G.E. Philage
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When a dress means more than the fabric it's worth....
As the week continues, the theme of a woman's identity being closely tied and monitored by her level of femininity runs through our dialogue. In this piece, the appreciation of the sub-cultural expectations of the 'Southern Belle' highligh ... -
Classed norms, hand in hand with the heteronormative.
Thank you! I appreciate your comments. I agree, there is a lot of commentary on the financial status, as noted in the clip regarding a bare alter with candles, and oh no! silk flowers!! From my understanding and reading on hetero-normativity, it general ... -
Does money=class and winning?
I'm so glad you brought up the very few non-heteronormative couples featured on the show, which from my review of the shows is representative of the international versions as well. I was unable to get clips of that U.S. episode. Yes, I would have to ... -
Yes, we can do and have it all!
Glad you posted, interesting ideas and very nicely tied together. It would be interesting to look at this further from a feminist / post-feminist viewpoint. I know there are some articles on wedding media as engendering propoganda. But I am not sure if ... -
Marginalized Conceptions of Beauty
Great post, I had not seen this series of Say Yes to the Dress and appreciate your highlighting the marginalization of others within wedding-based reality TV. As noted in this post, the representation of women outside the thin norm enforces the stere ...