Comments on: TV theme songs: Clarissa Explains It All http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/12/16/tv-theme-songs-clarissa-explains-it-all/ Feminist discourses in wax and plastic Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alyx Vesey http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/12/16/tv-theme-songs-clarissa-explains-it-all/#comment-784 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:24:33 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=2282#comment-784 Thanks Caitlin! I found myself nodding emphatically to everything you have to say (especially your comments about race and class). I’ve heard good things about iCarly and Amy Poehler’s cartoon show The Mighty B! both on Nickelodeon. I also liked That’s So Raven when it was on.

Oh! And if you haven’t seen/heard of it, Poehler also hosts the Web series Smart Girls At The Party, which is all about celebrating awesome girls. Girls like Ruby the Feminist make me happy to be alive. :)

If anyone’s got suggestions, feel free to share!

]]> By: Caitlin http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/12/16/tv-theme-songs-clarissa-explains-it-all/#comment-783 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:44:28 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=2282#comment-783 I LOVE this analysis. I also love the inclusion of all of these fabulous TV shows. It occurs to me that there doesn’t seem to be an equivalent female-centered show out there today; I don’t watch much TV, but all I can even think that comes close is “Hannah Montana,” and that show doesn’t seem like it’d be nearly as empowering because it’s about a girl who is a superstar, not a girl living the day-to-day tribulations of the rest of us. Granted, one female protagonist can’t stand for all young girls, and the presence of 3 white, presumably middle-class female protagonists above is definitely exclusionary. Still, to slide into one show with a white upper-class female whose day-to-day struggles appear to be dealing with her stardom (I admittedly have never seen a full episode of the show), seems to be a huge step in the wrong direction. Also I really just don’t like Miley Cyrus:P Are there good shows for young girls out there that I’m just not aware of? I hope so!

]]> By: Alyx Vesey http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/12/16/tv-theme-songs-clarissa-explains-it-all/#comment-771 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:46:03 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=2282#comment-771 Thanks, m’dear!

]]> By: Sandie http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/12/16/tv-theme-songs-clarissa-explains-it-all/#comment-770 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:10:46 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=2282#comment-770 I love this post! Clarissa was definitely a girl I looked up to as a kid. I think your analysis is spot on. Keep up the good writing/thinking, Alyx.

]]> By: Alyx Vesey http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/12/16/tv-theme-songs-clarissa-explains-it-all/#comment-769 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:42:16 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=2282#comment-769 Haha — didn’t that show rule?

]]> By: June http://feministmusicgeek.com/2009/12/16/tv-theme-songs-clarissa-explains-it-all/#comment-768 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:03:18 +0000 http://feministmusicgeek.com/?p=2282#comment-768 OMFG I *LOVED* Clarissa! That just flashed me back so hard core. Thanks!

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