Our Pop Culture Panel looks at the dawn of a new era, tone deaf marketing, #MeToo impeding sexual freedoms and racism via cartoon accents.
Will this year’s Golden Globes mark the turn of an era?
People are still buzzing from Sunday’s Golden Globes event. From the majority of attendees who wore black to show solidarity with the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, to Oprah’s recipient speech and a silence from the men in the room.
From the lack of gender and cultural in the film industry to Seth Meyer’s careful treading of these topics. Do our pop culture experts think this will become a watershed moment?
Does #MeToo cramp dating styles?
French actress Catherine Deneuve is a signatory with more than one hundred others of an open letter opposing the #MeToo campaign.
The letter was printed in French newspaper Le Monde, and claims a witch hunt of sorts has followed the revelations of sexual misconduct.
The letter says the current climate prosecutes men for flirting poorly and impedes sexual freedom. In an attempt to eradicate sexist and inappropriate behavior, are we being too harsh
Yet another marketing mistake has some asking: what will it take for corporations to learn?
Music artist The Weeknd announced Monday that he would no longer be working with clothing company H&M after they advertised a sweater with the slogan 'Coolest monkey in the jungle.'
The child model was black, and many protested the item, pointing out that “monkey” has been used as a racial slur.
H&M has apologized and removed the item from its channels, but some say an apology is not enough.
Has it ever mattered to you that The Lion King’s Mufasa has an American accent, and Scar a British one?
Two researchers at Tufts University, Calvin Gidney and Julie Dobrow, have been lookling into the stereotypes played by our cartoon villains.
Their research shows a great number of villains have a German, eastern European, or Russian accent.
They suggest this is reflective of America’s opposition to these countries during World War II and the Cold War, though not all networks or shows use these tropes.
Our Pop Culture Panel includes Chelsea Bird and Ian MacKinnon, on-air personalities with 104.9 Virgin Radio in Edmonton and Andrew Guilbert, assistant editor with Avenue Calgary
