I do think the Twilight series is anti-feminist, but that doesn't necessarily make it not a female fantasy perspective. I definitely think there is something to this argument - it is a departure from just about everything out there, especially for teens. It isn't the healthiest fantasy (like in the second one when she freaking jumps off a cliff...) but still. I also think it's fostering some pretty awful relationship ideals.

I mean really. Most boys don't sparkle.

I think the problem is bigger and more complicated than just taxing it could solve. Michelle Obama's "food deserts" and "food swamps" issue is also really interesting and would seriously complicate this tax - certain people have very little *access* to healthy foods, so taxing unhealthy food really just punishes them for things outside of their control. Compound that with the reason fast food came around in the first place - because we needed food that was made quicker given to us faster so we can get going. SOLVE the problem, don't tax it.

I'm astounded at the racism here. Like the campaign or not, to call IT and the person photo'd racist? That's just silly! Are we really blaming the victims here? I thought this campaign was clever and nice, a good way to start alerting people to some of the more unconscious ways in which white supremacy exerts itself. Kudos to STARS.

I think these examples were cherry-picked, but I do believe there is something to the point. In aggregate, you will undoubtedly find more strong-minded females in sci-fi than in prime time. ESPECIALLY if (as the graphic does) you include reality tv. Seriously...Snooki? So there are examples in prime time that WE could cherry-pick, but on the whole, the graphic has a point.