Category Archives: sport

Everyday Misogyny: Sexism in Paradise Video Update

By 16 commentsactivism, advertising, beauty myth, body image, boys and girls, correspondence, discrimination, kids, media, media and gender, movies, objectification, rant, sexism, social justice, social media, sport, video

You’ll be astonished to know that my complaint via the Air New Zealand website (thanks Lucy for the motivation to make it) has not resulted in the ‘Safety in Paradise’ ads being withdrawn. Here’s how the correspondence has gone so far, and what I’m doing next. After I wrote this post about why I thought […]

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Everyday Misogyny: What’s wrong with Air New Zealand’s Swimsuit Safety Video?

By 16 commentsbeauty myth, body image, culture, feminism, marketing, media and gender, objectification, racism, rant, sport, travel, video

Update: I’ve been getting my complain on! For my early correspondence with Air New Zealand and the Advertising Standards Authority, click through to this update, and for Air New Zealand’s flabbergasting response to my ASA complaint, head here. I wrote most of this post a few days ago on a plane. I was flying home from […]

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