Tag: Diversity Aboveground

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 film. He lives alone and is able to take cross-country trips on his own without asking anyone’s permission. If he’s a mature adult as these clues suggest,… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Pee-wee Asexual?

Muslims currently suffer from incorrect generalizations and bias. This is not suffering like an inconvenience or annoyance. In 2015, Mosques were attacked 63 times and  there were over 38 reported hate crimes just in November and December. Many hate crimes go unreported unless there’s property damage or hospitalization. Even in Canada, crimes against Muslims rose… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Muslim Representation Needed

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 original book series revealed on Twitter that, “In writing the Snicket series, it was important to me that everyone see themselves in the books. No character was designated by race… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: A Series of Unfortunate Events

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 Particle Physics, specializing in spectral entities. This alone is pretty awesome. Females with Ph.Ds are pretty rare in film as it is and she’s applying it throughout the film’s plot… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: New Ghostbusters Info

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 to the Hong Kong produced film being almost entirely in Cantonese. The director and cast were relative unknowns back in 1992. The biggest surprise about The Heroic Trio is… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: The Heroic Trio

This week marked the release of Cannons in the Clouds by Daniel Woolley and Anne Gresham as a trade paperback. The story revolves around a teenager who wants to be more than a “trust fund brat” and falls right into the life of a fierce pirate captain whose reputation is known throughout the universe. Also,… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Cannons in the Clouds

After 38 years of existence, Vixen is making her live action debut this Wednesday on Arrow. The superhero, played by Megalyn Echikunwoke, wears the Tantu Totem that allows her to have animal abilities. She can do anything from flying to invisibility to super strength and healing. Vixen was created to be DC Comics first female… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Vixen Visits Arrow