March 26, 2010
I had such a fantastic time presenting at Women, Action and Media (WAM) in Los Angeles on March 25th, 2010. I curated a show of online videos including remixes, vlogs, vids and short documentaries made by women. Staying true with WAM‘s mission, these videos represent women taking action through media to talk about issues important [...]
Filed under: Event
Tags: Racial Stereotypes, Remix, Sexuality, Video Games, Violence, WAM!, Youth
March 23, 2010
This remix was inspired by Sloane’s “Star Trek Dance Floor“ It is no secret that most video games star overly muscular men often carrying big swords, guns, baseball bats, chainsaws and other phallic weaponry. Many of these games normalize a macho masculinity and glorify war and the military. They especially celebrate grotesque displays of violence. [...]
Filed under: Remix
Tags: Video Games, Violence
November 23, 2009
** You can watch, comment, share and subscribe on YouTube Here is an easy to follow guide for the guys on the right versus the wrong reasons to hate on Twilight. With the release of New Moon, there has been an awful lot of sexist, homophobic, patriarchal crap floating around the internet and I just [...]
Filed under: Movies
Tags: Damsel in Distress, Homophobia, Patriarchal Protection, Twilight, Vampires, Violence
July 15, 2009
** You can watch, comment, share and subscribe on YouTube Veronica Mars has got to be one of my favourite shows of all time. No seriously, it’s funny, witty, smart, progressive. Women are technologically savvy, the privilege of white rich kids are exposed (well sort of…), and it generally has progressive commentary. Watch this video [...]
Filed under: Television
Tags: Buffy, Classism, Gender, Joss Whedon, Racism, Veronica Mars, Violence