http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com review of female characters in animation. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:17:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Now You See ‘Em, Now You Don’t: Gender & Racial Disparity in TV for Children” analyzes the ratio of male and female characters in television shows created for young children and how frequently these characters occupy narrowly prescribed gender roles. The research shows that live-action children’s television programs have gone ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/04/13/gender-racial-disparity-in-tv/ Galactic Guardian! Champion of the Cosmos! Defender of the Milky Way! Atomic Betty is a tiny, high energy, pre-pubescant girl with two distinct identities. Firstly, her earth self is a school girl and tomboy who continually resists her mothers attempts for fashion makeovers. Atomic Betty by Atomic Cartoons, Vancouver, Canada. Secondly, Betty's galactic self is a space ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/04/10/atomic-betty/ In January, 2007, Geena Davis addresssed The National Conference for Media Reform of not only her experiences acting in Thelman and Louise and A League of Their Own, but importantly the gender disparity in G-rated Feature films including animated features. Whilst watching television with her young daughter, Geena observed the lack of female roles ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/04/07/geena-davis-speaks-on-gender-disparity-in-animation/ Chuck Jones, well-known Warner Brothers director said... Question: did you ever consider having any of your characters female? Chuck: "This always comes up. I'm sorry. I didnt, no. And even in live action, you know, up until Dianne Keaton started working with Woody Allen, there were very few female comedians in live action. It's a ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/04/02/chuck-jones-warner-bothers-director/ Harley Quinn's first comic book appearance was in The Batman Adventures #12, September 1993, then appeared in the seventh episode of  Batman: The Animated Series, Warner Bros. Here we find Harley working as a psychiatrist in Arkham Asylum where met the Joker and fell in love with him during their therapy sessions. Harley ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/03/23/harley-quinn/ From the creator of Spider Man and the Hulk, Stan Lee launched 'Stripperella' in 2003, an animated TV series. Stripperella is Erotica Jones, a dancer/stripper by night and a superhero later at night. Voiced by Pamela Anderson (Baywatch fame) and acted as consultant to the series, Erotica Jones has big breasts, ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/02/12/stripperella/ The issue of how women are treated in comics is a contentious debate, yet like their male counterparts the women are superheroes, with powerfully strong bodies and ingenious specialty powers. Do the similarities end there? Whilst women as superheroines in comics wear revealling and totally impractical costumes, it's the sexual violence ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/02/07/women-in-comics/ Pocahontas, produced by Walt Disney Studios in 1995, is an independent and adventuresome American Indian young woman.  This story is a romantic fantasy and the plot remains true to the established Disney's formula for heroines that 'dreams can come true'. Chief Powhatan, her father, has plans for Pocahontas to marry Kocoum, a worthy brave ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/02/06/pocahontas/ Produced by Marina Zurkow, Brain Girl is a 'she-borg' style character as her form is a hybrid of both human body and technology. A girl with no eyes who wears her large brain on the outside, connoting intelligence as her most significant trait.   Brain Girl by Marina Zurkow Graphic from Bitch Magazine As ... http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/01/20/brain-girl/ Hi and Welcome to Animating Women. This blog is a feminist critique of female characters in Animation. Including Flash toons, Disney, Comics, mainstream/indy and more... Scarf Girl is produced in Flash by Alison Watts  http://animatingwomen.animationblogspot.com/2007/01/17/hi-and-welcome/