Archive for the 'Twilight' tag

Why The Pretty White Girl YA Book Cover Trend Needs To End

June 6th, 2012 by Guest Contributor

By Guest Contributor Ellen Oh, cross-posted from...
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Posted in beauty, books, ethnocentrism, race & publishing, race & representations | 30 comments

Lies, Damned Lies, and the Complicated Accounting of Identity [Counterpoint]

May 2nd, 2012 by Latoya Peterson

When I received Gyasi’s piece, I thought...
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Posted in american indian/native american/first nations, cultural appropriation, identity, race & representations | 43 comments

Running With the Wolves – A Racialicious Reading of the Twilight Saga

November 26th, 2009 by Latoya Peterson

by Latoya Peterson ***SPOILERS*** I would...
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Posted in books, hollywood, stereotypes | 54 comments

Disney, Twilight and Bollywood: Reinforcing the Purity Myth or Fantasy of Safe Sexual Exploration for Young Girls (and Their Mothers)?

November 26th, 2009 by Guest Contributor

by Guest Contributor Neesha Meminger The...
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Posted in gender, hollywood, movies, sexuality | 38 comments