Results for: representation
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TV In The Time of Patriarchy Traffics In Ageless Women, Age-Old Stereotypes
Do TV creators internalize the stereotypes portrayed on TV as “normal,” replicating it in their work environments and causing additional stereotyped portrayals? That’s a chicken-or-the-egg question of art imitating life imitating art.
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IFP’s “Fresh Faces” Highlights So Many Rad Female Indie Filmmakers
Despite a continued male dominance of the media industry, a number of talented women are working hard to make their mark in the arena of indie film.
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Post-Lip Service Ennui: BBC Looks To Improve LGB Representation
“The BBC may have axed Lip Service, and have run out of Sarah Waters books to dramatize, but they do seem to be making a commitment to representing LGB people and admitting that they could do better.”
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Camp Takota: Hannah Hart’s New Movie You Can Watch Right Now, Today
Hannah Hart co-stars in “Camp Takota,” a movie about friendship and camp and subtle queer representation that will make your heart smile, probably.
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Janet Mock Returned to Piers Morgan Live Tonight: Here’s What Went Down
After being misgendered and disrespected by Piers Morgan last night, Janet Mock returned to his show hoping to get through to him on how hurtful and offensive he was being.
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GLAAD’s “Where We Are On TV” Shows Best Place To Be On TV Is Behind The Camera
“Where We Are On TV” has some promising and not-so-promising numbers for queer women on the teevee, and also raises some questions about how we quantify “representation” in the first place for all groups.
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Want Gender Justice in the Media? WAM! It Yourself Already
“Power and privilege is about who gets to speak and who is listened to.”
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Geena Davis Is My Feminist Hero
Six years ago, Geena Davis — actor, Olympic archer, president on Commander in Chief — started an institute to study gender in media, in response to the inadequate representation of girls she saw on her kids’ TV shows. And now it’s doing things!