Feminist Frequency

LEGO & Gender Part 1: Lego Friends

Anita — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:37:42 +0000

Also available on Blip.tv LEGO announced that after 4 years of intensive research, they have finally come up with a LEGO product that fulfills the desires of "how girls naturally build and play." This new theme is called LEGO Friends and it's a pink and purple, gender segregated, suburban wasteland populated by Barbie/Bratz style dolls. ...

Top 5 Creepy and Sexist Christmas Songs

Anita — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:13:27 +0000

You've heard them about a bagillion times before, and every December they are played over and over again, yup, it's the same old Christmas and Holiday songs. But have you ever noticed that some of the lyrics are just down right creepy? Check out this video for my Top 5 Creepy and Sexist Christmas ...

Top 10 Best Non-Violent iPhone Games

Anita — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:22:00 +0000

Here is my Top 10 List of favourite non violent video games for the iPhone. I compiled this list because, while there is a huge variety of different types of video games, the testosterone driven, shoot em up style tends to dominate discussions about "serious gaming" and can feel exclusionary and alienating to a ...

Women’s Media Center Social Media Award

Anita — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:53:11 +0000

I'm honored to be nominated for the Women's Media Center Social Media Award "As part of this year's Women's Media Awards, the Women's Media Center is opening voting to the public. Cast your vote for one of 27 incredible women bloggers, social media gurus, activists, and new media creators from across the country today! The ...

Create Your Own Web Show with Reel Grrls

Anita — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:24:28 +0000

I spent the past weekend at the Reel Grrls office leading a workshop to an all ages group of women and girls. The intensive two day workshop covered everything from how to research and write a script, shooting video and composition, how to edit with Final Cut Pro, how to do a media literacy ...

Geek Girl VLogging Workshop at Geek Girl Con

Anita — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:00:15 +0000

I'm thrilled to be apart of the first Geek Girl Con coming up this weekend in Seattle. On Sunday, I have two sessions I'm participating in: Geek Girl Vlogging Vlog your way to a better tomorrow! Feminist Frequency and Reel Grrls team up to host a Geek Girl video blogging workshop. This introductory workshop covers the ...

I Watched the Fall Premieres So You Don’t Have To

Anita — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:59:26 +0000

It’s that time of year again when we get excited for all the new TV shows only to be terribly disappointed that they're basically the same stories and characters recycled and repackaged. This year's fall line up has been getting a lot of buzz about how many women-led shows are being created and aired. ...

Tropes vs. Women: #6 The Straw Feminist

Anita — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:47:45 +0000

This is the last of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV shows. The Straw Feminist trope is a deliberately created, exaggerated caricature of a feminist that is used to undermine and ridicule feminist movements. This was ...

Tropes vs. Women: #5 The Mystical Pregnancy

Anita — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:13:33 +0000

This is the fifth of a six part series created for Bitch Magazine. Tropes vs. Women explores the reoccurring stories, themes and representations of women in Hollywood films and TV shows. The Mystical Pregnancy is a trope writers use to create drama and terror by invading, violating and exploiting women's reproductive capabilities. Often these female ...

FemFreq on KUOW’s The Conversation

Anita — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:15:11 +0000

I was interviewed on in Seattle. Since Pixar has announced it's upcoming film Brave will star the animation studio's first ever female lead, some attention has been placed on the role women play in movies. On Seattle's Public Radio Station KUOW, The Conversation's Ross Reynolds and I talked about the Bechdel Test, women in ...