“Unequal access to money and media plus bias, external and internalized, and male-dominant religions and illegality at the polls - all those are reasons for women's wildly unequal political power.” ReasonPoliticalMediaMalesAccessPlusBiasDominantPollsPolitical Power Author:Gloria Steinem
“Visual media is the dominant art form in our present day culture, whereas poetry is, at best, a proxy. Yet poetry and film are both "dream factories."” ArtDreamFilmFormCultureMediaVisualsPoetry IsFactoriesDominantPresent DayProxy Author:Denise Duhamel
“We are contaminated with the idea of "winning" and defeating others. Indoctrinated by parents, schools, and our ubiquitous media, hammered with a lie: The only way to be truly triumphant is if we are dominant before supposed "competitors" rather than beautiful before ourselves.” IfsWayIdeasSchoolBeautifulLyingWinningParentMediaDominantCompetitorsTriumphantHammered Author:Daniel Gillies
“Generally, I start by observing the existing and popular narratives in my social spheres and media, and the pressures I face in my own life experiences. As someone who is "newly" trans, I am constantly thinking about what the dominant narratives are around transness, how my work can push against these narratives, and how it already falls into these traps.” ThinkingFacesFallSocialMy OwnMediaPressureNarrativeSpheresLife ExperienceTrapsDominantObservingTransMy Own LifeConstantly Thinking Author:Vivek Shraya