For my research, I decided to view the gender construction in cartoons. ... The cartoon also portrays the femme fatale theory. ... Usually, she turns him into a giant or even a girl with the use of his experiments. ... He cannot let a girl defeat him and as a man, he must use his brains and rely on himself to get himself out of bad situations. ... Her role, as portrayed in the cartoon, is to cook and clean. ...

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In this paper I will be analyzing cartoons that are specific to gender, both boys and girls. ... The cartoons that I chose to analyze are Sofia the First which is geared toward girls and Dexter's Laboratory which is geared toward boys. As required, I watched three episodes of each cartoon and analyzed them. ... Now, although this cartoon is geared toward little girls, there were also little boys present, a great number of them. ... Respect and manners of course were not only practiced by the boys, but most of all by the girls. ...

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In a desperate need for entertainment I thought the cartoon network would be the channel of choice. The Powerpuff Girls was the first cartoon I selected. ... In the blink of an eye, the cute defenseless bunnies called, The Powerpuff Girls, turn into these mean nasty, vicious, evil, fire spitting group of terrorists. ... Since the cartoon network runs all-day, I anxiously awaited for the next show to start. ... Sponge Bob Square Pants was airing next, a cartoon I had only heard little about, but was kind of cute and airy. ...

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Lisa is a very educated, talented and noisy eight-year-old girl. ... Lisa's character is presented to be more normal in the sense of the American little girl. ... The Simpsons cartoon draws a more mature audience. ... The American public enjoys cartoons. They find them to allow themselves to still laugh at cartoons and know they are "still not that old ". ...

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If we talk about Japanese cartoons to adults or the non-Japanese-cartoon readers, "Doraemon" will be the top name that they think of, as well as we usually think of "Mickey Mouse" when we think of American cartoons. ... It is like the strong bridge bringing Thais to touch Japanese culture and society through its cartoons. Doraemon is the all-time hit Japanese classic cartoon. ... Fourth, although Doraemon is children's cartoon, the story behind it is for adults. ... These show us that in Japanese society, people pay attention to the importance of boys more than girls do. ...

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I chose to critique two animated programs for this assignment: "The Smurfs,"" a popular Saturday morning cartoon in the 1980's, and "The Powerpuff Girls,"" a current program on the cable station Cartoon Network. ... Boys are the norm, girls the variation; boys are central, girls peripheral; boys are individuals, girls are types. ... Girls exist only in relation to boys."" ... Teenage girls are embracing this cartoon the way that demographic embraced the pop music group the "Spice Girls- in the 1990's for their "girl power- message. ... While Femme Fatale runs amok in the city of ...

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The first cartoon, the "Spider Web" cartoon shows a big spider web, and a little girl wearing a dress is trapped in it. A huge spider labeled "Child Labor"" is also on that web trying to control the girl. ... The second cartoon or the "Big Hand " cartoon basically shows a big hand labeled "Child Labor Employer"". ... In the "Spider Web " cartoon, the little girl is trapped in a spider web while the spider is gaining control over her. ... In the "Spider Web " cartoon, the spider and the spider web are bigger so that the girl would look small. ...

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Advertising For Little Girls: Is It For Fun or Domestication and Sexualization? ... They are showing boys how it is acceptable to sexualize girls and expect girls" appearances to be domestic and sexy, evident in the combination of Barbie and her kitchen. ... Commercial catalogs and magazines of toys, clothes, music videos, cartoons, non-cartoon programs, advertising companies manipulating a mother's greed. ... "Teen magazines play important role in adolescent girls" lives" (Merskin). ... In Barbie commercials, little girls are the main characters. ...

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The cartoon is a Japanese animation cartoon. ... Gohan is the child in the cartoon. ... Bulma is the smart girl with an attitude. ... It is actually like a cartoon soap opera. ... The cartoon teaches the watcher good morals. ...

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The first three Japanese cartoons were one-reelers of one to five minute each , in 1917. ... He would be everything a girl would want in a man (Overview of Jap...). ... In most american cartoons, the girl has a physique, which in reality, is really out in nowhere. Their personalities are more of non-girl like. ... In anime, the women roles are more of the cheerleder type, and girls that are totally in the world of glamour. ...

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The first three Japanese cartoons were one-reelers of one to five minute each , in 1917. ... He would be everything a girl would want in a man (Overview of Jap...). ... In most american cartoons, the girl has a physique, which in reality, is really out in nowhere. Their personalities are more of non-girl like. ... In anime, the women roles are more of the cheerleder type, and girls that are totally in the world of glamour. ...

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Herb Block satirized Senator Joseph McCarthy in several of his political cartoons. One cartoon in particular, emphasizes the hysteria felt by the American people at the time. ... The political cartoon titled, "So you read books, eh?" ... The Crucible depicts similar themes of paranoia as the political cartoons. ... Elizabeth Proctor is similar to the teacher figure in Herb Blocks cartoon. ...

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I watched Scooby-Doo on the Cartoon Network, and Arthur on PBS. After carefully reviewing these shows, it's quite funny when you really notice the stereotypes that are exposed in cartoons. ... The males in the cartoon are also stereotyped as well. ... Then there's Muffy, the little rich girl who's father owns a car dealership. She's taken to school by limo every morning, and she often talks about her hair and nail appointments, her nanny, and other "rich girl" things. ...

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To support and contrast I will use a cartoon Tram Leunig. ... Reality and experiences are defined by media constructs, a concept explored by a cartoon by Leunig. This cartoon by Leunig shows a father and child watching a sunset on television while through the window the reality occurs but is ignored. ... The advertisement shows a girl wearing a glamorous dress looking away from the camera. ... The girl is the dominant image in the page as she is positioned dead centre; the audience's eye is automatically drawn to the girl. ...

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Take a look at the latest television shows or movies, more than likely there will be some girl on girl action before the credits roll. ... The political cartoon by Craig Eyles is a perfect example of how lesbians are viewed thru the eyes of a straight man. ... The look that the woman had in the political cartoon could sum up how a lot of lesbians feel. ... If the text was the other way around and a guy told a girl he was gay the woman would take the hint and leave. ... In conclusion Eyles made a very interesting statement in his political cartoon. ...

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For instance, the cartoon Beavis and Butthead on MTV in the United States was widely criticized for depicting the cartoon characters shaped like cigarettes. ... The children thought that the girl would later get up because in the show the characters never die. ... As a result, the boys were significantly more aggressive than the girls. ... It is generally agreed that boys are more naturally aggressive than girls. ... He concluded that boys were significantly more aggressive than girls after watching violent shows. ...

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For instance, the cartoon Beavis and Butthead on MTV in the United States was widely criticized for depicting the cartoon characters shaped like cigarettes. ... The children thought that the girl would later get up because in the show the characters never die. ... As a result, the boys were significantly more aggressive than the girls. ... It is generally agreed that boys are more naturally aggressive than girls. ... He concluded that boys were significantly more aggressive than girls after watching violent shows. ...

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Children try to connect and relate to Cartoon Characters and are attracted to the intense sounds and sights and quick movements that are featured in Cartoons. ... Most of the victims of cartoon violence experience no visible pain and the perpetrators often go unpunished in violent scenes on TV. ... For example, on the popular children's cartoon, Power Rangers, they teach children that violence is not only justified, but heroic too. ... Children often relate with one of the characters on these cartoons. ... Most aggressors in TV violence are usually male and females usually play the ro...

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They have a cartoon camel know as "Joe" as there spokes person . Kids see him as a cartoon character which they assume is good. ... The one all the girls want. ... The move followed repeated accusations from antismoking advocates and government regulators that the company used Joe Camel, a cartoon character, to attract young smokers. ...

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Manga in the sense of animation used to mean cartoons for kids, I think. ... Shajo means a girl or girls in Japanese. ... The simplest answer may be "manga written for girls," and not necessarily written by girls or about girls. ... Is Shajo Manga Different from American Cartoons for Girls? ... Are there any American cartoons specifically for girls, in the first place? ...

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Once the "educational- programs lose their appeal, kids graduate to cartoons and action hero series such as Powerpuff Girls, Looney Tunes and Power Rangers. ... For years, I bought into nearly every idea presented me via the TV, wanting every Barbie doll, Lego kit or Tonka truck advertised, and adopting ridiculously annoying phrases simply because my favorite cartoon character said them. ...

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"Mulan" is the story of a young, high-spirited girl in ancient China. ... This scene looks so real that it seems as if it was not a cartoon, but a real-life battlefield. ... All in all, "Mulan" is a successful cartoon combining music, humor, great visual impact and folklore. ...

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When I was growing up I loved to watch cartoons. ... My favorite cartoons were Disney cartoons. ... They made short cartoons for local businesses. ... He was now fed up with struggling to make cartoons. ... Disney made a new cartoon called "Flowers and Trees", it was the first cartoon in color. ...

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I"m going to start off by saying that until now I never actually thought there was a difference in the way those cartoon characters (the Simpsons) were approached, depending on their gender (not that I watched them too often or anything). ... The little boy is very violent doing a lot of "cool" things, and of course never studies, while the little girl is very quiet and smart. ... "Boys go off and do crazy things, but girls must stay home, close to the family." ... She never holds any grudges, while Bart is mean to her most of the times and always gets his revenge; in other words "...

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A Sociological Approach to the Simpsons I"m going to start off by saying that until now I never actually thought there was a difference in the way those cartoon characters (the Simpsons) were approached, depending on their gender (not that I watched them too often or anything). ... The little boy is very violent doing a lot of "cool" things, and of course never studies, while the little girl is very quiet and smart. ... "Boys go off and do crazy things, but girls must stay home, close to the family." ... She never holds any grudges, while Bart is mean to her most of the times and ...

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