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Ms. Gets it Wrong on Forever 21
Ms. Magazine launched its blog early this year and so far I’ve been pretty impressed. They’ve done a good job at covering a range of issues and showing that the Ms. brand can be relevant to a younger...
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On Media Literacy
In my last post I talked about the argument sometimes made that analyzing pop culture, advertising, and media is “unimportant”. I contended that arguments of “unimportance” shut down productive...
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Sexy Grandmas Sell Canadian Molasses
Canadian molasses company Crosby’s has a new ad campaign that’s sure to get some attention. Their “Bake it Like Grandma” campaign features print ads (example pictured at left) of older women with...
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The Skinny on Childhood Obesity
One of the young overweight girls featured in an anti- childhood obesity campaign in Georgia was interviewed last week on CBS about her involvement in the project. The project featured five overweight...
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Violence Sells? Time to Say “Enough” to Twisted Advertisers
This ad is from the 1950s. Not much progress in depictions of women in advertising has happened since then. Here the 2nd post in Joanna Chiu‘s series of posts for Vancouver’s Battered Women’s Support...
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FFFF: Gay Characters in TV Ads
There are gay characters in TV commercials! But wait, they’re either there for a laugh or for a scare. From the now-ended “That’s Gay” Current web series, it’s still relevant. -Jarrah
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The Awesomely Nerdy Posters of the SFU Choir
by Jarrah Hodge This is a purely fun post because as those who read my Bitch Magazine blogs column know, I am a huge nerd. I was postering for the LACE Campaign up at Simon Fraser University yesterday...
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Feminism F.A.Q.s: What is Objectification?
by Jarrah Hodge My latest episode of Feminism F.A.Q. is on the issue of objectification, specifically sexual objectification, and why this is an issue for feminists. Check out the video below and read...
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My Reality: I Pitched My Marketing Class on the Diva Cup
This is the first post in a new series we’re starting at Gender Focus. The “My Reality” series is the brainchild of regular contributor Alicia Costa and will feature a variety of contributors writing...
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HOTmilk and MILFs: Whose “Sexy” is Pregnancy?
Ad for HOTmilk lingerie by Kristen Hurst The MILF acronym, popularized by 1999’s American Pie, is most often associated with teenage male desire for their friends’ “hot” mothers. Over ten years after...
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