girls in popular culture

A biography of Bindi Irwin, an Australian conservationist, actress, television presenter and the daughter of Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter," that discusses her family and their work at the Australia Zoo.

"Despite the achievements of the women's movement over the past four decades, misogyny remains a persistent force in American culture. In this ... documentary, Thomas Keith, Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Long Beach, looks specifically at misogyny and sexism in mainstream American media, exploring how negative definitions of femininity and hateful attitudes toward women get constructed and perpetuated at the very heart of our popular culture. The film tracks the destructive dynamics of misogyny across a broad and disturbing range of media phenomena: including the hyper-sexualization of commercial products aimed at girls, the explosion of violence in video games aimed at boys, the near-hysterical sexist rants of hip-hop artists and talk radio shock jocks, and the harsh, patronizing caricatures of femininity and feminism that reverberate throughout the mainstream of American popular culture. Along the way, Generation M forces us to confront the dangerous real-life consequences of misogyny in all of its forms--making a compelling case that when we devalue more than half the population based on gender, we harm boys and men as well as women and girls"--Container.

Examines five myths presented in advertising and mass media trends and how they effect young girls and boy's understandings of sex and sexuality, including the idea that there is only one kind of sexy, and that sexual violence can be "hot.".

Examines five myths presented in advertising and mass media trends and how they effect young girls and boy's understandings of sex and sexuality, including the idea that there is only one kind of sexy, and that sexual violence can be "hot.".

Argues that instead of advancing women's social and professional empowerment, popular culture trends in the United States appear to be backsliding into the blatant sexual exploitation of women at younger and younger ages and describes many ways in which young girls are increasingly taught to go to outrageous lengths in seeking male attention.

Explains why the definitions of beauty and success set by celebrities are so powerful and how girls can empower themselves by disregarding these definitions.