Maurice Sendak died this week at age 83. Sendak, along with William Steig, is among absolute favorite writers and illustrators of books for children. Like Steig, Sendak’s writing is poetry and also like Steig, Sendak doesn’t have nearly enough female characters. Sendak does have some great females in his books that you may never heard [...]
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Maurice Sendak’s forgotten female characters
Posted in Books, Movies, Television programs, tagged Maurice Sendak, Outside Over There, Really Rosie on May 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I’m a fan of ‘Girls’ on HBO
Posted in Most girlpower *GGG*, ReelGirl recommends, Television programs on April 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I finally saw the much hyped ‘Girls,’ and I’ve got to say: believe that hype. I was riveted. I’m also totally impressed that Lena Dunham in twenty-five years old and she is the writer, producer, and star of the show. I’ve read criticism about the all white foursome and agree completely. There should be women [...]
Why are PBS shows for kids as male centered as Disney or Pixar?
Posted in Television programs on April 21, 2012 | 7 Comments »
PBS is “educational television,” so why are its programs for kids as male dominated as animated films from Disney or Pixar? Every morning, my two older kids go to school a couple hours before the youngest one. In those morning hours, sometime between 7:15 and 8:30, the three year old gets to watch PBS while [...]
Reel Girl’s to read and watch list
Posted in Books, Media, Movies, Reel Girl's reader recs list, Television programs on February 5, 2012 | 16 Comments »
I’m compiling your suggestions in one post. This is a list of what I have NOT seen or read. I will add to it as you do and remove when I officially rate. If you don’t see your suggestions included here, they are elsewhere on Reel Girl already reviewed. To check those, in “categories” click: [...]
What about violence?
Posted in Health, Margot Magowan/ ReelGirl, Media, Television programs, tagged violence in kids play on January 21, 2012 | 9 Comments »
In my post about “Tom and Jerry,” I wrote about the exclusion and stereotyping of female characters. I didn’t write about the extreme violence in the cartoon. If I blogged about other animated male duos who relentlessly, brutally attack each other– Sylvester and Tweetie or Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd– I’d also complain not about the [...]
Racist stereotypes get disclaimer, sexist ones still funny in kids cartoons
Posted in Most stereotyping *SSS*, Movies, Television programs, tagged racism in Tom and Jerry, sexism in Tom and Jerry, stereotypes in cartoons, The Lorax. Madagascar, Tom and Jerry on January 20, 2012 | 16 Comments »
If you watch “Tom and Jerry” on DVD, before the cartoon begins, a disclaimer appears on the screen informing the viewer that while some episodes show racial stereotypes, they haven’t been censored because editing them out would be denying the racism ever happened which is worse than showing it. There is also an introduction by [...]
NBC cancels Playboy series
Posted in Television programs, tagged Gloria Steinem, The Playboy Club on October 4, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Whoo-hoo! After just three episodes and drawing only 3.5 million viewers to its final showing, “The Playboy Club” is now off the air. A 6os period show, “The Playboy Club” attempted capitalize on the popularity of the swanky “Mad Men” series. But as former undercover bunny Gloria Steinem has said repeatedly: “Playboy clubs were not [...]
Use Reality TV to take domestic violence out of the closet
Posted in Television programs, tagged Reality TV, talk radio, Taylor Armstrong on August 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This great comment on my blog post Did Reality TV save Taylor Armstrong from author/ journalist Paula Kamen: “A much-needed commentary, a refreshing alternative to the “Reality TV killed him” angle elsewhere. I think this is very much worth writing about because of the tremendous popularity of this show (and admittedly, its sheer addictiveness). NBC [...]
Taylor Armstrong beaten so badly she needed surgery
Posted in Health, Television programs, tagged Taylor Armstrong on August 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
TMZ is reporting: Taylor Armstrong secretly revealed to cast members she was beaten so badly by Russell Armstrong she had to undergo surgery– and when he found out she spilled the beans, he sent Camille Grammer a threatening email…this according to multiple sources connected with the show. The story goes on to report that Armstrong [...]
Did Reality TV save Taylor Armstrong?
Posted in Health, Marriage & family, Statistics, Television programs, tagged Real Housewives of Berverly Hills, Reality TV, Russell Armstrong, Taylor Armstrong on August 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
After Russell Armstrong, estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Taylor Armstrong, committed suicide this week, the internet was ablaze, pointing the finger at Reality TV, wanting to know: Did it kill Russell Armstrong? Today on Salon.com TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz writes: It’s time to get real about reality TV. As your [...]
