http://blip.tv Recent Posts - Blip - Blip en-us http://blip.tv Tue, 24 May 2011 02:47:46 +0000 Tue, 24 May 2011 02:47:46 +0000 346D9AD8-85B0-11E0-84B0-98B969636011 http://blip.tv/feminist-frequency/tropes-vs-women-3-the-smurfette-principle-5198287 feministfrequency 377926 feministfrequency feminist-frequency Feminist Frequency http://blip.tv/feminist-frequency http://a.images.blip.tv/Feministfrequency-picture151.jpg 5198287 5180681 file TV-UN 0.0 2011-05-24T02:47:46Z English Entertainment (about),Women 0 0 0 8 Entertainment Entertainment 1 430 AYK9pDMC http://blip.tv/play/AYK9pDMC http://blip.tv/comments/?attached_to=post5198287&skin=rss Feministfrequency-TropesVsWomen3TheSmurfettePrinciple706.png The Smurfette Principle was named two decades ago by Katha Pollitt, when she noticed that there were a disproportionate amount of male characters in programming aimed at young people. ; Even in adult programming, when women do appear in the primary cast of a television show or movie, they are usually alone in a group of men. Sadly, this trope has made its way into the 21st century. For a full transcript visit: http://www.feministfrequency.com/2011/04/tropes-vs-women-3-the-smurfette-principle/ Check out Nostalgia Chick&apos;s video on the Smurfette Principle - http://blip.tv/file/3122155 Also, be sure to check out the Smurfs episode where Smurfette is created! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCnj5Vk-1V0 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 <iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYK9pDMC.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYK9pDMC" style="display:none"></embed> <br /> The Smurfette Principle was named two decades ago by Katha Pollitt, when she noticed that there were a disproportionate amount of male characters in programming aimed at young people. ; Even in adult programming, when women do appear in the primary cast of a television show or movie, they are usually alone in a group of men. Sadly, this trope has made its way into the 21st century. For a full transcript visit: http://www.feministfrequency.com/2011/04/tropes-vs-women-3-the-smurfette-principle/ Check out Nostalgia Chick&apos;s video on the Smurfette Principle - http://blip.tv/file/3122155 Also, be sure to check out the Smurfs episode where Smurfette is created! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCnj5Vk-1V0 http://blip.tv/file/5180681 Videoblogging bechdel test daily show hollywood inception jim hensen jon stewart katha pollitt smurfette principle smurfs star trek star wars the muppets tokenism transformers winnie the pooh disney autobots michael bay Tue, 24 May 2011 02:47:46 +0000 bechdel, test, daily, show, hollywood, inception, jim, hensen, jon, stewart, katha, pollitt, smurfette, principle, smurfs, star, trek, star, wars, the, muppets, tokenism, transformers, winnie, the, pooh, disney, autobots, michael, bay http://a.images.blip.tv/Feministfrequency-TropesVsWomen3TheSmurfettePrinciple706.png bechdel, test, daily, show, hollywood, inception, jim, hensen, jon, stewart, katha, pollitt, smurfette, principle, smurfs, star, trek, star, wars, the, muppets, tokenism, transformers, winnie, the, pooh, disney, autobots, michael, bay <iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYK9pDMC.x?p=1" width="720" height="433" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYK9pDMC" style="display:none"></embed> Tropes vs. Women: #3 The Smurfette Principle http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/