“Two Easy Steps To Make Hollywood Less Sexist”
Geena Davis has two suggestions for making films and television shows less sexist. They’d work well for increasing diversity of all kinds.
The March: On Chickens, Humanity and Moral Authority
Other more serious writers have written about Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell‘s The March, Vol 1. (Top Shelf, 2013) . They’ve written about the audacious presentation of solemn historical material in a graphic novel; John Lewis’ contribution to perfecting the Union; The March‘s importance in […]
“Geek Racism (A Reaction Based on Experience)”
At The Fool’s Crusade, B. Easton writes, “I used to be the world’s biggest naïve idealist. Captain America without the irony. Superman before 1980. Yea, that was me. I used to believe that anyone into comics, sci-fi, animation, video games etc., would be automatically ‘better’ than the layperson. […]
“An E3 Teachable Moment”
Game Designer Steve Swink writes about harassment at E3 and some steps the gaming community can take.
Rain City Superheroes at May Day
Seattle’s superhero community is planning on attending May Day demonstrations, just in case. Here’s footage from superhero Phoenix Jones’ Phoenix cam at last year’s demonstrations. Update: Report and footage from May Day, 2013
Protesting CISPA
ZDNet’s Violet Blue offers ways you can join the Apr. 22 protest against The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. At The Atlantic, Rebecca Greenfield notes that CISPA has “few friends in the Senate” but has the support of “major tech companies”: “Unlike SOPA which was widely condemned […]
The Cultural Gutter 