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In the post-Me Too, Roe v. Wade overturn, and Barbie world: should actresses have a voice in the portrayal of their iconic female pop culture characters?
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In the post-Me Too, Roe v. Wade overturn, and Barbie world: should actresses have a voice in the portrayal of their iconic female pop culture characters?

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Abstract This paper examines the public and internal experiences of women in Hollywood to determine if in a post-Me Too, Roe v. Wade overturned, and Barbie world, actresses should have a voice in the portrayal of their iconic female pop culture characters? My hypothesis states that despite all of the real-world changes, awareness, and conversations had about women in Hollywood, female characters, and their storylines, continue to be outnumbered and dismissed. A three- tiered approach looking at billing order, hierarchical changes, and the journey actresses and their iconic female pop culture characters have taken in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Shondaland, and Yellowjackets is used to prove that. 
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Creator Alcantar, Zarahi Alicia-Teresa (author) 
Core Title In the post-Me Too, Roe v. Wade overturn, and Barbie world: should actresses have a voice in the portrayal of their iconic female pop culture characters? 
Contributor Electronically uploaded by the author (provenance) 
School Annenberg School for Communication 
Degree Master of Arts 
Degree Program Public Relations and Advertising 
Degree Conferral Date 2024-05 
Publication Date 03/27/2024 
Defense Date 03/27/2024 
Publisher Los Angeles, California (original), University of Southern California (original), University of Southern California. Libraries (digital) 
Tag Barbie,iconic female pop culture character,Me-Too,OAI-PMH Harvest,Roe v. Wade,Women 
Format theses (aat) 
Language English
Advisor Floto, Jennifer (committee chair), Beyah, Clarissa (committee member), Keller, Morgan (committee member) 
Creator Email zalcanta@usc.edu,zarahi.alcantar@gmail.com 
Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-oUC113859213 
Unique identifier UC113859213 
Identifier etd-AlcantarZa-12725.pdf (filename) 
Legacy Identifier etd-AlcantarZa-12725 
Document Type Thesis 
Format theses (aat) 
Rights Alcantar, Zarahi Alicia-Teresa 
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Source 20240328-usctheses-batch-1132 (batch), University of Southern California (contributing entity), University of Southern California Dissertations and Theses (collection) 
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Repository Name University of Southern California Digital Library
Repository Location USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 2810, 3434 South Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, California 90089-2810, USA
Repository Email cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Tags
Barbie
iconic female pop culture character
Me-Too
Roe v. Wade