Tag: Diversity Aboveground

Did the holiday season of gift giving come early? It certainly seemed that way this week as Disney gave its fans two precious gifts…and that’s not including all the new Star Wars merchandise on Force Friday. Isaac Perlmutter has been Chief Executive Officer of Marvel since January 1, 2005 even after Disney took over the… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Marvel’s Most Wanted

Dwayne Johnson first cultivated his good looks, charisma and excellent sense of timing into a multi-million dollar business with WWE. After the Rock became a household name, he expanded to films under his real name. While he’s had a couple of bombs like Southland Tales and Faster, the rest of his acting roles have been… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Dwayne Johnson Rock Bottoms Hollywood

The film with the highest August opening for a R rated film wasn’t a comedy or invoking religious themes. The fifth best August opening of all time doesn’t belong to Marvel or DC. It’s a film that just opened last Friday: Straight Outta Compton. Further defying the rules, the cast was almost exclusively African-American but… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Straight Outta Compton

The world has come a long way in the acceptance of others. In the majority of the western hemisphere and Europe, homosexuals are allowed to marry or at the very least, have civil unions. Many are given rights against discrimination. Even in countries without any laws to help homosexuals, populations are becoming more and more… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Accepting Homosexuality

In 2005, an amazing thing happened on children’s television. There were three animated programs with Asian protagonists: Jackie Chan Adventures, American Dragon: Jake Long, and The Life and Times of Juniper Lee. Lee was the first female Asian superhero to have her own show. Kids WB premiered the Jackie Chan Adventures in 2000 at the… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Flashback Friday-Juniper Lee

In school, a large number of people on this planet are required to read the works of William Shakespeare. One of the playwright’s most popular writings is Romeo and Juliet. It seems to be the typical story of forbidden romance among rival families with tragic consequences, but have we been too hard on Juliet Capulet?… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Shakespeare’s Forgotten Feminist Icon?

Two very different films came out last weekend: Trainwreck and Ant-Man. How did both handle diversity? Was there a winner? Trainwreck Trainwreck is the first film directed by Judd Apatow where he wasn’t involved in the writing. Since his film directing debut, Apatow has been known for films about men who tend to be immature… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Ant-Man’s Racist Trainwreck?