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  2. Exploitation of women in mass media - Wikipedia

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    Media plays a role in how violence against women is perceived. Media such as film, TV, and video games popularize and desensitize users' perceptions of the treatment of women. According to a study by Easteal, media portrayals of women consistently perpetuate patriarchal views and present a problematic picture of violence toward women. [122]

  3. Media portrayals of transgender people - Wikipedia

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    Reitz wrote that often trans women are cast as villains in film and television, citing examples of bad representation in the films Sleepaway Camp (1983) and Silence of the Lambs (1991), and further criticizing TV shows such as Law & Order (1990-2010), CSI (2000-2015), NCIS (2003-Present), and The Closer (2005-2012) as doing the same thing.

  4. List of transgender characters in television - Wikipedia

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    Trans woman who is the daughter of a salon owner and part of the main cast from season 1 forward. [41] (2016-2019) Denise Bryson: David Duchovny: Twin Peaks: Trans woman and FBI agent, who purportedly began presenting as a woman after working undercover. [42] (1990-1991) Sophia Burset: Laverne Cox: Orange Is the New Black

  5. Meghan-backed report finds gaps in portrayals of mothers on TV

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    Meghan appeared in a series of TV acting roles before her 2018 marriage to Harry, the Duke of Sussex, with her most well-known role being Rachel Zane in the American legal drama, Suits.

  6. 47 of the most groundbreaking LGBTQ characters and ... - AOL

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    LGBTQ representation on TV has made huge strides in recent years, largely thanks to shows like "Glee," "Orange is the New Black," and "Pose." 47 of the most groundbreaking LGBTQ characters and ...

  7. Media and gender - Wikipedia

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    TV Guide magazine called out the industry for "refusing to rise above characterizations of women as pretty, skinny, dopey, hapless housewives or housewife wannabes", and a poll conducted by Redbook magazine in 1972 showed that "75 per cent of 120,000 women agreed that 'the media degrades women by portraying them as mindless dolls'". [42]

  8. Richard Curtis admits past portrayal of women was ... - AOL

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    Curtis, 66, previously admitted rewatching ‘Love, Actually’ made him feel ‘uncomfortable’

  9. Media portrayal of LGBTQ people - Wikipedia

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    Historically, the portrayal of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in media has been largely negative if not altogether absent, reflecting a general cultural intolerance of LGBTQ individuals; however, from the 1990s to present day, there has been an increase in the positive depictions of LGBTQ people, issues, and concerns within mainstream media in North America. [1]