Dr. Rebecca Hains
Author, professor and speaker | Children's media culture, media literacy, and media criticism
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Princess Awesome Kickstarter Signals a Cultural Tipping Point
Princess Awesome’s traction may be a cultural referendum on the relentlessly monochromatic girly girl culture we’ve lived with for more than a decade—a signal that we’re approaching a cultural tipping point on the subject. And that’s a good thing.
Read MoreWhat if Woody Wore Pink?
What would you think of Woody from Toy Story if he wore pink? Would you think the color choice was incongruous—that it didn’t seem masculine enough for a 1950s-era cowboy toy? Well, you’d be wrong, as these images from the 1955 Sears Christmas Book catalog attest.
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Dr. Rebecca Hains 