All-American bakla
LGBTea
As I was slowly coming to terms with my sexuality as a child, the lack of good representation in the teleseryes made everything more complicated.
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How diverse representation in books, movies changed my worldview
Stepping into my local bookstore, breathing in the scent of books, I found myself in a world where BIPOC were featured as protagonists. I finally felt seen.
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Saving the day
LGBTea
There was such a lack of queer representation in these superhero franchises that I could only relate to a character’s grief and agony. I was grasping at straws to find the faintest connection between my life and that of a hero.
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The main character is white: A personal essay
At that time, being Chinese was just a part of who I was, a culture and language I was proud of. As one of the only Asian kids in my grade, I knew most kids at school didn’t bring sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves for lunch or recite Li Bai’s poems at Saturday school.
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Superfest Disability Film Festival highlights Blackness, Blindness, impact of audio description services
During the panel discussion, Blackwell elaborated on his transition, noting his struggles with self-esteem and realizing he had a talent that could be an inspiration to other people.
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A call for authentic neurodiverse representation
Having neurotypical people represent neurodiverse roles feels belittling to me. It reduces something so complicated, so nuanced, so weird and beautiful, into a personality trait. Suggesting that autism is a definitive personality trait that anyone can portray, even if they aren’t autistic, isn’t authentic representation.
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Count yourself into the census
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Filling out the census has wide-reaching impacts, including funding assistance to vulnerable communities.
While it might not be the most exciting aspect of the political landscape, it provides invaluable support to many communities that need it.
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So what about ethiCS?
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Ethics should not be a reactionary consideration after something cataclysmic like misclassifying a dark-skinned person as a gorilla.
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UC Berkeley’s struggle to highlight mixed identities perpetuates colorism, prison-industrial complex
We talk about a school-to-prison pipeline and we learn about racist motives of neoliberalism. But the campus seems to not act against its anti-Blackness or its colorism.
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No, your childhood is not ruined
Doors of Perception
If I could somehow insert a heavy sigh here, I would, because it amazes me how intolerant we still are — it is 2019 and we can’t seem to accept a Black Ariel without it being controversial.
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