Carina Chocano

author of “You Play The Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages”

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author of “You Play The Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, & Other Mixed Messages”

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Strong female characters are more common in movies and TV now, but women are often still playing stereotypes.

How pop culture is still treating women's lives as fairy tales

Strong female characters are more common in movies and TV now, but women are often still playing stereotypes.

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