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  From Paternal to Patronizing: The Declining Credibility of Female Contestants

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  Tricia Clasen University of Wisconsin - Rock County

  June 03, 2011

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  Idol repeatedly stated that they were looking for an artist. From the beginning, they indicated that ... image would not be the deciding factor; rather, talent would be. However, also from the beginning, they ...
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  Too HAWT To Win

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  Christopher Bell University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  May 31, 2011

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  famously instructed S6's Haley Scarnato to "wear the least amount of clothes as possible. ...
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  Aaron Sorkin's Elite Smart Girls (or Lack Thereof)

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  Kelli Marshall DePaul University

  June 30, 2011

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  Aaron Sorkin's Elite Smart Girls (or Lack Thereof) The Social Network sexism feminism Aaron Sorkin Curator's Note Almost immediately after its release, The Social Network came under fire for its limiting and misogynistic portrayals of women. Mos ...
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  Latino Hip Hop: The Complexity of Challenging the Status Quo

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  Mari Castaneda University of Massachusetts at Amherst

  November 12, 2007

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  Latino Hip Hop: The Complexity of Challenging the Status Quo transnationalism sexism race patriarchy music video Latinos Kinto Sol immigration hip hop demographics consumer citizenship Curator's Note Latina/o media and popular culture is in a moment ...