Pink Ribbons and Politics + Gender Stereotyping in TV Ads

Podcast Episode Summary

PINK RIBBONS AND POLITICS: The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation's decision Tuesday to defund Planned Parenthood has ignited a firestorm of debate. The Cure Foundation says new policy precludes it from funding organizations under investigation (Congress launched an investigation of Planned Parenthood last fall). Others see politics and ideology in both the investigation and in new Cure Foundation leadership, who have been pro-life advocates. What do you think? (14 min.) GENDER STEREOTYPING IN TV ADS: Today's television ads are full of inept dads, dumb jocks and clueless husbands and the women who rescue, seduce and nag them. Some see these ads as harmless, while others decry the gender stereotypes they reinforce. But these ads may also reflect new realities in marketing: as men make more household purchases advertisers are adjusting to the shift. We sort the savvy from the ridiculous ahead of TV advertising's biggest night of the year. (36 min.)