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Promotional Pictures for Ôoku Drama and Movie (2012)
Finally! I’ve been waiting and waiting for some teaser photos from the new Ôoku TV series (Ôoku Tanjô, Oct. 2012) and film (Ôoku Eien, Dec. 2012), and here they are! TBS Drama. Ôoku: Tanjô...
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Cibu Petition Featured on B*tch Media
An update on the petition for Cibu to stop using Orientalist names for their products from (the one and only) Bitch Media: Image via Bitch Magazine. Wash that Racism Out of Your Hair! After Protest,...
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I Did Not Order My Beer with a Side of Sexism
Reblogged from I’ll Make It Myself: I Did Not Order My Beer with a Side of Sexism“ Source: coffeefirstalways While I’ve regrettably come to expect national-brand beers to perpetuate the stereotype of...
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Gender Reader (March 2013, #2)
In this reader: Bond gets hit on by a man, BBC Sherlock‘s Irene Adler is naked and that’s okay, a man does laundry, and women are not cattle. Don’t forget the “You’re Doing It Right” section at the end...
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Soap-Bubble “Empowerment”: Dove’s Missed Chance
Dove’s “Real Beauty” Campaign‘s latest attempt to engage consumers has gone viral, and you’ve likely seen some of the criticisms about it. The video “Real Beauty Sketches” depicts a group of women...
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Guest Post: We Need to Talk About This: Chikan
Trigger warning: sexual harassment In preface to today’s guest post, a little background about chikan. Somewhere between 50-70% of young Japanese women experience chikan (“pervert,” often “groper”) on...
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Geek Gender Reader: August 2013
Aaand we’re a day or two late. ぎりぎりセーフ。。。じゃない。 I collected a lot of articles on geeks and gender this summer and wanted to share them here on the blog. Japan Gender Reader will be back soon! Image via...
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Reblog: The Tip of the Nose-berg
Leah:Regarding the education system and social “common knowledge” that leads to ignorance and erasure, check out this post on the causes and effects of the ANA commercial from the perspective of a...
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The Sparkling World of 1970s Shojo Manga, Part 6: Interlude: The Rose of...
Part 6: Interlude: Riyoko Ikeda and The Rose of Versailles Franchise Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Origins of Shojo Manga Part 3: Riyoko Ikeda (Part 1) Part 4: Moto Hagio Part 5: Keiko Takemiya Before I...
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Article 9
For those of you who follow my posts about gender, head over to my food blog to read my analysis of masculinizing foods for Father’s Day. I'll Make It Myself! There are few phrases I hate more than...
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