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Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Ding, Dong for the last time! Goodbye to the Avon Lady

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With the most iconic beauty brands available via online shopping, exclusive Avon products delivered to your home by a woman who also lives...
Thursday, September 28, 2017

UK crackdown on gender stereotypes in advertising shows up Australia's low bar

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From next year, TV advertisements that play on gender stereotypes, or that mock people who fail to conform to them, will not be permit...
Saturday, November 30, 2013

Cultural Cringe and Ja'mie, Private School Girl

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Lilley described as “a skinny, long-faced guy in his late 30s flouncing around with what looks like a horse’s tail on his head” in the rol...
Friday, August 24, 2012

The Colonial "Dolly" Magazine: Ethel and Lilian Turner's Parthenon

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The Parthenon , 11 August 1890 The age of the print magazine may be over, especially for younger readers who are not as familiar with th...
Monday, July 9, 2012

So Long God and Liz: The New Australian Girl Guides Promise

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Girl Guide salute, as used when making the promise, demonstrated by a Canadian Guide and Brownie (1985) For an organisation with a sma...
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Friday, July 3, 2009

Farewell Terri, Kerry, Frances and Leigh: Trend Against Unisex Baby Names

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How do names suddenly catch on? Why are kindergarten teachers wiping the noses of Brittanys and Mias, Coopers and Rileys, yet nursing homes ...
Saturday, February 28, 2009

American Girl Takes on the Aw-Sees

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I am totally fascinated by the idea of the American Girl dolls. Not only does the range include contemporary and historical American Girl do...