Tag: Diversity Aboveground

While February is half over and it has been a difficult couple of months of deaths and facepalm moments, 2016 is still looking promising. There are 10 more months of new voices, new thoughts and new media to consume. Here are some highlights about what’s to come: Ghostbusters In July, the reboot of the classic… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Hopeful for 2016!

Last Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards  and once again, it appeared comprised almost entirely of Caucasian males. Women did fare better with previous years. The eight Best Picture nominees had seven female producers although the only solo female directors represented are Deniz Gamze Ergüven under… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Oscars Boycott?

2015 was an exciting time for diversity in entertainment. Now’s the time to celebrate the triumphs that happened this year. Star Wars: The Force Awakens “It’s a phenomenon in the [film] industry that we call ‘stupid people’. There is genuine, recalcitrant, intractable sexism, and old-fashioned quiet misogyny that goes on. You hear ‘Oh, [female superheroes]… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: 2015 Recap

SPOILERS BELOW!   With last column discussing how Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: Rebels are increasing the diversity of female characters, what about the male heroes? Are they better representing the audience watching the films? What else still needs to happen? Admiral Statura Admiral Statura is one of the leaders of the… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Star Wars Heroes

Spoilers Below! Star Wars isn’t known for its strong females. The original six films have Leia Organa and Padme Naberrie and about six seconds of various other females like Mon Mothma. The new television series and films are changing that. Ahsoka Tano Tano became a fan favorite on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and now… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Star Wars Heroines

Long before the internet battled over whether changing the skin color of beloved characters was trendy or the right thing to do, there was The Wiz. The Wiz started as a broadway show in 1975. The fact that the cast had not a single Caucasian was still strange at that time. It went on to… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Loving The Wiz

SPOILER WARNING: This column will discuss all possible endings and game play. Just two months ago, the game, Undertale, was released to eager anticipation after nearly three years of development. The RPG lived up to the hype, claiming a 93% satisfaction rate among its users on Steam and garnering three nominations at The Game Awards… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: An Undertale of Life