Swedes of colour picspam
laurashapiro has a very nice post about vids featuring characters of colour/made by people of colour, with lots of recs, and I found several new favourites, so that's fun.
I ransacked myself and realized that my vids suck from that perspective, because all I have is a couple of hispanics and everyone else is white or white-ish. I thought about which CoC I might possibly vid, and considered Clyde Langer, because for some reason Clyde/Luke is my slash OTP in the Whoniverse. You'd think with all the canon possibilities I'd pick a pair of adults, but no. I just love the way Clyde deals with Luke's brand-new-ness, and their dynamic if they ever entered a romantic relationship would be really interesting.
So I started thinking about possible songs and the first thing that popped into my head was Dat Dere, which is clearly a Luke song, not a Clyde song. Meh.
I'll just keep mulling this for later. *g*
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I then wondered if I could post something else for IBARW, but a) I don't want to change my icon :-P and b) I've already posted about racial relationships in Sweden, and right now I have no particular desire to talk about race in a way that would require me to be relevant for parts of the world I have never lived in and probably never will.
Then I thought, maybe I should just shut up and let the people who know something do the talking.
But then it occurred to me that a picture says more than a thousand words, and even though I have (through pictures of the kids at work) convinced jadelennox that a typical Swedish child looks vaguely North African *g*, the conventional image of a Swede is still very blond.
Therefore, here are 30 images (sometimes with videos and/or links to websites) of more-or-less famous Swedish people to add some melanin to the stereotype. Several of them are really hot, too, so do take a look!
Miriam Aïda
Singer, often with the group A Bossa Eletrica. Occasionally with my brother. *g* Video of Aïda singing The Man I Love.
Hailee Araya
Up-and-coming actress. Website for her coming movie The Black Messiah Murders.
Reza Bagher
Director. Video from his movie Wings of Glass.
Alice Bah Kuhnke
Former TV personality, now business manager. Has, among other things, led Fair Trade in Sweden. Video of Alice Bah interviewing various musical artists.
Marjaneh Bakhtiari
Author. Her debut Kalla det vad fan du vill (Call it what the hell you want), about an Iranian family in Malmö, got very positive attention.
David Batra
Comedian, known for his stand up and the TV series Kvarteret Skatan. Video of Batra's stand up (in Swedish).
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Musician. Half-brother of Neneh Cherry, stepbrother of Titiyo Jah. Video of his song Save Tonight.
Neneh Cherry
Musician. Half-sister of Eagle-Eye Cherry and Titiyo Jah (on different sides). Video of 7 Seconds, a duet with Youssou N'Dour.
Martin Dahlin
European football/soccer player. Video of Dahlin in action.
Gladys del Pilar
Singer. One of the three members of Afro-Dite. Video of her song Det vackraste jag vet. (For video of Afro-Dite, go to Blossom Tainton.)
Karl Dyall
Singer/dancer/choreographer/actor. Brother of Sharon Dyall. Best known for various musicals and his time in Swedish soap Rederiet. Video of Jumpin' Jive, a duet with Rennie Mirro (who isn't exactly Mr. Swedish Stereotype either).
Sharon Dyall
Singer/actress. Sister of Karl Dyall. Has done various music shows, as well as acted in the 80s Swedish soap Varuhuset. The Swedish voice for Esmeralda in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Rita in Oliver & co. Video of her song Ge mig ett svar.
Fares Fares
Actor. Brother of Josef Fares. First known in his brother's movies, now also for other high-profile projects. Video of part 1 of the movie Jalla Jalla (in Swedish). The whole movie is up on YouTube, but if you don't speak Swedish, I recommend going to 2.30 of this first video. :-)
Josef Fares
Film director. Lost Petrelli brother. Brother of Fares Fares. For video of his first film, Jalla Jalla, see Fares Fares.
Titiyo Jah
Singer. Half-sister of Neneh Cherry, stepsister of Eagle-Eye Cherry. Video of her song Come Along.
Gloria Ray Karlmark
One of the Little Rock Nine. Mathematician, patent attorney, editor.
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Author. His first book, Ett öga rött (One eye red) has also been filmed. Video of the movie (in Swedish).
Henrik "Henke" Larsson
European football/soccer player. Video of Henke in action.
Wilson Michaels
Actor, primarily known to the Swedish TV audience as Glen in the children's show Vintergatan (Milky Way) and to the German theatre audience as Mufasa in the Hamburg production of The Lion King. He has also done Shakespeare work in the US. Intro to the first season of Vintergatan. (Once again, there's a connection to my brother - he made the theme song.)
Rani Nair
Dancer. Friend of my sister (ha! Not brother for once), which is admittedly the main reason I've included her (though she's created some buzz). Video of her art performance Light in Darkness, three parts.
Jason "Timbuktu" Diakité
Musician, primarily rapper. Has recurring gigs with my brother's band which is one of my brother's main sources of income, so thank you Timbuktu! *g* Video of his song Karmakontot.
Alban "Dr. Alban" Nwapa
Musician and producer. Video of his song It's My Life.
Cyndee Peters
Gospel singer and author. Video of her song När morgonstjärnan brinner.
Nyamko Sabuni
Minister of Integration and Gender Equality. I really don't like this politics, but she's definitely famous. Video from a panel debate of the Secular Humanists' yearly meeting, with Sabuni in the panel (in Swedish).
Kayode Maria "Kayo" Söderberg Shekoni
Singer, dancer, TV personality. One of the three members of Afro-Dite (see Blossom Tainton). The Swedish voice for Nala in The Lion King. Song "Call Me" with Le Click.
Blossom Tainton
Singer/dancer/personal trainer. Sister of Kelly and David Tainton. One of the three members of Afro-Dite. Video of Afro-Dite's song Never Let It Go. Video of Blossom showing training techniques.
David Tainton
Actor. Brother of Blossom and Kelly Tainton. Primarily known for the film Vinterviken, a Romeo & Juliet type of story.
Kelly Tainton
Dancer/actor. Brother of Blossom and David Tainton.
Astrid Trotzig
Author. Her first book, Blod är tjockare än vatten (Blood is thicker than water), discussed her feelings about being adopted and her first journey to South Korea. I haven't read her later books.
Daniel "Papa Dee" Wahlgren
Musician, primarily known as a rapper. Pioneer for Swedish reggae. Video of his song The Tide is High.
As you may have noticed, a few of these may be born elsewhere and even have lived most of their lives there, but we only have nine million people, we have to count everyone!
Even so, I didn't count Barbara Hendricks, despite her citizenship, because AFAIK she's never lived here for a longer period of time.
I'm sure I've missed lots and lots of people, so any Swedes on my friend list, feel free to add them in comments!
I ransacked myself and realized that my vids suck from that perspective, because all I have is a couple of hispanics and everyone else is white or white-ish. I thought about which CoC I might possibly vid, and considered Clyde Langer, because for some reason Clyde/Luke is my slash OTP in the Whoniverse. You'd think with all the canon possibilities I'd pick a pair of adults, but no. I just love the way Clyde deals with Luke's brand-new-ness, and their dynamic if they ever entered a romantic relationship would be really interesting.
So I started thinking about possible songs and the first thing that popped into my head was Dat Dere, which is clearly a Luke song, not a Clyde song. Meh.
I'll just keep mulling this for later. *g*
***
I then wondered if I could post something else for IBARW, but a) I don't want to change my icon :-P and b) I've already posted about racial relationships in Sweden, and right now I have no particular desire to talk about race in a way that would require me to be relevant for parts of the world I have never lived in and probably never will.
Then I thought, maybe I should just shut up and let the people who know something do the talking.
But then it occurred to me that a picture says more than a thousand words, and even though I have (through pictures of the kids at work) convinced jadelennox that a typical Swedish child looks vaguely North African *g*, the conventional image of a Swede is still very blond.
Therefore, here are 30 images (sometimes with videos and/or links to websites) of more-or-less famous Swedish people to add some melanin to the stereotype. Several of them are really hot, too, so do take a look!
Miriam Aïda
Singer, often with the group A Bossa Eletrica. Occasionally with my brother. *g* Video of Aïda singing The Man I Love.
Hailee Araya
Up-and-coming actress. Website for her coming movie The Black Messiah Murders.
Reza Bagher
Director. Video from his movie Wings of Glass.
Alice Bah Kuhnke
Former TV personality, now business manager. Has, among other things, led Fair Trade in Sweden. Video of Alice Bah interviewing various musical artists.
Marjaneh Bakhtiari
Author. Her debut Kalla det vad fan du vill (Call it what the hell you want), about an Iranian family in Malmö, got very positive attention.
David Batra
Comedian, known for his stand up and the TV series Kvarteret Skatan. Video of Batra's stand up (in Swedish).
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Musician. Half-brother of Neneh Cherry, stepbrother of Titiyo Jah. Video of his song Save Tonight.
Neneh Cherry
Musician. Half-sister of Eagle-Eye Cherry and Titiyo Jah (on different sides). Video of 7 Seconds, a duet with Youssou N'Dour.
Martin Dahlin
European football/soccer player. Video of Dahlin in action.
Gladys del Pilar
Singer. One of the three members of Afro-Dite. Video of her song Det vackraste jag vet. (For video of Afro-Dite, go to Blossom Tainton.)
Karl Dyall
Singer/dancer/choreographer/actor. Brother of Sharon Dyall. Best known for various musicals and his time in Swedish soap Rederiet. Video of Jumpin' Jive, a duet with Rennie Mirro (who isn't exactly Mr. Swedish Stereotype either).
Sharon Dyall
Singer/actress. Sister of Karl Dyall. Has done various music shows, as well as acted in the 80s Swedish soap Varuhuset. The Swedish voice for Esmeralda in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Rita in Oliver & co. Video of her song Ge mig ett svar.
Fares Fares
Actor. Brother of Josef Fares. First known in his brother's movies, now also for other high-profile projects. Video of part 1 of the movie Jalla Jalla (in Swedish). The whole movie is up on YouTube, but if you don't speak Swedish, I recommend going to 2.30 of this first video. :-)
Josef Fares
Film director. Lost Petrelli brother. Brother of Fares Fares. For video of his first film, Jalla Jalla, see Fares Fares.
Titiyo Jah
Singer. Half-sister of Neneh Cherry, stepsister of Eagle-Eye Cherry. Video of her song Come Along.
Gloria Ray Karlmark
One of the Little Rock Nine. Mathematician, patent attorney, editor.
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Author. His first book, Ett öga rött (One eye red) has also been filmed. Video of the movie (in Swedish).
Henrik "Henke" Larsson
European football/soccer player. Video of Henke in action.
Wilson Michaels
Actor, primarily known to the Swedish TV audience as Glen in the children's show Vintergatan (Milky Way) and to the German theatre audience as Mufasa in the Hamburg production of The Lion King. He has also done Shakespeare work in the US. Intro to the first season of Vintergatan. (Once again, there's a connection to my brother - he made the theme song.)
Rani Nair
Dancer. Friend of my sister (ha! Not brother for once), which is admittedly the main reason I've included her (though she's created some buzz). Video of her art performance Light in Darkness, three parts.
Jason "Timbuktu" Diakité
Musician, primarily rapper. Has recurring gigs with my brother's band which is one of my brother's main sources of income, so thank you Timbuktu! *g* Video of his song Karmakontot.
Alban "Dr. Alban" Nwapa
Musician and producer. Video of his song It's My Life.
Cyndee Peters
Gospel singer and author. Video of her song När morgonstjärnan brinner.
Nyamko Sabuni
Minister of Integration and Gender Equality. I really don't like this politics, but she's definitely famous. Video from a panel debate of the Secular Humanists' yearly meeting, with Sabuni in the panel (in Swedish).
Kayode Maria "Kayo" Söderberg Shekoni
Singer, dancer, TV personality. One of the three members of Afro-Dite (see Blossom Tainton). The Swedish voice for Nala in The Lion King. Song "Call Me" with Le Click.
Blossom Tainton
Singer/dancer/personal trainer. Sister of Kelly and David Tainton. One of the three members of Afro-Dite. Video of Afro-Dite's song Never Let It Go. Video of Blossom showing training techniques.
David Tainton
Actor. Brother of Blossom and Kelly Tainton. Primarily known for the film Vinterviken, a Romeo & Juliet type of story.
Kelly Tainton
Dancer/actor. Brother of Blossom and David Tainton.
Astrid Trotzig
Author. Her first book, Blod är tjockare än vatten (Blood is thicker than water), discussed her feelings about being adopted and her first journey to South Korea. I haven't read her later books.
Daniel "Papa Dee" Wahlgren
Musician, primarily known as a rapper. Pioneer for Swedish reggae. Video of his song The Tide is High.
As you may have noticed, a few of these may be born elsewhere and even have lived most of their lives there, but we only have nine million people, we have to count everyone!
Even so, I didn't count Barbara Hendricks, despite her citizenship, because AFAIK she's never lived here for a longer period of time.
I'm sure I've missed lots and lots of people, so any Swedes on my friend list, feel free to add them in comments!