TED Talks

Christopher Bell: Bring on the female superheroes!

TV-PG
2016 • E162    Aug 30, 2016    15m
Why is it so hard to find female superhero merchandise? In this passionate, sparkling talk, media studies scholar (and father of a Star Wars-obsessed daughter) Christopher Bell addresses the alarming lack of female superheroes in the toys and products marketed to kids — and what it means for how we teach them about the world.

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