Wednesday, May 6, 2015

LAX 5/7

In LAX we have been looking at the representation of girls and women in media. Now, we will be looking at the messages that the media sends to boys and men. Here is a sampling...

commercial: Manmercials: 2015 Taco Bell 
commercial: Playstation 4 Perfect Day
commercial: Dove #realstrength
informational video: The Mask You Live In

Soon we will be looking at toys and the debate surrounding gendered marketing...

article: When Kids Play Across Gender Lines
article: The War on Pink
article: The Problem with Separate Toys for Girls and Boys
update: Amazon Drops Gendered Categories for Toys


And there are some questions about clothing choices...

video: You Can't Be a Princess
article: What's So Bad About a Boy Who Wants to Wear a Dress?

However, some creative people have been rethinking all of these stereotypes and put together the It Was Never a Dress campaign!