Anita Saarkessian
Anita Sarkeesian is a Canadian-American feminist media critic and public speaking. Feminist Frequency was created by Sarkeesian. The website hosts videos featuring commentary and analysis of the depictions of women in popular culture. Anita Sarkeesian a Canadian American media critic. Feminist Frequency is a site for education that examines women's role in the narratives of pop culture, is her brainchild. She also serves as the director of operations. Aiming to break down the stereotypes of women that have been portrayed in popular culture, she is a vocal advocate for issues relating to harassment targeted at women and the other marginalized groups of the Internet world. Sarkeesian who has a Master's in the field of Social and Political Thought from York University, is a well-known public speaker. She has given speeches at TEDxWomen's XOXO Festival and the United Nations Broadband Working Group for Gender. Passionate about issues of gender and feminism since an early age she launched her website Feminist Frequency in 2009 while still a student at the University. The site was created by a woman in her early 20s determined to make the series of videos on the internet to examine the how gender is represented in games. In the end, she ended up being the target of cyber-bullying. It was not enough to halt her. In fact, it increased her importance to being a feminist and a media critic. In recognition of the many accomplishments she's made to feministism, she's recognized with numerous awards. Anita Sarkeesian won awards for her role as a critic of the media, and she founded Feminist Frequency. The nonprofit investigates women's representation in popular culture of today.






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