What Would You Do If You Woke Up Tomorrow and You Were Beautiful?
Everyday young girls and women are being bombarded with images that set the standards for what constitutes visual attractiveness in our culture. Margaret Cho knows about these strictures first hand, and addresses them in her standup comedy special on Showtime entitled “Beautiful.”
Tracey Ullman Examines the “State of the Union”
Ullman scrutinized how stewardesses from the Middle East and Singapore still have the “I Dream of Jeanie” outfits, reflecting the male corporate ideal. Ullman morphed into an American aviation executive when she exclaimed, “Goddamn it! We lost control of how we make the girls look.”
“Mad Men” – The Dawning of the Sixties
As I watched the series unfold, I realized that the show could be a window for today’s young women, illustrating the conditions that shaped previous generations of feminists, from whom they often feel estranged.
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