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Music To My Ears

by Maya Brown On one of my YouTube binges I found myself watching the video “Fireworks” by Katie Perry.  I half expected Snoop Dog to pop out and start rapping or for the sparks to come out of Perry’s boobs rather than her heart. I was rather relieved that it actually had a good message…

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The Definition of Redefine

by Culley Schultz Big hair + bright makeup = stereotypical Texas. But this past fall, six high school girls set out to redefine beautiful and take back teen beauty. Texas high schoolers Samantha Gibbs, Lauren Gilby, Nina Smith, Emily Gates, Laura Kelly, and Caroline Tessler from Colleyville Heritage High School founded the “Redefining Beautiful” club.…

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Envisioning Healthy Girl Sexuality Webinar

Sexualization of girls is everywhere. What is the alternative? Hardy Girls Healthy Women presents Envisioning Healthy Girl Sexuality Webinar on Friday, April 29, 2011; 12:00-1:30 EST In a sea of toxic media messages, envisioning development of healthy attitudes about sex is no easy task. Join expert Dr. Sharon Lamb in Hardy Girls Healthy Women’s next webinar to learn what we, as caring adults in girls’ lives, can do to combat unhealthy messages!…

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Paint Us Neon Pink

by Camilla Ostrow Let me just begin by saying: J. Crew.  Ohhhhh, J. Crew.  If you only knew the controversy your innocent little ad would create, then I would gander to guess that well… ya would’ve just used some nail polish remover.  I know, I know, this story has pretty much been beaten to death…

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Popular Advertising

by Julia Bluhm So you walk down a hall past bunches of kids racing to their next class. You bump into a bunch of Hollister sweatshirts and a couple of Abercrombie tank tops as the posse of “popular kids” parades in a storm of straightened hair and girly giggles. Then, you try to squeeze past…

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Fairest of Them All?

by Stephanie Cole The sexism of the American media can get so bad that I often feel worn down. With reality shows, music videos, advertisements, and fashion magazines producing outrageous material so regularly, I can’t even begin to address it all. When I spent time in England, the ubiquitous advertisements for the television show Footballer’s…

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Nip, Tuck, What?!

Rebekah Hale is a 24-year-old mother of two and a full-time graduate student specializing in Women’s Studies. I’ll admit it. I’ve considered plastic surgery. These days I would be surprised if any female hasn’t had the thought cross their mind. After all, we are expected to look perfect, right? We’re supposed to emulate the women…

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The Girls of Ark Music Factory

By Crystal Ogar I’m sure by now all of you have seen the viral video Friday by Rebecca Black. No? Don’t bother. It’s produced by Ark Music Factory, a company that features auto-tuned, pre-teen girls against a back drop of poorly edited green screen images. Company Founder and CEO Patrice Wilson talks about keeping his…

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