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On Super Bowl Sunday, #NotBuyingIt Makes a Huge Impact
by Imran Siddiquee Thousands of people worldwide used hashtag #NotBuyingIt on Twitter Sunday to call out sexist Super Bowl commercials in real-time. The conversation produced over 10,000 tweets and...
View ArticleHarrods Removes Sexist Children’s Books In Response to Tweets
In a show of the increasing ability of social media to create real change, on Friday morning Harrod’s in London removed two children’s books from their children’s reading room after users on Twitter,...
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#NotBuyingIt: Victoria’s Secret’s “Bright Young Things” and “Thigh Gap”
On Monday, Good Morning America had a disturbing report on the “thigh gap” obsession which is spreading amongst some teenage girls. ABC’s blog describes a “thigh gap” as “a clear space, or gap, that...
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PLNDR’s Facebook Page and Why Selling Sexism to Men Is a Mistake
In the two years since we started the #NotBuyingIt campaign to call out sexist media online, many supporters have succeeded in getting the attention of companies through social media. A few brands have...
View ArticleVIDEO: On Thinspiration
Eating Disorders Awareness Week may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t a TON to talk about regarding the relationship between eating disorders and the media. And although Melissa...
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Disney Store Removes “I Need A Hero” Shirt in Response to #NotBuyingIt Petition
After over 1,000 #NotBuyingIt tweets and nearly 8,000 signatures on our petition, the Disney Store has quietly removed the women’s “I Need a Hero” Avengers t-shirt from their website. Late last week we...
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Women Are Not Their Own Worst Beauty Critics
Last week, Dove’s “Real Beauty Sketches” ad went seriously viral across the web. And by viral we’re talking millions of YouTube views, a New York Times article and a parody within the span of a few...
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Radio Shack Partners with Robin Thicke and Beats by Dre to Objectify Women
In this new commercial from Radio Shack, the electronics retailer and pop artist Robin Thicke promote Beats by Dre speakers through the blatant sexual objectification of women. The “Beats Pill” is a...
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At American Apparel, “Unisex” Means Different Things for Men and Women
Swedish blog “En blommig tekop” pointed out today how American Apparel advertises the same “unisex” shirts differently to men and women. If you’re #NotBuyingIt, let them know: Tweet
View ArticleCoalition Asks Facebook to Address Violence Against Women On Site
A group of leading women’s rights organizations from around the world, including MissRepresentation.org, have signed an open letter to Facebook asking the company to do a better job of monitoring hate...
View ArticleWIN: Facebook Responds to #FBrape, Pledges Change
In a historic victory for women’s rights and online activists everywhere, Facebook announced yesterday – in response to the massive #FBrape social media campaign – that it would revamp its hate speech...
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Here’s What Happened in Texas Last Night
Photo: AP For everyone who stayed up late last night to watch Texas Senator Wendy Davis destroy filibuster Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) on the State Senate floor, the tension was so palpable you could cut it...
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Why ESPN’s Nine for IX Series Matters
Last Tuesday, ESPN aired a groundbreaking documentary – in prime time – on why women deserve equal pay for equal work. Really. The world’s most valuable cable network, and the one most popular amongst...
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s Next Film: The Mask You Live In
From the director of Miss Representation comes an exploration of American masculinity
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Stand Your Ground, Be A Man
Thoughts on race and masculinity, in the wake of the George Zimmerman trial The final shot of Fruitvale Station – Ryan Coogler’s remarkable new film based on the 2009 shooting of Oscar Grant by a Bay...
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Timberlake, Thicke and the Media’s “Tunnel Vision”
Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke have been compared throughout their careers, and the presence of naked women in their most recent music videos has only increased the talk of their similarities....
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The Double Standard of Career Comebacks and Reinvention
What is it about our culture that allows men in power to bounce back, or in some cases, never let go of their power after they’ve been caught engaging in criminal behavior? We’ve got Anthony Weiner...
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How Female Athletes Break Down Stereotypes
Already this summer, we’ve seen incredible events in women’s sports. In soccer, Abby Wambach caught, and then surpassed Mia Hamm’s scoring record, making Wambach the highest scoring player in...
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Does Special K Really Care About Body Positivity?
Echoing Dove’s recent videos, Kellogg’s recently released the above commercial and accompanying campaign for their Special K brand, that aims to remind women they are “more than a number”...
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15-Year-Old Doesn’t Like Body Shaming Facebook Ads
Over the weekend we received the above Facebook message from a concerned (super smart) teen which points out continued problems with Facebook advertising, and – more generally – how images of women in...
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