BlogHide Resteemssowhat (29)in life • 6 years agoCBBUK: The Time I Got Stood Up By A Porn StarBy Melissa Gould SoWhat? Media Moments as Teachable Moments 23 August 2018 After waiting seven months for the return of Celebrity Big Brother UK the night had finally arrived. I had…resteemedducile (25)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoNexo: What Is It & Why Should You CareImagine if there was a way to spent say $10,000USD worth of Bitcoin without having to sell it! Impossible? NOPE.... Let me introduce you to... Nexo is an instant overdraft backed by…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoVeganuary: #MarketingGoals or Trivalising the CauseADVERTISING Veganuary: #MarketingGoals or Trivalising the Cause By Melissa Gould, at SoWhat? February 27, 2018 Food trends get a lot of traction through mainstream media. But are food and…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoBarbie versus DinosaursKIDS When 'Boys' is Synonymous with 'Substance'. By Melissa Gould, at SoWhat? February 24, 2018 It's takeaway night in my household. Sushi for Miss 7 and McDonalds for Master 4. And its…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoBARBIE NEWS!KIDS BARBIE NEWS! Barbie Has Undergone Another Makeover. By Melissa Gould, at SoWhat? February 22, 2018 Photo Credit: Mattel Mattel has revealed a new look for Barbie. The Tomb…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoLittle Miss... ProblematicBOOKS Little Miss Inventor: A Feminist Character in the Mr Men Universe? By Melissa Gould, at SoWhat? December 2, 2017 Misterland has just announced that Little Miss Inventor will join…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoFrom Reality Stars to Charity Recipients Overnight.Normally we hear about reality television creating overnight success stories, but for the contestants of home renovation programme The Block NZ , their overnight story took a very different turn.…sowhat (29)in religion • 7 years agoChristianity Sells: When Advertisers use Christianity to Sell.Christianity has become a key player in promoting non-religious brands, products, and services. Jesus is employed as a salesman for the profane and God offers the ultimate celebrity…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoSexism With a Side of Fries: How to Combat Sexism at the DriveThruMcDonald’s Employee: Welcome to McDonald's. Place your order when you’re ready. Me: Hi. I’d like a cheeseburger happy meal please. McDonald’s Employee: Is that for a boy or a girl? In New…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoHow Children Can Pay It Forward with Media Literacy – The Return of Georgie PorgieCHILDREN ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO LEARN MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS. WE JUST NEED TO START TEACHING THEM Tonight my daughter, aged six, wanted to read the nursery rhyme Georgie Porgie to her younger…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoFood for Thought: The Emoji Movie Happy MealNormally we hear narratives about the sexism attributed to the distribution of Happy Meal toys or the links between fast food and obesity. While these are both really important topics, this article…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoWhen Bedtime Stories Give You NightmaresLast night my daughter (aged 6) chose the Nursery Rhyme Collection Book for her bedtime story. “Can you read this one please Mum?” she asked. I glanced over. It was Georgie Porgie, a…sowhat (29)in philosophy • 7 years agoThe Case for World-Proofing Our ChildrenWe cannot escape media content. We can “turn off”, “switch over”, “block”, “unfollow”, or “turn it down”, but because we live in a media-centric culture, we are forced to navigate our lives through…sowhat (29)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoKia Ora (Hello) from the bottom of the globe!Let me introduce myself: Kia Ora, I'm Melissa Gould and I'm from New Zealand (aka Middle Earth, aka the bottom of the globe). I'm so excited to part of the Steemit community, to read some great…sowhat (29)in life • 7 years agoHow Doc McStuffins Got Me Talking to My Kids About Consent....When I let my children watch television I never think it’s going to end with us having a conversation about consent. But when my kids watched Doc McStuffins' ‘Commander No’ episode that is…
