The shows that are cited made have been created by women, but look how many women were hired to
This is wonderfully articulated -- thanks for reposting, Melissa!
Even show's like ABC's hit series, "Once Upon A Time," one of my favorites that
Maybe he changed his first name too...lol
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DB | March 11, 2011 10:06 AM
People who doubt language influences thought (and sexist stereotypes) should just take a look at research. It's not recent either; we've known this since the 60s and earlier.
It's really a bummer when heroes and comics, etc. are assigned only to men. I love them, and my husband doesn't. I go to those movies; he doesn't -- so is HE the fan? Hm...
Jihad-Punk | March 11, 2011 3:39 AM
"Fanboy," "man," "mankind," "he," "him," etc... is always the default pronoun for anonymous people when mentioned in articles or research papers or essays or whatever. I hate it , it's absolutely infurating.