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Tube Tied: Sometimes the Real Housewives are a Little Too Real
Welcome to the second instalment of Tube Tied, in which I (Michelle Dean, pleased to meet and/or re-meet you), blog for Bitch about gender and television. I've done, as mentioned, a run of posts here...
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No More Boobs in the British News?
If American feminists think that U.S. media leads the way in objectifying women, they might be surprised to learn that buttoned-up Britain has been receiving a dose of naked breasts with breakfast for...
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British Newspapers Are Officially Declared Sexist. So What Happens Next?
There were few surprises in the report from the 16 month Leveson inquiry into "the culture, practices and ethics" of the British press, but it did make a refreshing change to see some long-overdue...
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Daddy Issues: What's It All About?
Over the last two months, I've written more than 20,000 words (!) about male primary caregivers in popular culture. I hope I've illustrated that while the rise in non-stereotypical portrayals of men is...
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Is Robin Thicke Trolling Feminists?
It's old news that Robin Thicke's music video for "Blurred Lines" is straight-up gross. In the video, near-naked, sometimes-unresponsive women drape themselves around a group of fully dressed male...
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