Gender Equality
Feminism
Kleenex man size tissues
So recently this tweet went viral and led to the rebranding of Kleenex mansize tissues being re-named to ‘Kleenex Extra Large’. Kleenex mansize tissues had been on the shelves for over sixty years but have received a consistent increase in complaints about the branding of the product. The tweet has received a lot of engagement with a large proportion of the feedback suggesting that the entire situation is unnecessary with more important gender equality problems existing. Here are a few examples of the feedback the tweet received. |
Keira Knightley labels Disney movies as sexism
Although this is a noble goal, I do believe there are less troublesome ways of approaching the situation. In her role played in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Knightley is rescued by Johnny Depp who plays the lead role, which does seem somewhat hypocritical when you consider that when she was being paid it wasn’t a problem, but when Cinderella gets rescued she gets banned from the Knightley household. It must be said that I do imagine bedtime stories at the Knightley house must be some great craic. Some of the reactions to this interview have been quite funny with many people labelling Knightley as a “mentalist”. Naturally, views on parenting tend to cause a debate with everyone doing it differently and Knightley does have a point by highlighting the importance of educating her daughter on female independence and although Disney movies do promote both education and enjoyment I do feel that Knightley may just be overthinking this one.
Transgender individuals in sport
Laurel Hubbard
Transgender boy competes in girls wrestling
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4th Year Recreation and Sport Management student.