Oh, Kia. Weren’t you listening when I praised you for your refreshing new take on the car ad? Or do you just not look to your partner companies in different countries for progressive advertising? I’m speaking, of course, about the latest ad for the 2014 Kia Forte. Carrying on from the theme of their “Hotbots”… Continue Reading →
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In the world of men’s magazine publishing, does honesty count?
Let’s face it: We live in a world where women are objectified left, right, and center. The focal point of this objectification is magazines — those made for both men and women. But that objectification usually runs under the surface, insidiously pointing out our flaws by showing women who are impossibly flawless. Until now. Speaking… Continue Reading →
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Reading pretty much anything about girls and pop culture today, you would be forgiven for despairing over the incessant bombardment of messages about conforming to ideal body standards. But I’m here to tell you that there are some alternative messages filtering through to impressionable young girls. Exhibit A: Yep, some people actually want girls to… Continue Reading →
Kia’s new ad gives a refreshing look at “The Woman and Man of Now”
As we’ve discussed here on About-Face.org, car companies are not known for their progressive, non-sexist advertising. But the new Australia Kia advertisement breaks the mold, presenting two separate ads (one starring a woman and one starring a man) that offer alternative perspectives on stereotypical gender roles. The “Woman of Now” ad features a woman in business… Continue Reading →
This just in: Women’s clothing is responsible for the sexual crimes of men
From the files of “yes, sexism is alive and well,” come two stories from different sides of the globe. In Iowa, an all-male state Supreme Court has upheld a decision that a dentist firing his nurse for being “irresistibly attractive” is legal. Dr. James Knight fired his dental nurse Melissa Nelson because he was worried… Continue Reading →
Jada Pinkett Smith empowers Willow to whip her hair… or not
Earlier this year, Jada Pinkett Smith came under fire for allowing her 12-year-old daughter Willow to cut and color her hair. In response to this criticism, Smith recently wrote an open letter on her Facebook page, defending her decision. She said: The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must… Continue Reading →
Study finds that the “aspirational” body is actually a flexible concept
A recent study in the UK has found that the more we are exposed to a variety of body shapes and sizes, the more tolerant we become of this diversity. Well, duh. This is what we’ve been trying to say forever. Show us a diverse range of body types! What’s the worst that could happen?… Continue Reading →
Celebrities are people, too… or are they?
More and more, celebrities are taking to social media to convince us that they are people, too. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and more have become the new platforms via which huge stars can undermine the paparazzi and post details of their “real” lives. Yes, those are quotes around the word “real.” This year’s Emmy Awards brought… Continue Reading →