Tag: Princesses
Gender Representations in Media-Some Disney Jr. shows
I found myself thinking about gender representations in children’s programming today. I was looking at the WalMart toys page. And there was Dora, listed under “girls.” Picture: Mega Bloks I looked under “boys,” and didn’t see Dora there. It struck me as odd, because Dora is a show that appeals […]
Are good intentions enough? The gendered toy edition
GoldieBlox commercial My first reaction to this was that it is a cool idea, and the commercial is cool. Originally, I was only upset with the commentary surrounding it, from “Girls that can do this should go to Harvard!” (which assumes that only exceptional girls can build cool things) or […]
