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  Squid Game as Pedagogical Tool

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  Anthony Dannar Auburn University

  January 20, 2022

  perpetuating the myth that those who are successful in society have earned it through hard work, inherent ... giving players “one last chance to fight fair and win” by using simple children's games. However, ... a “game” in which only the few can “win.” ...
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  Too HAWT To Win

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  Christopher Bell University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  May 31, 2011

  5 comments

  Too HAWT To Win sexism Haley Reinhart American Idol Curator's Note In my book American ... winning the entire competition- the "hawter" a female contestant, the less likely it is that she ... will win. In fact, any female contestant labeled early on as "sexy" is essentially doomed.  ...
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  Best Actress in a Dramedic Role?: The Emmy Awards' Genre Problem

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  Myles McNutt University of Wisconsin - Madison

  September 15, 2011

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  Curator's Note While it’s not uncommon for stars to indulge in self-deprecation upon winning a major ... shows, Falco skips over humble and lands on incredulous, citing her win as “ridiculous” because she’s, ... between the two genres are competing in comedy categories, and winning. Falco’s win is part of a growing ...
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  Re: Springfield, Iraq

  Speaking of "winning" hearts

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  Thursday, November 23, 2006 — 12:53 am

  Speaking of "winning" hearts and minds, watch soldiers rip them from Iraqi children ...
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  Re: Too HAWT To Win

  God and Country

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  Natalie Wilson cal state san marcos

  Wednesday, June 1, 2011 — 9:44 pm

  closeted on Idol. Not being a Christain believer who thanks god at the Idol win (and presumably in any ... future grammy wins) OR being out and proud as non-hetero would be just as dangerous as being ...
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  Re: Guilt by Association: The Grammys, The Recording Industry, and Representing Popular Music Culture

  Some great thoughts here,

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  Myles McNutt University of Wisconsin - Madison

  Tuesday, September 13, 2011 — 1:32 am

  heard of win Grammys, but they win the untelevised Grammys. I watched a lot of that ceremony last year, ... seeing wins by acts like La Roux and Tia Carrere (for an award, Hawaiian Album, that will no longer ...
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  Let's Talk about Candy Crush: Surveillance and Social Games

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  Stephanie Vie University of Central Florida

  October 27, 2014

  7 comments

  all time, is a free-to-play game that offers in-game purchases to players. It alone earned more money ... microtransactions. CCS earns an estimated 800K daily from in-game purchases. Microtransactions make up the ...
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  What's Up with D-List Latinidad?

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  Roberto Carlos Ortiz Independent

  March 26, 2015

  Despite being a D-List Latino celebrity, Trejo earned a certain cool factor after his Machete “star ... dimple-smiled, uncool. However, both earned D-List status by embodying stereotypes of Latino manhood. Mario Lopez ...
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  Re: Digital Labor in Participatory Television

  Windows of Change?

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  Ben Aslinger Bentley University

  Thursday, May 5, 2011 — 8:34 pm

  inclusion on satellite and cable TV lineups that wants to earn per subscriber fees and increase ad revenue ...
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  Re: “Who's Your Mr. and Mrs. Grey?”: Unpacking Casting Speculations in Fifty Shades of Grey

  super fans

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  Karen Petruska University of California, Santa Barbara

  Wednesday, September 26, 2012 — 11:52 am

  itself an expression of power? How many hits did this trailer earn?  Did it break through to a broader ...

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