Whenever I blog about the exaggerated breasts or ass of a female cartoon character, commenters respond that I have nothing to complain about: all cartoons are caricatures. There’s a difference between exaggerating muscles and exaggerating someone’s butt. Here’s artist Kevin Bolk’s take on “the Avengers.” Of course, “The Avengers” model, with its pathetic 6: 1 [...]
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What if male Avengers posed like the female one?
Posted in Movies, Superheroes, tagged if superheroes posed like Wonder Woman, LEGO minifigs, sexism in the Avengers, The Avengers, Wonder Woman with no pants on May 10, 2012 | 26 Comments »
Trickle down sexism: Wonder Woman with no pants, LEGO with no pants
Posted in Superheroes on March 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
(Sorry to the subscribers for the repitition, took me 3x to get this post right.) Hey, kids, meet Wonder Woman, one of the few female superheroes. Which one of these LEGO minifigs is not like the other? Why do you think the most powerful and famous female superhero is shown in her underwear? (Read more [...]
Wonder Woman without pants leads to LEGO without pants
Posted in Most stereotyping *SSS*, Superheroes, Toys & products, tagged Lego, sexist Lego, sexist toys, Wonder Woman on March 7, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Hey, kids, meet Wonder Woman, one of the few female superheroes. Which one of these LEGO minifigs is not like the other? Why do you think the most powerful and famous female superhero is shown in her underwear? Read more about about sexism marketed to kids through LEGO sets here. “If I don’t get pants, [...]
If I don’t get pants, nobody gets pants
Posted in Superheroes on March 7, 2012 | 3 Comments »
A couple years ago, I ordered the DVDs of the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman series for my daughter. I remembered loving the show as a kid especially the first episode with all the amazons. So I showed it to my daughter, and she said to me: “Why is she wearing her underwear?” At that time, [...]
The artist behind “What if male superheroes dressed like Wonder Woman?”
Posted in Art, ReelGirl recommends, Superheroes on August 12, 2011 | 12 Comments »
A couple days ago, I posted about the brilliant art if male superheroes posed like Wonder Woman that I saw on Jezebel and Bleeding Cool. I’ve discovered a little more about the artist. Her name is Kelly Turnbull. The internet knows her as coelasquid. She’s a professional animator. This fascinates me because as far as [...]
What if male superheroes posed like Wonder Woman?
Posted in Art, Superheroes on August 10, 2011 | 32 Comments »
“Why is Wonder Woman only wearing her underwear?” asked my five year old daughter when I introduced her to the superhero in the form of the DVD of the 70s series starring Lynda Carter. I was so bummed, yet another foiled attempt to expose my kids to strong females in the media and ending up [...]
Girl characters lacking in animation movies
Posted in Movies, Princesses, Superheroes, tagged Ariel, Cars, Diney, Fairytales, Jasmine, Pixar, Princesses, Ratatouille on January 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I wrote this for The San Jose Mercury news in 2007 when “Ratatouille” opened. The movie’s hypocritical reference to sexism helped to inspire my blog, ReelGirl. Please read and let me know what you think. Phooey on `Ratatouille’: Female leads lacking in kid films STUDIOS ACKNOWLEDGE, ACCEPT SEXISM By Margot Magowan Article Launched: 07/06/2007 01:32:35 [...]
Female desire and the princess culture
Posted in Body image, Books, Cool and radical girls, Health, Media, Movies, Music, Politics, Princesses, ReelGirl recommends, Sexuality, Sports, Statistics, Superheroes, Television programs, Toys & products, tagged Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Disney, Peggy Orenstein on January 18, 2011 | 31 Comments »
Thank you Peggy Orenstein for writing the brilliant book Cinderella Ate My Daughter. Every parent should read this new, excellent analysis of the ubiquitous princess kid-culture and its various mutations in the world of grown-up women. Orenstein, a NY Times journalist, mom, and writer takes on and deconstructs two (so annoying!) messages every parent [...]
Ladybug Girl
Posted in Cool and radical girls, Most girlpower *GGG*, ReelGirl recommends, Superheroes on January 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
At first glance, Ladybug Girl doesn’t appear to be the most original of heroines. She’s pictured on the book’s cover in the same frilly-stiff red tutu that two of my daughters wore last halloween, cloned by half the girls in San Francisco; the other half dressed up as butterflies or fairies, only differenciated by tutu/ [...]
