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Girls on Film: The superhero genre’s ‘giant green porn star’ problem by Monika Bartyzel at The Week

At Cannes Stories About Women Dominate, even if Female Filmmakers are Rare by Sasha Stone at AwardsDaily

Lesbian Truths and Laughs by Mary Meriam at Ms. blog

The Feministing Five: ManSee Kong by Suzanna Bobadilla at Feministing

‘Neighbors’ Review: Seth Rogen’s Suburbanites vs. Frat Boys Comedy Is an Instant Classic by Inkoo Kang at The Wrap

Angela Bassett Will Direct Lifetime Original Movie Based On Whitney Houston/Bobby Brown Relationship by Tambay A. Obenson at Shadow and Act

How American Pop Culture Has Embraced Same-Sex Marriage by Sarah Mirk at Bitch Media

Want a Princess Leia Action Figure? Sorry, Disney Doesn’t Sell Them by Inkoo Kang at Women and Hollywood

Trolls Don’t Just Want to be Rude—They Want Power Over Us by Amanda Levitt at Bitch Media

The Naked Truth: Advertising’s Image of Women: Jean Kilbourne at TEDxLafayetteCollege

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YouTube Break: Jean Kilbourne’s "Killing Us Softly" Lecture

From her website:

Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on the image of women in advertising and her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. Her films, lectures, and television appearances have been seen by millions of people throughout the world. She was named by The New York Times Magazine as one of the three most popular speakers on college campuses. She is the author of the award-winning book Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel and co-author of So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids. The prize-winning films based on her lectures include Killing Us Softly, Spin the Bottle, and Slim Hopes.