Kilbourne

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village in Mason County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A census-designated place in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. countable, uncountable

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"The changes have been praised by educators and psychologists — although the praise has been given cautiously. Jean Kilbourne is a documentary film-maker whose series, Killing Us Softly, is a critique of the images of women in western advertising. Ms. Kilbourne says the "real girls" that can now be found in teen magazines are a step in the right direction, but she is still highly critical of the industry's practice of retouching photographs, whether those pictures are of "real girls" or professional models."

Etymology

Variant of Kilburn.

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