Great post from Ms. Magazine about the intersections of gender and media. In my opinion, it doesn't mean you can't see these films, as you would have very limited entertainment options. It is just good to be conscious of how few heroines there are for kids so you can have open discussions about it with your children. It also makes me excited to support movies like Brave, which seems to have a really great female protagonist, and Harry Potter, where smart female characters like Hermione, Minerva McGonagall, and Molly Weasley are celebrated.
No surprise that most of the research was done by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. What a great spokeswoman and feminist. Makes me love A League of Their Own even more!
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