A Transgressive Figure or a Puppet of the Patriarchy? The Action Heroine in Atomic Blonde by Dida Syarifa Nursyamsi Hilman, Dadung Ibnu Muktion

“… Although women’s empowerment has progressed, various media products still represent women in a negative light. They are commonly stereotyped and shown as sexual objects in these media products. …”
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La puerta del alma: el color de ojos y de cabello como forma discursiva de dominación (The doors of soul: the color hairs and eyes as a discursive instrument of domination) by Korstanje, Maximiliano

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Are you my mummy? Complicating the mother in Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Vasnani, Bhavna Ramesh

“…The heroine of the show, the titular Buffy Summers, is the physical representation of this stereotype: blonde and petite. But Buffy is not a damsel in distress; she is the Vampire Slayer, the “one girl in all the world, a Chosen One, born with the strength and skill to hunt the vampires…to stop the spread of evil” (“Welcome to the Hellmouth”, 1:012). …”
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Ethnolookism as a factor in the attitude of the Romans towards the Germans by Vladimir Olegovich Nikishin

“…Latin authors call blue eyes and blond hair, tall stature and a strong physique as characteristic external signs of the Germans. …”
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