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Media

2008-2009

Latest Ask Amy Q&A's

Can you recommend any feminist films?
How can I avoid being affected by media images of women?
How have women's roles in films changed over time?

2007-2008

Seeking support to change the way women are portrayed in movies
Media depicting violence against women
Recommend some feminist reading
Thoughts on women in music videos
How have women's roles in movies changed?
How do feminists view women in the media?
How has legislation affected women in the media?

2005-2006

Is there a double standard regarding film nudity?
How can I shut down an offensive website?
What can I do about the way women are portrayed in the Media?
How can I address the inequality of language in the Media?

2004-2005

Jan 2004 - Jun 2005

How are women portrayed in the media?
Has feminism had an impact in the portrayal of women in films?
Do female superheroines empower or subjugate?
Any resources with information about women in the music industry?
Are beauty pageants detrimental?
Are the "Sex in the City" women feminists or conformists?
Is "Chick-Lit" feminist?
Is Bridget Jones a feminist?

2004

Jun 2003 -Jun 2004

How has feminism affected television programming?
Why is feminism stigmatized in the media?
What can we do about sexist television?

2003

Oct 2002 -May 2003

What is your opinion on how women athletes are portrayed in the media?
We would like to do something constructive about media violence
Where can I voice my complaint about a sexist billboard?

2002

March 2002-Sept 2002

Do you consider Britney Spears and Madonna to be feminist role models?

Oct 2001-Feb 2002

Does 'Sex and the City' water down feminism?
How can I counter sexism on my local radio stations?
Are video games sexist?
What's a good feminist movie?
Which feminist groups challenge the media's portrayal of women?
How does Hollywood affect teen girls?
Are lesbian relationships on film designed solely for men's benefit?

2001

Apr-Sept

Female celebs blast feminism: how do I respond?
Searching for feminist publishing houses
Feminist point of view on Disney

Jan-Mar

Needs info on wife abuse in the media
Why do women let themselves be objectified in the media?
Read my life: Wants to publish autobiography
Protesting offensive posters on campus
Women in the Media: 70s - present
Britney Spears: Boy Toy or Celebration of Womanhood?
Teen feminist wants to start own magazine
Why don't teens seem to care about feminism?
Can't find pictures of "real" women in the media

2000 and Prior

Need info on media portrayals of women
Media portrayals of female politicians
Dwindling number of feminist magazine articles since 1980s
Feminist films, articles, and speeches?
How do cartoons and films portay women?
Writing book on women and media
Exposing sexist ads
Mainstream media coverage of feminism
Commerical invokes images of domestic violence
Representation of women in advertising
Women in the marketing process
Women in horror films
Looking for good feminist magazine
How can I organize a boycott?
Effects of advertising imagery on women?
Evolution of advertising, women as consumers
Feminist magazines for Latina and/or Chicana teens?
Traditional gender roles in advertising
Effects of young adult literature on early teen girls
Exploitation of women in TV commercials
Disney portrayal of stepmothers
Feminist media activism resources?
Feminist filmmaking in the 1970s
Media coverage of women's sports
Portrayals in women's magazines
Tobacco marketing and women
Mass media and feminism
Women and pornography
Is this commercial sexist?
Violence in media linked to violence in society?
Are women portrayed as sex objects on TV?
How do the print and broadcast media portray women?
Feminists in the film industry?
Why was Ms. magazine suspended in 1989 and 1998?
Media coverage of women's basketball
Media portrayal of working women and homemakers
Women of the New Right in the media
Women as sex symbols and domestic labor in TV commercials
Women and pornography research
Sexual objectification in media--effect on teen girls?
Girls speaking up about sexism on TV