Tag: Diversity Aboveground

1939 is known as one of the greatest years in motion picture history. The biggest blockbuster didn’t arrive until December 15 but it was about a young southern woman fighting to keep her family farm among war and romances. Gone with the Wind was the highest grossing film for decades and is still argued to… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: More Action Films Starring Females!

Judging from its abysmal box office of less than thirteen million, most people didn’t see Strange Magic when it was released earlier this year. Perhaps it will have better luck on May 19th when the film will be released on physical and digital devices. Why does Strange Magic matter? First of all, the film revolves… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Strange Magic

In 2014, electro-monk posted on Tumblr that, “Petition for all the Marvel actors to agree that whenever Scarlett gets a blatantly sexist question one of the Chrises just takes it instead.” Mark Ruffalo Reblogged this post adding, “You have my signature.” It was a hopeful time but then, 2015 came along and the Avengers: Age… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Slut-Shaming

Each year, the first Saturday in May is like Christmas, only with more Cosplay. Most comic book stores celebrate Free Comic Book Day, where as the name suggests, you get free comic books, save on merchandise with special sales, dress up and talk with actual comic book creators. You can check out FreeComicBookDay.com for participating… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Free Comic Book Day 2015

Do you remember those family sitcoms where junior or sister got into a bit of a mess? One of the parents had to intervene and the dad gave a lecture but it was all resolved in less in 30 minutes so they ended up having a huge laugh about it? The whole episode started with… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: Family Outing

The Romani may be the most widely discriminated against ethnic group on this planet. In fact, the hatred and persecution of the Romani is so intense that like the Jews, they require a special word… Antiziganism. Romani were slaves in Romania for over 500 years. In Norway, the Romani were forcibly sterilized on a regular… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: The Romani and the Twins

This week’s column is in conjunction with Fairy Tale Fortnight on The Book Rat & A Backwards Story! All of our lives, we’re taught that fairy tales were written by men. As we get older, fairy tales aren’t supposed to be as glamorous. Their Disneyfication is stripped away and all their flaws laid bare. Fairy… Continue reading Diversity Aboveground: The Female Origins of Fairy Tales