New Lesbian Detective Show Considered By Networks
When the L-Word debuted in 2004, networks were astounded that the new television series did so well at capturing a diverse television audience in addition to its anticipated gay following. Since the L-Word’s success television networks have attempted to replicate the Lesbian story line into various television shows.
With the L-Word entering its final television season, […]
Product Placement On The L Word
Ilene Chaiken, The L-Word writer and creator convinced Showtime, which doesn’t air commercials, to let her write products into the lady drama’s storylines. Those with knowledge of the matter say that for $300,000, consumer brands can buy an “integration package” that will either incorporate a brand into existing L Word storylines or allow the […]
Katie Couric: Sexism in America
America’s highest paid newscaster has claimed she is a victim of sexism and that discrimination based on gender is more prevalent - and tolerated - in US society than racism.
Katie Couric, the CBS evening news anchor who earns a reported $15 million a year, compared herself to failed presidential candidate Senator Hillary […]
Why Do We Still Need Beauty Pageants?
I was channel surfing Sunday night and stumbled upon The Miss Universe Pageant Live from Vietnam. I have always found these contests to be a bit degrading and sexist. Why do we still have them, and why did nearly a billion viewers tune in worldwide?
Already in progress, the hosts, Jerry Springer and Melanie Brown (Scary […]
Even as Celebrities, Women Face a Double Standard
By Vanessa Richmond via Alternet
The tabloids paint Britney Spears’ as a neglectful, deranged, drug-addicted mother who frequently neglects and even endangers her children, and whose partying ways are responsible for her demise. The video and images of Amy Winehouse smoking crack cocaine have been widely circulated, along with a flurry of recent articles alleging that […]
Air America’s Sweetheart
Since Rachel Maddow hit airwaves with her eponymous show on Air America in 2004, the former Rhodes Scholar has become one busy politico. Listeners can hear the 35-year-old California native play part logician and part devil’s advocate in the plum listening hours of 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Monday through Friday on XM Satellite […]
