Comments on: This is why we need more women in media http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/05/this-is-why-we-need-more-women-in-media/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:08:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Georgia http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/05/this-is-why-we-need-more-women-in-media/#comment-266097 Georgia Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:09:39 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=15084#comment-266097 re: T&A I'm okay with T&A, in fact, I love it, so long as a)It is wholesome T&A, the women are not bending in an unnatural or impossible position (Rob Liiiieeeeefeld!), is it preferably fitting to the situation or at least not too out of place. A female character posing sexily for her boyfriend as a part of her private life, yes, in the middle of battle, NO. b)Equal Opportunity, we'll like BEEFCAKE, as much as there are T&A. I love X-Men First Class, because for Jean in a bikini, we got Bobby and Scott in swimming trunks...they should have brought in the colourists for Deadpool to properly highlight the male arses, but hey, they put in effort on the abs, I'm cool with it. re: T&A

I’m okay with T&A, in fact, I love it, so long as
a)It is wholesome T&A, the women are not bending in an unnatural or impossible position (Rob Liiiieeeeefeld!), is it preferably fitting to the situation or at least not too out of place. A female character posing sexily for her boyfriend as a part of her private life, yes, in the middle of battle, NO.
b)Equal Opportunity, we’ll like BEEFCAKE, as much as there are T&A. I love X-Men First Class, because for Jean in a bikini, we got Bobby and Scott in swimming trunks…they should have brought in the colourists for Deadpool to properly highlight the male arses, but hey, they put in effort on the abs, I’m cool with it.

]]> By: Louise http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/05/this-is-why-we-need-more-women-in-media/#comment-265530 Louise Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:48:40 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=15084#comment-265530 If you are interested to find out more about gendered newsrooms, perhaps you might like to read my book just published by Hampton Press "The Gendered Newsroom: How journalists experience the changing world of media". cheers Louise North Australia If you are interested to find out more about gendered newsrooms, perhaps you might like to read my book just published by Hampton Press “The Gendered Newsroom: How journalists experience the changing world of media”.
cheers
Louise North
Australia

]]> By: Veronica http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/05/this-is-why-we-need-more-women-in-media/#comment-265354 Veronica Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:50:05 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=15084#comment-265354 Joy-Mari: totally agree with you. As you can see from the people on the panels at the Chicago media townhalls, it was very white dude all around. peanutbutter: And huffpo is a great example that even when women are at the helm of things, it doesn't mean squat for feminism or fair representation of women. Joy-Mari: totally agree with you. As you can see from the people on the panels at the Chicago media townhalls, it was very white dude all around.

peanutbutter: And huffpo is a great example that even when women are at the helm of things, it doesn’t mean squat for feminism or fair representation of women.

]]> By: Marcy Webb http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/05/this-is-why-we-need-more-women-in-media/#comment-265277 Marcy Webb Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:31:14 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=15084#comment-265277 I saw the shameful video display over at Ta-Nehisi Coates' blog. I don't know which gives me more distress: the video itself, or Kurtz' response, and I'm paraphrasing, "two smart guys who did a dumb thing." I saw the shameful video display over at Ta-Nehisi Coates’ blog. I don’t know which gives me more distress: the video itself, or Kurtz’ response, and I’m paraphrasing, “two smart guys who did a dumb thing.”

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/05/this-is-why-we-need-more-women-in-media/#comment-265171 Joy-Mari Cloete Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:13:02 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=15084#comment-265171 We need more aware people of all genders, ethnicities and ages in the media and in all other industries. We also need them to be vocal and passionate about challenging the status quo. We need more aware people of all genders, ethnicities and ages in the media and in all other industries. We also need them to be vocal and passionate about challenging the status quo.

]]> By: La Lubu http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/05/this-is-why-we-need-more-women-in-media/#comment-265149 La Lubu Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:38:18 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=15084#comment-265149 Right on! Right on!

]]> By: peanutbutter http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/05/this-is-why-we-need-more-women-in-media/#comment-264926 peanutbutter Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:50:06 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/?p=15084#comment-264926 The huffpo example is dispiriting inasmuch as that blog was presumably STARTED by a woman *sigh* (Not disagreeing with your main thesis, just appalled at what huffpo is now...) The huffpo example is dispiriting inasmuch as that blog was presumably STARTED by a woman *sigh*

(Not disagreeing with your main thesis, just appalled at what huffpo is now…)

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