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The Bro Code, how contemporary culture creates sexist men, a presentation of the Media Education Foundation ; written and produced by Thomas Keith

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The Bro Code, how contemporary culture creates sexist men, a presentation of the Media Education Foundation ; written and produced by Thomas Keith

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Higher education

Main title

The Bro Code

Oclc number

885419967

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Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2011

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a presentation of the Media Education Foundation ; written and produced by Thomas Keith

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Sub title

how contemporary culture creates sexist men

Summary

In MEF's powerful new release, The Bro Code, filmmaker Thomas Keith takes aim at the forces in male culture that condition boys and men to dehumanize and disrespect women. Keith breaks down a range of contemporary media forms that are saturated with sexism -- movies and music videos that glamorize misogyny; pornography that trades in the brutalization of women; comedy routines that make fun of sexual assault; and a slate of men's magazines and cable TV shows whose sole purpose is to revel in reactionary myths of American manhood. The message he uncovers in virtually every corner of our entertainment culture is clear: It's not only normal -- but cool -- for boys and men to control and humiliate women. By showing how there's nothing natural or inevitable about this mentality, and by setting it against the terrible reality of men's violence against women in the real world, The Bro Code challenges young people to step up and fight back against the idea that being a real man means disrespecting women

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live action

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