In terms of it being a "teachable [and post-able] moment," it says a lot about the easy stereotypes writers can fall into, as well as the importance of making all your characters three-dimensional and well-rounded (Hey, Colbert, stop snickering--no pun intended!).
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Speaking of the representation of women in fiction, even by women, check out this great criticism of films like The Ugly Truth and The Proposal. (Stephanie, I thought you especially would be interested in this.)
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I really liked this clip as well. It accurately represents power relationships between men and women, the media's treatment of women in general and Hillary Clinton in particular. Great! I wrote an analysis of it yesterday: http://youngfeministadventures.blogspot.com/2009/08/colbert-takes-on-medias-treatment-of.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, Laura. I like your blog. How did you find mine?
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