Speaking of Female Sexual Desire...

I found this on College Humor and thought it was very relevant to the discussions we've been having lately about female sexual desire and how they aren't allowed to have one. I think College Humor might agree that that notion is a bit unfair and not too accurate...

Hunger Games Barbie?

Thought this was interesting--Mattel is making a Katniss Everdeen Barbie.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/28/katniss-barbie-mattel-rel_n_1306870.html?ref=teen

Jessie Klein's new WMC Feature on how the culture of bullying damages children and teens.

Girls Get Called “Slut” Everyday—They Could Be Making Friends Instead

www.womensmediacenter.com

Girls get called “slut” every day. My students are so used to getting bullied and harassed they can’t imagine a school without bullying. A student in one of my classes once said, “Get over it.” They look at me like I’m some kind of crazy pollyanna professor when I suggest that it doesn’t have to be...

To Do List for Spring Break

The Secret World of Arrietty: For the Activist and the Child in All of Us

Is concern over girls' sexualization justified?

Ruth at The F Word (UK) blog asks whether the panic over girls’ sexualization is justified and/or whether it distracts from the issue of gender stereotyping.

"The Photoshop Effect"

The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty ad showing a woman's face distorted by computers is rather well-known, but this video goes into more depth about the process of photoshopping. The man in the film estimates that 99.9% of all images we see of celebrities are photoshopped; they hire professionals to comb through the media and don't let them release photos without their approval.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=YP31r70_QNM

Shameless Continues to Provide Positive Alternative to Toxic Teen Magazines

Shameless Continues to Provide Positive Alternative to Toxic Teen Magazines