{"id":1382,"date":"2010-07-29T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:33:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:33:00","slug":"thoughtful-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=1382","title":{"rendered":"Thoughtful Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>This makes me so happy: The Seventeen Magazine Project<\/a> — a wise eighteen year old girl’s attempt to live by the tenants of that questionably realistic mag, for thirty days. I love the audaciousness of the project, but even more, I love her Flickr project, which is a fill-in-the-blanks photo essay, which states, “Hey, Mainstream Media! I am…”<\/a><\/p>\n

The blanks are filled in some amazing ways — with pictures of girls – and guys – holding up mostly hand-lettered signs that creatively defy the mainstream media’s teen stereotyping. My favorite of this second is “Not defined by my genitalia.” That, for today, says it all.<\/p>\n

(Of course, there’s also the “Hey, Mainstream Media! I am… unable to walk in heels,” a statement which also speaks to me (people who saw me at the Newbery\/Caldecott dinner know this for sure). And the “Hey, Mainstream Media! I am…never going to trust you again,” response which also works well for my mood. Just — check it out, please<\/a>. And check out the very intelligent, thoughtful Jamie Keiles of Pennsylvania. And think of her and others like her when you’re considering a.) the future fate of the nation and b.) writing for young adults.) {Hat tip to Sociological Images<\/a>.}<\/p>\n

So, remember The Bechdel Test<\/a>, and how many YA writers were suddenly struck by the idea that their work was NOT up to snuff in terms of female characters having something other in their lives but conversations about guys? Sure – plenty of female characters in YA lit. But, do they talk to each other about anything but boys? Now it’s time to take on SFF movies. There is much fail<\/a>. (I’d be interested in someone doing this for kid movies. The only recent movies I can think of which doesn’t fail this test is Diary of a Wimpy Kid<\/i>, and Beezus and Ramona<\/i>, neither of which I have seen. Surely there must be more.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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