How To Have Sexencourages post-watch conversations about problematic gender and sexual dynamics, particularly for young people. Walker's film highlights the harsh contrast between the perceived experience of the "lads" and “girls” holidays, and how they are both portrayed in popular British culture...
Hollywood's #MeToo reckoning not only shone a light on the industry's toxic culture of predation and sexual violence. It also underscored the critical need for an overhaul of the way sex and consent are portrayed on our screens, and a major change in the way cast and crew members are tr...
Kate Hudson Reacts to Teens Fangirling Over Her ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Role (Exclusive) 3:50 PM PST, Sun Jan 15, 2023 Kate Hudson chats with ET's Denny Directo at the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards, airing Sunday on The CW. The actress opens up a...
the beauty of Wednesday — or at least the version portrayed by Christina Ricci inThe Addams FamilyandAddams Family Values— is that she wasn’t a maladapted goth waif yearning to find someone who truly understands her. Instead, she brought to the screen a morbid self-acceptance that set her...
Young relationships are often portrayed inaccurately in movies and media—and adults who impact the lives of teens may not be sharing their relationship experiences in an adequate or understandable way. For example, young people in media may be frequently shown falling into dramatic love that is un...
And nowonder the fish have long been portrayed in popular media as lone predators, appearing out of nowhere to attack. But that image has come under inspection in recent years, as shark researchers around the world have discovered the fish gathering in large numbers and interacting with others ...
There are a lot of shows that do over-sexualize teenagers, and also view substance abuse through rose-colored glasses. Teen over-sexualization is very common, like when 16-year-old Betty stripped to her underwear in a bikers' club in Riverdale. Addiction is also often portrayed as something...
how the rape affectshim. And in many of these stories, completing this arc requires the survivor to forgive him. This means the survivor doesn’t get justice; their feelings and needs are pushed aside. This pattern is all too common in real life. We should not encourage it in our ...
UK adults spend almost half of the day in front of the screen, browsing the internet and watching television. In addition, we spend 1.8 hours a day on social media and 1.3 hours listening to music, totalling that UK adults are spending on average 4,542 hours in front of a screen ...
Browning, as portrayed by Lauren Bacall, makes the slowest exit from a scene in movie history, sashaying out of Morgan’s office with more turnarounds than a back and forth basketball game. Finally, she looks at Morgan, played by Humphrey Bogart, and purrs, “You know, you ...