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The next steps to fighting PIPA and SOPA: Show them that they can't stop the signal
Originally posted by box_in_the_box at The next steps to fighting PIPA and SOPA: Show them that they can't stop the signal
Just last week, there were only five U.S. Senators publicly opposing the Protect IP Act.
In the wake of the widespread Internet blackout day on Wednesday, Jan. 18, there are now 36.
It would take only 41 "no" votes to permanently stall PIPA and ( Read more... ) -
Representation in media: Asian Media Part I: Martial Art Films
Representation Friday: I try to post a blog dealing with the Representation of People of Color. This theme is Asian Media.
Long as I can remember, as a child I wasn’t a big fan of Martial Art films. It was the same Van Damme and Segal films. At the time it was a big thing, because it was years since Bruce Lee’s death. Since then there have been ( Read more... ) -
Boycott Mainstream Media
Long time ago when I was young, there used to be a lot of shows with a multicultural cast from different backgrounds. Some was very more PC (political Correct) than others. Mind you my childhood was in the 90’s. Not a lot of black homes had internet at the time. So we couldn’t look at youtube or other outlets to teach us about the ( Read more... ) -
Help Middle Child Press Reach 1000 Copies
Originally posted by neo_prodigy at Help Middle Child Press Reach 1000 Copies
"We wear our weird on the outside."
Middle Child Press is a publishing company that was founded by and is for women of color. Their goal: to meet the needs of WOC who have been marginalized, ignored and denigrated by mainstream media. What makes MCP unique is that they not only ( Read more... ) -
Dream Casting: Gungrave
Awhile ago I stumbled across something called dreamcasting. So i decided to have a dream casting of the anime called Gungrave.
Gungrave is about a hitman named Branndon Heat (Grave) returning from the dead to exact his revenge on the ones who wrong him. I'm not going to spoil it, but I'll put up my dreamcast for who should star if Hollywood would ( Read more... ) -
Representation in media: Tower Prep
Ok this is my second blog post. Today we are discussing the Cartoon Network live action show Tower Prep. Why now? Since the season 1 is over and there is little chance of it being returned despite the fact of constant fans asking for it back. I’m going to examine why this show presents a poor representation of people of color.
Plot:
Tower Prep is ( Read more... ) -
Book Review: Hollowstone by Dennis Upkins,
Hollowstone written review ( Read more... )