night’s season premiere of Glee may have been one of the most offensive hours of television I’ve watched in a long time. It seemed like every minute or two they would make another sexist, racist or homophobic joke. I was afraid Glee was going in a bad direction after the first few episodes …
Filed under: Television
Tags: Abilism, Glee, Homophobia, Racial Stereotypes, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Tropes
August 2, 2010
I have recently published a lecture series featured on Critical Commons. This collection of video clips and commentaries analyze the gender politics of TV shows ranging from Roseanne, to Gossip Girl, Veronica Mars, Fringe, Glee and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Critical Commons is a great site that utilizes fair use to support the …
Filed under: Other
Tags: Critical Commons, Fair Use, Fringe, Gender, Glee, Gossip Girl, Patriarchy, Roseanne, Sarah Connor Chronicles, Terminator, Veronica Mars