Tag: Representation

Representation is Not Reality

Ireally thought bullying wasn’t cool anymore. I graduated high school in 1997 and since then, campaigns against bullying and promoting tolerance have flooded what used to be television and later social media. These messages are parroted by the new breed of celebrities we’ve crown...

News in the Gaybourhood: A Conversation with Ben Grubb and the Importance of Queer Media Representation

In a recent episode of Modern Gays titled “Gaybourhood News with Ben Grubb,” we sat down with Ben Grubb, an Australian journalist and the founder of Gay Sydney News. Ben’s unique insights and experiences in reporting LGBTQIA+ stories reveal the increasing importance of qu...

Representation Matters

I’ve lived in the US for almost 17 years and as a first generation immigrant, I am still discovering little things that help me put together the puzzle of what the American dream is really about. I think, deep down, unwelcome as we might feel, we stick around for the license to dream and th...

Has Representation Gone Too Far?

In case you missed it, Mars, the maker of M&Ms, recently announced the sale of limited-run M&Ms featuring its ‘female’ character colors: purple, brown, and green. The trio of female M&Ms is shown upside-down on the bags’ packaging, to “celebrate women everywh...

Exploring Central Florida Comic-Con 2024 — Brief Q&A About Asian Representation

Ever since Crazy Rich Asians came out in 2018, the people behind the film came up with #GoldOpen which brought momentum to Asians working in the U.S. Entertainment Industry. I believe that the #GoldOpen is one of the fundamental factors as to why we have Warrior (not...