As the Oscars slowly fade as news this week, we’re sharing a selection of clips and trailers from films made by women. A special thanks to Women Make Movies and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for featuring the good work that female filmmakers do and for posting these clips.
Hit shows like “Mad Men” depict an era when being smooth and being sexist were, to many people, one in the same. While things have certainly improved, some industries seem blind to the changes. Take advertising. A gander at the Super Bowl ad cycle this season shows much of the same: real men are violent; they eat whatever tastes good; they care primarily about the TVs or cars; they are tamers of women. While the images are different, the message in those ads and those of the “Mad Men” era aren’t.
Below, you’ll find some of the most blatantly sexist ads from yesteryear…
Each Wednesday, we’re posting images or videos that we think speak loudly for themselves, with little commentary needed. We want to hear from you: What do they say to you? What do you see in them, and what feelings do they bring about?
Eve Ensler, the famous creator of “The Vagina Monologues,” has gone [...]
Much has been said over the past couple of years about the making over of iconic girls’ cartoon characters like Rainbow Brite and Dora the Explorer. There’s a reason behind the outrage. In a country where girls are exposed to increasingly homogenized images of beauty and trained to wear high heels as quickly as to read, the transformation of what were once some of the least sexualized characters into lush-eyelashed, long-legged fashionistas is troubling, to say the least.
The 10 figures are looking into the sunrise, pensive and optimistic. A young woman and child stand facing the figures, in front of an abstracted Brooklyn skyline, also optimistic. The young, Muslim girl holds a dove in her hand hoping that it is indeed, a new day.
Given the proliferation of slideshows featuring nip slips and wardrobe malfunctions, it’s a wonder how newspapers and blogs even have time to report..you know..actual news. While these slideshows are often recycled images of celebs on the beach or musicians making unflattering limo exits, the New York Daily News this week created one with some substance.
In November, Swiss citizens voted to ban the construction of minarets. The move shocked democratic leaders across the globe and disappointed Muslim communities that have been struggling for years to find common ground with non-Muslims. A large minority of Swiss citizens spoke out against the ban. One man, 46 year-old Guillaume Morand, took the route of civil disobedience.
In the video below, Liza sings “Swift’s Song” from her BloomBeautiful album. Her website – lizagarza.com – has more of her work and more on the artist and her experiences with “all of the cultures that live within me.”
In the following video, renowned poet and artist Suheir Hammad performs her piece: “Not Your Erotic, Not Your Exotic.” She is a Palestinian American born in Jordan and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Today’s images come from a 2005 Minnesota Public Radio piece and 2007 New York Times story that looked at Muslim Girl Scouts in America.
