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Feminist Analysis of “Friends”

Filed under: WS.2000 — jwalti at 5:24 am on Wednesday, September 22, 2010

When I first saw the option of analyzing a television show, I immediately knew I would pick Friends because it is my all time favorite show. However, a feminist analysis proved to be trickier than I thought it would be, especially in a show that didn’t seem to show any signs of being “feminist” at […]

Greeting Card and Gender Norms

Filed under: WS.2000 — jwalti at 4:00 am on Wednesday, September 22, 2010

I found this greeting card while randomly browsing the internet one day. At first glance, the cover of this card screams vintage America in the 1950s. There’s the “perfect” looking housewife: white, perfectly curled blonde hair pinned to the side, striking blue eyes, and to top it off she’s wearing an apron… obviously ready to […]

Hot Wheels and Barbie Dolls

Filed under: WS.2000 — jwalti at 4:04 am on Sunday, September 12, 2010

Hot Wheels and Barbie dolls have seemed to go hand in hand since McDonald’s first combined them together in their promo in 1990. At the time, both products had been around for at least twenty years, yet there seemed to be this somewhat silent obviousness that Hot Wheels were meant to be played with by […]