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Why Are There No Boys Named Sue?

April 26, 2013 in Body Image, Celebrity, Children, Entertainment, Gender, Parenting, Pregnancy & Birth, Society

In the last few years it’s become acceptable and even cool to give kids gender neutral names. That’s hardly news. However with this trend, I’m seeing a lot of girls with traditionally ‘male’ names, and very few boys with traditionally ‘female’ names. As a teacher I’ve seen some pretty out there names and interpretations of names. Calling the roll for the first time with a new class can be tricky: Me: “Elliot? Is Elliot here? Has anyone seen him?” Student: “ Um, Elliot is a GIRL, Miss!” (Rolls eyes at my apparent stupidity) Me: “Oh. Has anyone seen HER?” I’ve [...]

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Girls: Embracing the Average on TV

November 19, 2012 in Body, Body Image, Celebrity, Entertainment, Fiction, Film & TV

It’s no secret that the characters in TV shows rarely mirror people in real life. Sure, their personalities may have some similarities but it’s not often they match up to reality in the looks department. Then there’s Girls, the new hit show from HBO that appears to be embracing the average. The premise may sound a little familiar; four friends in their twenties try to make their way in New York as they deal with the typical dramas facing young women in the Big Apple. Some are calling it Sex and the City for a new generation, and while I [...]

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Carefree Forced To Defend ‘Acti-Fresh’ Advert

July 17, 2012 in Body Image, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Film & TV, Gender, Health, News

Carefree have been forced to defend their latest advertisement for the product Acti-Fresh after the Advertising Standards Bureau received numerous complaints. NineMSN reports: Carefree has been forced to defend its new ad that shows a naked woman and uses the words “vaginal discharge”, saying it is a celebration of the female body. The Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) received complaints about the ad for Acti-Fresh liners as soon as it was launched last night. In the ad a naked young woman discusses vaginal discharge in a white room, her body artfully hidden behind a bunch of white flowers. The ad uses [...]

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