From Beyonce to Rihanna to Taylor Swift to Adele, the pop music landscape is not exactly hurting for women right now. But we could always use a few more ladies killin’ it in the music scene, right?! Some of the SPARKteam came together to talk about their fave female musicians, songwriters, singers, and female-fronted bands, [...]
by Eliana Buenrostro In real Rookie style, I wrote something really honest about my love of Tavi and Rookie Mag–because if there’s anything Rookie has taught me, it’s to embrace the things you love with joyful innocence. I am a huge Tavi fan. I’m not going to talk about what people in the fashion industry [...]
By Eliana Buenrostro To many, Taylor Swift is a breath of fresh of air, a nice change from the many overproduced sexualized pop stars. She plays guitar and writes her own songs. Swift has been lauded as a role model for young girls and she might be single handedly responsible for bringing pop country songs [...]
[Ed. note: this post in solidarity with Ethnic Studies students and educators in Arizona is inspired by FAAN Mail's #WishiLearnedinHS campaign. For more information about the Ethnic Studies ban, including a list of books confiscated from Arizona public schools, please click here.] By Eliana Buenrostro On Februrary 1 2012, the bill HB 2281 went into effect [...]
By Eliana Buenrostro As a feminist, I am constantly hearing about the ways companies continue to treat the differences between girls and boys as innate. But this past Christmas, it really hit home when I heard about the toys my cousins received. My 6-year-old cousin received a Nintendo 3DS – a game with infinite play [...]
Complex female characters in kids’ TV: Avatar & Korra
by Eliana Buenrostro For the past 3 months, I’ve really enjoyed watching The Legend of Korra on Nickelodeon. For those whose don’t know, The Legend of Korra is a follow up to the critically acclaimed series Avatar: the Last Airbender, which aired on Nick from 2005 to 2008. Avatar is heavily inspired by distinct Asian [...]