{"id":50709,"date":"2012-09-30T11:00:39","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=50709"},"modified":"2012-09-30T20:18:27","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T01:18:27","slug":"this-month-in-sociological-images-september-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/30\/this-month-in-sociological-images-september-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"This Month in Sociological Images (September 2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SocImages News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulfrank.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Frank<\/a>, creator of fashion icon Julius the Monkey, emailed us. \u00a0He wanted to let us know that he opposed the monkey&#8217;s appearance in a Native American-inspired fashion event that we used as an example of cultural appropriation. \u00a0The post and the follow up can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/12\/fashion-appropriation-paul-franks-dream-catchin-event\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My unusually strong argument about <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/13\/gender-power-and-chris-browns-battered-woman-tattoo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Brown&#8217;s battered woman tattoo<\/a> (in which I drew extensively from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2012\/09\/11\/what-chris-browns-tattoo-tells-us-about-violence-against-women\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Marcotte<\/a>) was reposted at <a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/5943392\/gender-power-and-chris-browns-battered-woman-tattoo\" target=\"_blank\">Jezebel<\/a> and\u00a0received\u00a0a great deal of attention and debate.<\/p>\n<p>Gwen was quoted at <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com\/2012\/09\/there-are-producers-and-parasites-ctd-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Sullivan&#8217;s Daily Dish<\/a>\u00a0talking about awareness of <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/19\/hidden-beneficiaries-of-federal-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">beneficiaries&#8217; awareness of their use of government programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I was quoted in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/print\/865562061\/In-search-of-balance-Can-families-both-embrace-and-overcome-the-Internet.html\" target=\"_blank\">Deseret News<\/a>\u00a0in a story about the challenges faced by families in the age of the internet.<\/p>\n<p>SocImages posts also appeared at <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/si-in-the-news\/socimages-posts-at-ms-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ms.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/si-in-the-news\/socimages-posts-at-jezebel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jezebel<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/si-in-the-news\/socimages-posts-at-racialicious\/\" target=\"_blank\">Racialicious<\/a> this month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Racialicious, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racialicious.com\/2012\/09\/18\/nature-nurture-and-the-pro-athlete\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nature, Nurture, and the Pro Athlete<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jezebel,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/5946677\/the-weight-watchers-life-trajectory\" target=\"_blank\">The Weight Watchers Life Trajectory<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jezebel,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/5943392\/gender-power-and-chris-browns-battered-woman-tattoo\" target=\"_blank\">Gender, Power, and Chris Brown\u2019s Battered Woman Tattoo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ms.,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/msmagazine.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/09\/26\/we-like-you-a-lot-ms-scientist-but-wed-rather-hire-the-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\">We Like You A Lot, Ms. Scientist, But We\u2019d Rather Hire the Guy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Lectures and Appearances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had a fabulous time at <strong>Indiana State University<\/strong> this month and I&#8217;m looking forward to upcoming talks in California and Boston:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>California State University &#8211; Northridge<\/strong> (Oct. 8): &#8220;Female Genital &#8216;Mutilation&#8217; in the American Imagination&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Western Political Science Association<\/strong> (Hollywood, CA, Mar. 28-30): panels on &#8220;Public Intellectualism&#8221; and the &#8220;Twenty-First Century Sex Wars&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Harvard University<\/strong> (Women&#8217;s Week,\u00a0Mar. 8-14): &#8220;A Feminist Defense of Friendship&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New Intern<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please welcome\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/laura-bertocci\/40\/365\/185\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Bertocci<\/a>, our new SocImages intern. \u00a0Laura is a senior History major at Occidental College currently writing her thesis on the American media coverage of the Chilean dictatorship in 1973, inspired by her recent semester abroad in Valpara\u00edso, Chile. She has worked at her hometown&#8217;s branch of Patch.com, LA politics blog The City Maven, Forbes Magazine, and Gannett Government Media in every role from reporter to editor to photographer, and plans on pursuing journalism after graduation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Popular Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Laura, she collected this set of our most popular posts from September:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/13\/gender-power-and-chris-browns-battered-woman-tattoo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gender, Power, and Chris Brown&#8217;s Battered Woman Tattoo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/14\/cognitive-bias-and-the-iphone-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Confirmation Bias and the iPhone 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/19\/mitt-romney-and-the-47-meme\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mitt Romney and the 47% Meme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/19\/hidden-beneficiaries-of-federal-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hidden Beneficiaries of Federal Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/06\/words-the-democratic-and-republican-conventions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Words: The Democratic and Republican Conventions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/07\/sad-white-babies-with-mean-feminist-mommies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sad White Babies with Mean Feminist Mommies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/11\/the-sworn-virgins-of-albania-social-rules-and-accommodations\/\" target=\"_blank\">The &#8220;Sworn Virgins&#8221; of Albania: Social Rules and Accommodations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/09\/26\/gender-and-biased-perceptions-scientists-rate-job-applicants\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gender and Biased Perceptions: Scientists Rate Job Applicants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Newest Pinterest Page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gwen put together a new Pinterest page featuring a collection of a SocImages audience favorite:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/socimages\/pointlessly-gendered-products\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pointlessly Gendered Products<\/a>. \u00a0See all of our boards\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/socimages\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Media \u2018n\u2019 Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>This is your monthly reminder that SocImages is on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/socimages\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Sociological-Images-Seeing-Is-Believing\/8399768839\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/2\/114500008673351112338\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/socimages\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a>. \u00a0Lisa is on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lisawadephd\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and most of the team is on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lisawade\" target=\"_blank\">@lisadwade<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/gwensharpnv\" target=\"_blank\">@gwensharpnv<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/familyunequal\" target=\"_blank\">@familyunequal<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/carolineheldman\" target=\"_blank\">@carolineheldman<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/JayLivingston\" target=\"_blank\">@jaylivingston<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/wendyphd\" target=\"_blank\">@wendyphd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Other News&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wow, who&#8217;s that with the Bluth Company stair car!?<a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2012\/09\/download.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-51427\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2012\/09\/download-500x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2012\/09\/download-500x305.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2012\/09\/download.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SocImages News Paul Frank, creator of fashion icon Julius the Monkey, emailed us. \u00a0He wanted to let us know that he opposed the monkey&#8217;s appearance in a Native American-inspired fashion event that we used as an example of cultural appropriation. \u00a0The post and the follow up can be found here. 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