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Portrayals of Groups
 Websites presented in alphabetical order About-Face 
 A "San Francisco-based non-profit group, About-Face combats negative and distorted images of women in the media." The website has resources and suggestions for actions that can be taken in support of this goal. It also features archived galleries of "offenders" and "winners," featuring images of how women are portrayed in magazines, on billboards, on TV, and in newspapers. http://www.about-face.org/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Media, Women Last updated Jun 13, 2006 The Commercial Closet
Close to 2,000 examples from decades of commercials and advertising "that reflect society's changing view of the gay community with marketers' best and worst efforts from around the world." Includes images, stills, video clips, transcripts, commentary, and an online feature article section, "The Report." Browsable and searchable. From a nonprofit organization that "works to improve public opinion of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community." http://www.commercialcloset.org/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Media, Recreation Last updated Nov 25, 2008 |
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