White male allies have started to feel what minorities have felt all their lives. They aren't the star of every film anymore. Sometimes, they're basically...
Diversity Aboveground Articles
Diversity Aboveground: By the Numbers
It's that time again. A new fall television season is about to start. What about representation? Is it any better than last time? How does it look by the...
Diversity Aboveground: Fantastic Gays and Where to Find Them
The past twelve months have been extremely eventful for the LGBTQUIA+ community. For once, positive representation has been found in films garnering...
Diversity Aboveground: TV Winners & Losers 2016
It's that time of year again to reflect on what television gave us this season and whether next season will be better in TV Winners & Losers 2016....
Diversity Aboveground: DC Films, the Good and the Bad
The current slate of DC Comics films are representative of Hollywood as a whole. There's still an emphasis on Caucasians especially males. People of color...
Diversity Aboveground: Free Comic Book Day 2016
Saturday, May 7, 2016 is Free Comic Book Day! Yes, it's time once again to locate your participating stores, show up, check out the free comics and give...
Diversity Aboveground: Asians Ignored
Asians haven't had it easy in Hollywood. For most of American film's existence, East Asian characters have been portrayed by Caucasians in yellowface...
Diversity Aboveground: Pee-wee Asexual?
Is the character of Pee-wee Herman asexual? Herman appears to be child-like but the majority of his friends are adults and he has a job in his newest...
Diversity Aboveground: Muslim Representation Needed
Muslims currently suffer from incorrect generalizations and bias. This is not suffering like an inconvenience or annoyance. In 2015, Mosques were attacked...
Diversity Aboveground: A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events was first announced as an adaptation by Netflix in November 2014. In August 2015, Daniel Handler, the author behind the...
Diversity Aboveground: New Ghostbusters Info
Now that more has been released about the new Ghostbusters film, is it still about female empowerment? Erin Gilbert (Kristin Wiig) has a doctorate in...
Diversity Aboveground: The Heroic Trio
As with most under-appreciated films, The Heroic Trio (Dong fang san xia) was ahead of its time. Its obscurity in the English-speaking world is also due...