How People with Disabilities are Treated If you look into society, you will notice that people treat those with mental and physical disabilities differently. They either treat them with kindness like everyone else and look beyond their disability, or they can be cruel and make fun of people with disabilities because they don’t act or look like everyone else, which… Read more →
Tag: Diverse Representation
Representation In The Media
Growing up as a female minority I struggle to see the representation of myculture and background at even a very young age. Popular TV shows consisted of white-abledwomen usually in the first class. Just myself growing up, there was a struggle I faced when itcame to seeing representations of myself throughout the media. As I got older, I could see… Read more →
Harry Styles on the Cover of Vogue sparked debate about Masculinity
By, Isabella A. Harry Styles became the first guy to adorn the cover of Vogue Magazine by himself on November 13th 2020. Styles debuted a number of looks that mixed the masculine (such as suits) with the feminine (such as dresses). In the Vogue Article, he states “As a kid I definitely liked fancy dress,”, which implies that growing up… Read more →
Has Marvel Studios Set a New Path for Women in Action Films?
By Paris A. The challenge of portraying women in film in an accurate light has been a battle fought by society for decades. Particularly in the action genre, women are sexualized, objectified and most often side characters. Within the action, superheroes have always been widely popular and widely targeted at men. I personally am a huge fan of Superhero comics… Read more →
Do People Choose Media Based On Their Identity?
If so can Minorities Even Pick Media to Identify With? By Dillania Barnett When people choose what to watch, whether it’s a movie, or a television show, there’s multiple aspects that play into their choice. Does it look interesting? Will I relate to it? Or does it have nothing to do with me? I feel like many people today will… Read more →
Corporations and Pride: Why Can’t We Sell?
By Hailey Locke Pride 2019: How Attempts to ‘Show Support’ Provided Little Support 2019 was a year like no other, and Pride 2019 was no exception. In 2019, shows of support to the LGBTQ+ community for Pride month from corporations exploded in popularity. Hundreds of big name brands ‘came out’ in support of the LGBTQ+ community, and also came out… Read more →
Underrepresentation in the Media: A Conversation
By Kaitlyn Vannucci We can all agree that there is underrepresentation in the media when it is brought to our attention, but do we ever take it into consideration while we are actually consuming the media we do? I think that many people don’t take this into consideration, because there are still many gender norms and stereotypes in the media… Read more →
Minority Representation in Film and TV
By Kayla Schoelkopf and Taylor Smith When you turn on the TV or see a movie, it makes you feel like you are a member of society to find people on the screen who look like you. However, minority groups are very upset to see such little representation in Hollywood. Constituting approximately 40% of the United States population as of… Read more →
Women Of Wisdom: Native American Representation
By Blanca Hitchcock and Jolie Asuncion On Tuesday March 10th, we attended the “Women of Wisdom” event in the BMU, hosted by The Multicultural and Gender Studies Department. This event highlights Native American culture and its importance. Hosted by storyteller Kimberly Cinningham-Summerfield, a Chico State Alumni, she tells stories passed from her ancestors. These stories reflect the folk culture happening… Read more →
Everyone Consumes Media, and a Lot of It
By, Jolie, Dillania, Blanca, Hailey, Kayla, Taylor & Kaitlyn In a digital age, it’s no secret that we consume much more media today than ever before. With “an average of approximately 15-and-a-half hours per person per day” (Quora, 2019) spent consuming media, it’s evident that media is a large part of our lives. However, is what we see on screen… Read more →