Representation

  • LGBTQ+ Representation In Children’s Animation: An Ongoing Battle – Part 3/5

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    September 11, 2020 14:30
    Jack Richardson Netflix is home to some quality cartoons, but not all of them can stick the landing. Part 3 covers the unfortunate story of how not to handle representation, and the toxic fallout that can follow. Netflix (Part 1) Voltron Legendary Defender Dreamworks’ Voltron Legendary Defender (2016-2018) was...

  • LGBTQ+ Representation In Children’s Animation: An Ongoing Battle – Part 2/5

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    September 11, 2020 14:04
    Jack Richardson Cartoon Network jumpstarted the current golden age of TV animation back in 2010 with Adventure Time, and they continue to set an example to the rest of the industry, especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation. Cartoon Network Steven Universe, Adventure Time, OK K.O!, Let’s be Heroes...

  • LGBTQ+ Representation In Children’s Animation: An Ongoing Battle – Part 1

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    September 10, 2020 19:15
    Jack Richardson The last decade has seen massive improvement in LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream children’s animation, from Nickelodeon to Cartoon Network to Netflix, and even Disney who have jumped on the bandwagon now.  LGBTQ+ representation in children’s media matters for a number of reasons. LGBTQ+ youth are statistically far...

  • When Did Feminism Become Trendy?

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    March 9, 2020 17:33
    Defined by the Oxford dictionary, a feminist is ‘a person who supports the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men’, and is a sweeping political movement taking place all over the world. Women from every corner of the world are demanding equal rights in...

  • Enough is Enough

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    November 24, 2019 16:50
    The British political landscape, a once august and respected vista now resembles a drunken punch up at a wedding no one wanted to attend. A brawl being watched by 65 million people who frankly have no idea what is going on nor how the whole thing started and no...

  • Poppies – A Symbol of Pride?

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    November 12, 2019 10:21
    Last year a member of the Doncaster Pride community came up with an innovative idea to remember soldiers who would have been considered part of the LGBT community. Doncaster Pride posted on Instagram in 2018 (before being deleted) a poppy that had a rainbow on one of its petals....

  • Here Come the Girls!

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    November 1, 2019 11:55
    Doctor Who has been a love of mine for over 10 years now. I spent such a large proportion of my early teens watching episodes on repeat, loving every storyline it could throw at me. As I turned 15 and began to think I was too cool for the...