<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Gender & Genre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gender and Genre]]></description><link>https://murph1dv.wixsite.com/gender-and-genre/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:51:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://murph1dv.wixsite.com/gender-and-genre/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pop Culture Recap: Early 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The end of 2025 and beginning of 2026 have brought about many interesting conversations and pieces of media within popular culture. One that has intrigued me the most is the controversy surrounding Chappell Roan's behavior with her fans. This conversation has been going on for over a year now, but it came to a head recently when an incident took place with a young girl.  A security guard turned the child away, causing her to cry. The incident sparked discussions online of whether Roan simply...]]></description><link>https://murph1dv.wixsite.com/gender-and-genre/post/pop-culture-recap-early-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cc37d7f7044e6cf7a38703</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:22:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/xsBDysG0o2g" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Delaney Murphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Google Search Data Tells Us About LGBTQ+ Topics]]></title><description><![CDATA[This graph shows the Google Trends data for the search terms "gay," "lesbian," and "trans" from 2004 until today. The data illustrates that "gay" has consistently been searched far more than both "lesbian" and "trans," which is predictable, since many people use "gay" as an umbrella term for many LGBTQ+ identities. The line for "lesbian" somewhat mirrors the line for "gay" on a much smaller scale — the two datasets have similar peaks and valleys. "Trans" as a search term experienced a very...]]></description><link>https://murph1dv.wixsite.com/gender-and-genre/post/what-google-search-data-tells-us-about-lgbtq-topics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9d7ff1fb1895eb2742fd4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:53:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ebbc5e_357bea30160e46ffaadd4c78eae32437~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_900,h_949,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Delaney Murphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phone Usage, Self-Esteem, and Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[I, like a lot of people, use my phone more than I would prefer to admit. Typically, my screen time ranges anywhere between 7 and 8.5 hours in a day. It never feels like that much while I’m doing it, of course, since phone applications have a way of sucking users in, but looking back at it now, I’m flabbergasted. 8 hours is time I could have used to do just about anything else. In the time I spent on my phone every day, I could have done my homework, practiced one of my hobbies, or caught up...]]></description><link>https://murph1dv.wixsite.com/gender-and-genre/post/phone-usage-self-esteem-and-women</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699cfc000ce516214dc479f1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:22:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ebbc5e_e4dd1ab2ebe94b838803a304e64e8247~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Delaney Murphy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Defense of the "Chick Flick"]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Pretty Woman to Mamma Mia  to Legally Blonde,  the “chick flick” genre was everywhere in the 1990s and 2000s. There was a booming market for female-centered stories, and Hollywood, as always, jumped at the chance to get in on some of the money. Although the genre’s popularity has died down substantially in recent years, the films from this period remain in the minds of many. That said, the chick flick is not without its detractors. For years, these movies have been criticized as being...]]></description><link>https://murph1dv.wixsite.com/gender-and-genre/post/in-defense-of-the-chick-flick</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698cd21a5ce248ef44898154</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:32:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ebbc5e_e93ae414edd347da9cb974197eedd58f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_773,h_718,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Delaney Murphy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>