phoenix-falls:

stereotyping and the Whitewashing of POC acting parts? Yep

:/

Anya knows how to treat a man right.

fandomsandfeminism:

Hi Fandoms,

My name is Rosie. I’m 22. I grew up in Texas, about an hour south of Austin. I’m the oldest of 4 children; the child of teachers; on my way to be a teacher as well.

I’m a fan of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, of anime and manga, of magical girls and pirates. I’m a fanfic writer and reader, a con-goer and a casual cosplayer. I’m a nerd girl and a feminist. 

I like Star Trek and blueberry muffins and really sweet tea mixed with lemonade and cowboy boots and my pet snake and playing N64 games. 

And I’m bisexual. 

In a lot of ways, my bisexuality is one of the least important things about who I am as a person. In other ways it is incredibly important. Being a bisexual woman changes the way the world treats me, the way our society treats me, and, sadly, it changes the way that fandoms and nerd culture and the media treats me. 

And let me just say this: Fandoms, you really suck sometimes. 

Before you click that read more, know this: I don’t speak for all LGBTQ+ fans. I speak only for myself, but this is as honest as I really know how to be, and I think that it’s something that should be said. 

Read More

masaothedog:

I’m honestly surprised it’s not worse than this. I think if it were protagonists or even just general main characters, it would be even worse. 

That’s a really good point. Leave out the villains, side kicks and comic relief, the first chart would be almost exclusively white.  And for the second, there’s only as many woman as that because the almost exclusively male protagonists usually have a love interest.

maladicta:

so this new gen Hogwarts thing has been eating away at my mind and i did a thing

she’s a ravenclaw and she’s into historical revisionism and writes lengthy and intelligent articles for the zine. she’s also into mixing ‘alternative potions’, and plays as a chaser for the ravenclaw quidditch team.

she hates how history of magic is taught at Hogwarts though, its all books written by crusty old white pureblood dudes (“there isn’t a single non-human author in the syllabus, don’t tell me that doesn’t say something.”)

EDIT: !! i did another

These are adorable and perfect, and so so important. As awesome as the Harry Potter series was, they certainly had their flaws as far as representation goes. If only these girls were real! Make sure to check out the second one she made, too (linked in the description).

300 followers! 
Welcome, and thanks for coming!  

I want to take this opportunity to remind you all that I am always interested in hearing from you, whether it be to give suggestions for characters you want to see featured on the blog, or just to say what’s up. Because I like you guys. 

ps. Tell yr friends.

popculturebrain:

Leading Men Age, Leading Women Don’t | Vulture

There are more charts if you click through.

afternoonsnoozebutton:

Study shows watching TV boosts self esteem of White male children, decreases self esteem of Black male and all female children. (x)

Boys making the transition from elementary to middle school are probably exposed to superhero cartoons, Jordan said, adding, ” ‘Superman,’ ‘Batman,’ X-Men.’ The lead characters of these shows tend to be male.”

But Jordan added, “In recent years, creators of children’s programming have worked hard to improve diversity and include strong female characters.”

For white boys, “regardless of what show you’re watching … things in life are pretty good for you,” Martins, an assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University Bloomington, said in a statement. “(White males) tend to be in positions of power; you have prestigious occupations, high education, glamorous houses, a beautiful wife, with very little portrayals of how hard you worked to get there.”

Surprise.