Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ6mc_Kq0kk Often times when people think of the sport football, they think of masculine musclemen whose obsessions include weight rooms and protein shakes; and seldom do they ever consider girls or women to …
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Kaya and Pocahontas, Two Birds of a Feather
As a middle class, average girl growing up, it was always expected that I would like princesses. They were sparkly and feminine and were always swept off their feet by their handsome prince. For all …
Annie: From Poor Orphan to Billionaire’s Daughter
Everyone knows the little curly red-haired orphan, Annie, who lives in the orphanage run by the awful Ms. Hannigan. But, after receiving the opportunity of a lifetime by staying with Mr. Oliver Warbucks (the BILLIONAIRE, …
Dress for Others, Not Yourself
“Slut-shaming” is perceived as a relatively recent term that describes the act of either directly or indirectly disapproving of someone who has done something “slutty”. One can fulfill any number of requirements to be labeled …
From Kit Kellar in A League of Their Own, to Megan in Bridesmaids
Within the Keywords for Children’s Literature chapter on the term Tomboy, it is shown the terms definition has been altered many times throughout history. The term, which dates back to 1545, is now defined by …
The Clique and Vanity Fair
The Clique Series is an American young adult novel series about five middle school girls. The first book was released in 2004 and became a movie in 2008. Since then there have been 20 more …
Mulan: A Tomboy Princess?
Most little girls grow up watching Disney movies, particularly Princess movies. When you think of princesses most people would probably think of, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel and Belle. Mulan is often overlooked, and …
Pretty Hurts
Music is one of the most influential media outlets of our era. Each generation has a “sound”; the messages that are found in the songs correlate with issues in society during that time period. When …
Little House and Disney
Gender roles in our society have been evolving throughout our history. exemplifies this through the way they portray princesses in their movies. This video provides information to young girls on how they are supposed to …
Girls Need Their Fathers…Well, Sometimes They Do
The ideology that women need to be protected by their father has existed for centuries. Though this idea could be set on by biological characteristics, like women are just naturally smaller and weaker than men, …