Disney Ride Still Makes Light of Sex Slavery
October 22, 2010 by Caroline Heldman · 23 Comments
“Human-trafficking is the fastest growing criminal activity in the world today.” According to the United Nations, as many as 4 million people are sold into slavery each year, with over 80% involving commercial sexual exploitation. So why is Disney still asking us to laugh at an overt depiction of sexual slavery in its popular Pirates of the Caribbean ride?
We Heart: Advice for Young Girls from A Satiric Princess
August 31, 2010 by Stephanie Hallett · 7 Comments
Cartoon princesses give the best advice. “Never be comfortable in the body that you’re given. If you don’t like how you look–snip snip!–there’s nothing wrong with that!” “Don’t ever talk to a man until he kisses you on the lips first. Then, as a woman, you’re allowed.” Thanks to a set of YouTube videos from [...]
Feminist Film Analysis 101: A Case Study of “Despicable Me”
August 23, 2010 by Natalie Wilson · 2 Comments
Given the ire my reviews of Toy Story 3 and Iron Man 2 generated (especially in their traversal of the non-feminist blogosphere) was largely due to their feminist slant, I feel a little bit of “gendered film analysis” or “feminist media theory 101” is called for. Many of the angry comments my film reviews received were [...]
Third Time Still Not the Charm for Toy Story’s Female Characters
June 24, 2010 by Natalie Wilson · 100 Comments
Toy Story 3 opens on a woman-empowerment high, with Mrs. Potato-Head displaying mad train-robbing skills and cowgirl Jessie skillfully steering her faithful horse Bullseye in the ensuing chase. And that’s the end of that: From there on, the film displays the same careless sexism as its predecessors. Out of seven new toy characters at the [...]
