Miss Bimbo: The new computer game where girls order breast implants, do crash diets and find billionaire boyfriends | Mail Online

Posted on June 9, 2011 by ks

Miss Bimbo: The new computer game where girls order breast implants, do crash diets and find billionaire boyfriends | Mail Online.

Outcry from parents at the online Miss Bimbo game, with its messages to young girls about looks, attitudes & lifestyles.

Is Disney Princess Culture Bad for Our Daughters?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by ks

Is Disney Princess Culture Bad for Our Daughters?.

Great for the topical debate of the moment: are brands over-sexualising young children too early on? Links in well with David Cameron’s latest policy on this topic. (See earlier posts) . Check out the great title of the book mentioned: “Cinderella ate my daughter…”!!

David Cameron backs proposals tackling sexualisation of children | Society | The Guardian

Posted on June 6, 2011 by ks

David Cameron backs proposals tackling sexualisation of children | Society | The Guardian.

The Conservative Government starts to crack down on advertising & images aimed at influencing children.

Louise Redknapp & “The Truth about Size Zero”

Posted on May 25, 2011 by ks

http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/reality-tv/louise-redknapp-in-the-truth-about-size-zero/

Louise Redknapp discovers first hand the dangers of the current obsession with being stick thin when she undertakes an extreme crash diet and exercise regime in an attempt to drop to a US dress size zero in just 30 days.

Glamour and feminism: a marriage made in heaven or hell? – The Scavenger

Posted on February 1, 2011 by ks

Glamour and feminism: a marriage made in heaven or hell? – The Scavenger.

A good article for anyone interested in writing about feminism / objectification

BBC News – Miriam O’Reilly wins Countryfile ageism claim

Posted on January 13, 2011 by ks

BBC News – Miriam O’Reilly wins Countryfile ageism claim.

A very topical news story which has found the BBC guilty of ageism & sexism. If you Google “Miriam O’Reilly”, there are lots of websites with commentators either agreeing with this claim, or denying it.