#amandarivera

[mcanyu]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0NHRFgRHo)

This is happening!!! Looks amazing and worth watching? 

[mcanyu]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LySQNPX-EOw)

Thought this video was cool, because the girl Stacy talks about how she feels as a comic fan in regards to diversity in comics. She touches on gender and race issues within comics. It’s interesting to hear from a woman’s stand point.

[mcanyu]

This NPR article is everything! This new show that aired on Netflix called Grace and Frankie, take a look at two women who are forcefully brought together, because their husband admit they have been inlove with each other for years. Netflix is seriously paving the way for some controversial relationships. First Orange is The New Black, now this. This show highlights women in their early 50's as the leading roles, then they explore the life of two gay men taking advantage of the new same sex marriage law. This show is something I look forward to watching and hope changes the television dynamic of pop culture today.

[mcanyu]

Not only are women underrepresented but Asian Americans also. If they do get a leading role, it's to fit the stereotype in which they live in. Such as doctors, scientists, straight A students amd minorities in a city setting, etc. While these aren't the worst possible depictions it's still leaves a message to people watching these shows that this is what Asian culture stands for.

[mcanyu]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0324KvZc7M)

I thought this official trailer was interesting. They used Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes manly roles and reputations to wash away the fact they would play women in this film. I also think it was used as a smarter way to get variance in viewers. Most men would never see this movie but if they highlight and help fans remember the type of actors they are then it creates credibility. This has to do with stereotypes (dealing with “normative” views in Jason Mitell reading) and ways in which men often are portrayed on television. I particularly thought this film was good because it shows diversity in a different way. 

[mcanyu]

'People are afraid of change,' says Marvel's Sana Amanat.

I think this was an interesting article on the idea of diversity from a pop cultural perspective like MTV. It touches upon fan reaction to Kamala Khan and how comic books are evidently making drastic changes.

[mcanyu]

Ms. Marvel uses the Moment-to-Moment form technique. Throughout most of the comic book the panels are played out to compliment the previous moments of the scene. She does show some action but it’s still set up as other moments magnified from previous events. It’s quite interesting how its closer explained panel by panel.

[mcanyu]

This comedian did a stand up years ago that went viral, earning her 8 millions views. She plays the lalady doing her nails at the nail salon. This is a great example of racial concepts we as a culture already have embedded I'm us about distinctime moments. While I can relate and had a similar moment, this is not the way all Asian women that do nails act. There are Spanish, African American and White women that own nail salons.