whitewashing
This November 11 consider that history comes in more colours than white
November 10, 2019By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer Right at the start of November, cadets in uniform appear in the malls or in front of supermarkets exchanging poppies for donations to support veterans and their families. People are encouraged to wear poppies this time of year to honour the lives of those who have served and fallen in war. Yet, the faces and lives that we remember on November 11 only tell a fraction of the past’s bravery, suffering, and loss. In history classes, lessons are heavily focused on the Canadian, American, and British armies’ involvement in the First World War. This has…
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Ghost in the Shell: The sad truth about Hollywood ‘racism’
May 9, 2016The latest Hollywood ‘racism’ scandal that has ethnically minded moviegoers filling up their skivvies is a photo of a stoned-looking Scarlett Johansson gazing at what appears to be a wall of glass. The still-shot from the upcoming Hollywood remake of…
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Whitewashing the 2016 Oscars
January 25, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f 2015 ended a little bit more hopeful with regards to media representation for minorities, given the release of a Star Wars sequel featuring a black man and a woman as the main characters, as well as Viola Davis’s Emmy,…
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