representation
Coco and the socio-cultural power of representation
November 8, 2022The way media and mass communication outlets present marginalized groups can easily create bias in their audiences. When I was a kid, I grew up with incredibly problematic representations of gay characters in the media: they either were ridiculed, presented as inappropriate, or with behaviour issues — of course I grew up with internalized homophobia. If such portrayals caused me to hate and deny my own identity, just imagine what it does to those outside of these communities. For reasons like this, appropriate representation should be an obligation for any outlet. I’m writing this article on November 1st. Tomorrow will…
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Modern representation in comic books is on a positive journey
October 17, 2022Everyone deserves to have their own superhero. Fortunately, the last two decades have seen this mantra become increasingly realized in the comic book industry. Global interest in superheros has led to a vastly diverse audience, which in turn has inspired…
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Growing up unaware of my autistic identity
July 18, 2022The concept of neurodiversity was not widely discussed when I was growing up. People were either normal or they were weird. There was no nuance to this conversation, nor any way to approach our differences without creating an “us vs.…
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We need to care about the SFSS — and not just when they annoy us
February 11, 2022SFU students don’t seem to think about the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) much. During the 2018 election, only 2,158 out of around 30,000 students cast a vote for SFSS president. The number of votes cast has consistently declined since…
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Strategic voting is an outdated way to use your vote
September 14, 2021Strategic voting is what happens when people vote to prevent parties they don’t want elected coming into power, rather than voting by preference. Brock University labour studies professor Larry Savage wrote, “For many anti-Conservative voters with NDP sympathies, that has…
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Making room for asexual folk is more important than awkward representation
February 9, 2020I’m not going to lie: being asexual is like being the weird kid sitting in the back of the queer bus who gives a little too much intense eye contact and has an odd obsession with collecting bugs. We don’t…
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World News Beats
October 26, 2018Ethiopian cabinet sees equal representation in sexes Women now hold 10 of Ethiopia’s 20 ministerial posts, making it the second African country after Rwanda to have a gender-balanced cabinet. In a Parliamentary speech on October 16 2018, Prime Minister…
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Queer representation: what makes it and what breaks it
June 24, 2018At long last, we have responded to the call for media which represents reality, and we’re seeing more on our screens and pages than white folks and vampires. But that doesn’t mean we’re done, because queer representation in the media…
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Diverse casting in media lets people view themselves more positively
June 22, 2018Written by Stefanie Baltasar, SFU Student Representation and diversity in media matters. It’s not about being politically correct or about tiptoeing around discourse about racism and sexism. It’s not even about capitalism. It’s about giving people role models and main…
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Hire faculty that represent the student body. . . it’s that simple.
August 1, 2016Blind to the problem When I was younger, I never thought about representation in media, in academia, or in politics. If you’re white, you probably didn’t, either. I didn’t really start thinking critically about how gender and race are portrayed…
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