Media produced for children often has strict regulations and parental controls in order to assure it contains appropriate content for children. However, with the surge of LGBT awareness over the past few years, some may …
Month: March 2017
The Insidious Innocence of White Women
In Jordan Peele’s horror film “Get Out” and in Harriet Jacob’s narrative “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”, our protagonists trust in the allyship of white women. However, Rose, who reflects the perceived innocence …
Sesame Street: Inclusive of Autism
Recently, the infamous children’s show Sesame Street decided to add a new character. Julia, a muppet on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a four-year-old female. An article from The New York Times addresses how …
Doll Play Becomes Inclusive with Hello Hijab
Throughout the semester, we have explored the ways in which different ethnicities are or are not included in the definition of “America”, and we have also explored the way doll play encourages the …
Girls Learn to be The Hero
The recently released movie called Moana is showing young girls a new kind of girlhood. In this movie, Moana is a young girl who sets out on a long difficult journey. She ends up saving …