#diversity in media

[ya-world-challenge]

25 YA Books for Indigenous Peoples Day

NOTES: For brevity and diversity, I did not include all the North American Native books I found, but there are plenty more - feel free to post your favorites in the comments! Most books are from indigenous authors, but not all - do your own research if you like. Not all books may be “technically” YA. I’d love to hear more suggestions of Latin American indigenous stories or Hawai’ian native stories which were difficult to find.

EDIT: This is just a random list by a random tumblr blog from 2022 - get out there and find your own books or list some in the comments if you find this list lacking.

Australia

The Things She's Seen by Amebelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina

The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough

Becoming Kirrali Lewis by Jane Harrison

Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch

Canada

The Missing by Melanie Florence

Sorrow's Knot by Erin Bow

Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

A Girl Called Echo by Katherena Vermette

Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett

Japan - Ainu

Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda

Latin America

Saints of the Household by Ari Tison

Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen

The Huaca by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta

New Zealand - Maori

The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera

Falling into Rarohenga by Steph Matuku

United States

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Trail of Lighting by Rebecca Roanhorse

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Rain is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith

#indigenous peoples day #indigenous #book list #fuck columbus #native american #first nations #diverse ya #diversity in media #diverse books #aboriginal #maori #latin america #north america #south america #australia #canada #japan #new zealand #united states

[simplyvillainy]

a post for appreciating inclusivity on QSMP:

i love that quackity started out with the intention to make an inclusive space for people from different cultures/languages to interact

and so it attracted people who are accepting, not only of various cultures, but various identities

so now as more and more people get involved, the more representation viewers have! not only in culture or language, but sexualities, neurodivergence, disabilities, etc!

I could ramble about the family structure alone for hours. Tallulah being raised by her abuelo. BBH adopting Pomme, while being a single father for Dapper. The favela five. Jaiden and Roier. I’ve seen SO many people talk about seeing the various family dynamics being representative of their own. Even one of the islanders, Forever, connecting with Tallulah because of his IRL father. It holds a special place in my heart seeing the acceptance and “it takes a village” mentality.

also for characters themselves: the fact that there is a character like, for example, tallulah who is a mexican girl raised in complex family situation that wears hearing aids, has asthma, etc makes me so happy!!

And there are SO MANY characters with complex identities! And the cc’s don’t shy away from representing characters with different traits than their own!

Seeing everyone embrace and celebrate their differences makes me so happy! 🥺

Words cannot express how much the positive diverse representation means to me <3

#qsmp #qsmp quackity #quackity #qsmp tallulah #qsmp admins #qsmp fandom #qsmp appreciation #qsmp discussion #diversity in media

[hollywoodoutbreak]

As a young woman who is both deaf and an amputee, Alaqua Cox would seem to be an unlikely choice to star in a Marvel Cinematic Universe series. But she made a huge impression playing the role of Maya Lopez -- a.k.a. Echo -- on Hawkeye, and she was given a spinoff series, Echo. And her co-star on the show, Vincent D'Onofrio, said she's one of the most incredible actors he's ever worked with.

Echo is currently streaming on Disney+.

#Alaqua Cox #Maya Lopez #Echo #MCU #Marvel #Disability Representation #Deaf Representation #Amputee Representation #Diversity in Media #Inclusion in Action #Women in Film #Breaking Barriers #Vincent D'Onofrio #Hawkeye #Spinoff Series #Incredible Actors

[sage-writes-n-coins-mogai]

Politicising representation in media is redundant and not fair to those who are surrounded by the majority, black kids grow up to accept themselves as black more if they see black representation in media, queer and trans kids grow up accepting themselves or even realising they’re queer and/or trans sooner if they see a queer and/or trans representation in media. That’s just makes sense.

To deny that kind of representation isn’t needed or pushing some “political agenda” thus marking it as negative is a sign of intolerance and an excessive resistance to change.

#sage ponders #I just watched a couple of video and I have THOUGHTS #representation matters #diversity in media #queer representation #queer rep in media #trans representation #it all matters #lgbtia #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbt #queer #nonbinary #trans #transgender

[leoneliterary]

I just finished your demo and i absolutely love it! The character customization is amazing as well. It’s implemented through out the story as i read along.

Another thing i’m happy for is the amount of Black/POC characters that are ROs or not. Interactive fiction is a very niche genre and most writers don’t include black characters as much. Kinda makes me feel isolated from the story and feel less immersed into the story. But i don’t have a problem with this one, Which I’m grateful for. 😊

Ah thank you! It's such a relief that it's coming across well. I love when character customization matters, but writing this has made me appreciate the work that goes into it even more.

And thank you for loving my characters! I wanted the story to feel vibrant and diverse in a believable and natural way that many parts of the world are. As I've said before, I love the fantasy genre, but the world is too wide for us to just draw on one cultural influence for our worldbuilding. Plus I know the isolating feeling that comes with consuming media where you're clearly either an outlier or an afterthought. So it makes me so happy that my black and poc characters are getting some love!

#interactive fiction #honor amongst thieves #if wip #game development #interactive novel #worldbuilding #hat if #such kind readers #diversity in media

[lowkeysambucky]

Look I’m just saying that if Stephen strange had been Asian American it would have made the story so much better. Like instead of the tired and racist “white man goes to an Asian country, masters their magic system way faster than they did, and is some sort of super prodigy chosen one” nonsense, it could have been an Asian American and/or desi boy who had achieved the “American dream” and been super Americanized (prodigal son of immigrants becomes a doctors in America, struggles with balancing two cultures, the dreams of his parents to see him be successful in the new country, while also struggling with how that contrasts with trying to keep up with the culture and tradition of the homeland, which would then deepen and add to the agonizing cognitive dissonance Stephen felt in the original plot) rediscovering his heritage in tandem with the plot.

Also! You could still have salty!Wong except instead of the frankly justified annoyance at “this (white) upstart comes in and becomes the sorcerer supreme in a few months when I’ve been doing this for most of my life”, you could have the much funnier and objectively better and funnier “grumpy traditional Uncle is annoyed with this young Americanized Youth who is annoyingly good at shit” dynamic.

Anyway, besides not being racist (and the “white prodigy” trope IS racist), this would add so much depth and heart to the story without detracting from the original plot in any meaningful way.

#marvel #doctor strange #Stephen strange #Desi Stephen strange #Asian Stephen strange #diversity in media #or at least the dream of it

[palettesofrenaissance]

Getting REAL TIRED of reading a book or tv description and getting excited to start it only to find out that the main characters and cast are all White people without good reason

#diversity in media

[justanothercinemaniac]

WHAT MESSAGING!? There’s been no messaging! There’s been representation. Very LITTLE representation (two second same-sex kisses in the background of a scene) that people have had to fight tooth and nail for. If you think there’s been too much focus on that I’m very worried about the future.

#Bob Iger #Disney #Representation #representation matters #diversity in media #Between this & him running his mouth during the strikes & throwing The Marvels under the bus #Someone should tell this dude to quite running his mouth #mine

[wampabampa]

OH MY GOD POWERPOINT ON WEB BROWSER IS THE MOST INFURIATING THING I HAVE EVER HAD THE DISPLEASURE TO USE.

if it did not cost money I would buy it so it wasn't so FRUSTRATING.

this is my favorite slide I have done so far ( I need to fix Bluey but it will do for now :-) )

Big Bird!! Finn and Jake!! BLUEY!!

sunny days by David Kamp is very insightful when it comes to all the kid shows from the 60's to 80's!! I recommend it if you are interested in reading on that kind of stuffs! The passage on Sesame Street and diversity surprised me! I hadn't expected a lot of the information it provided but it definitely helped !!

#squish the goober #trying to work... #and I am instead just getting annoyed with this stupid thing #I just want to work on my presentation dang it!!!! #rambles #I go to delete an image and what does it do? #delete the entire slide #wow! many thanks! #that was really helpful! #I am hungry #I think I will go get something from cafe #the library is quite nice to study in by the way! its different from hs #obviously it will be different but still! I am used to scream kids from the local library in my town or teens screaming #but it is silent and everyone is minding their business!! extreme nice!! #diversity in media #Diversity in children's media #bluey #big bird #sesame street #finn and jake #adventure time

[idkjustletmescroll]

The amount of people who get butthurt over diversity in stories is ridiculous.

"They're brainwashing our kids" into what, user19283723546 with no profile picture? Knowing that other people exist?

Gay people exist. People of colour exist. People with disabilities exist. People with mental illnesses exist. Gay people of colour with disabilities and bipolar disorder exist. Fictional stories are reflections of our world, and it's not "forced" or "an agenda" to show all different kinds of people in those stories.

Also: I've seen some writers on social media saying that they feel they have to add representation to their work, or else they'll be accused of discriminating. You don't have to create 3432 fictional lands to include every kind of person in the world; representation takes many forms. Characters with varying sexualities--asexual, aromantic, gay, bi, trans, etc. Different races: Asian, brown, black, Hispanic, Indigenous, etc. Different social classes. Disabilities--deaf, blind, amputee, wheelchair user, etc, etc, etc. Representation doesn't have to be super difficult, with identity crises and discrimination and inequality built into society. In Six of Crows, for example, characters of all backgrounds, sexualities, and races come together, which actually improves the world building, since the city the book takes place in is supposed to be a major hub of trade and economy, so it makes sense that there'd be people from all different places coming through it. I have lots of fun writing diversity, because I love learning about different cultures and places--Mongolian, Indian, Japanese, Romani, you name it. (Plus, if you write fantasy like I prefer, it can inspire some really cool magic systems).

But that's a bit of a ramble. I tend to do that.

I guess the point here is just--is it really "forced" diversity, or is it just reflecting back the kinds of people who live on this planet?

#diversity #diversity in media #six of crows #it's not forced diversity people just exist

[deaddee-anime-brownfanlady]

This whole Primos cartoon controversy coming from Twitter is to me just insane. On one hand I'm not too shocked because of course it's the internet also Twitter...for one thing. But also, while I might not be Hispanic or Latin American or anything of the sorts. But I swear this entire commotion on this particular cartoon reminds me of how some audiences seem to expect a lot from people of color creators to be representatives or spokespersons of their whole entire racial communities.

Like I've noticed when a creator of color does something super authentically personal to them and from their own life or upbringing within a story, there's seems to be some kind of backlash or scrutiny coming for them from some people saying that there personal experiences isn't "Good Rep" or " not realatble enough" or something along those lines. Not saying at all that proper criticisms shouldn't be given out when needed too since no one is above criticism regardless of who they are & what they are as well as not excusing poor actions & writing & such. But it's just something I've seen also noticed on how Black & Brown/Minority creators will at times get meet with extra scrutiny for creating something personal to them, more then what white creators will go through.

All in all, I just think that some people need to understand that not every person of color experiences is going to be identical to each other. Like how not every black person family life or way of life is going to be the same since we're not a monolith, same goes for any minority group of people.

This controversy on this new cartoon show that's hasn't even came out yet...Is IDK what to say except on one hand I can get also understand some people concerns & issues about this show especially when it comes to Disney at times, but on the other hand again not every creator of color experiences is going to be identical to yours, ya'll might be of the same minority community, but that doesn't mean you're experiences are going to be the same especially in terms of familial upbringing and were you where raised and so forth.

Either way I'm still kinda interested in this Primos show and curious to see if it's turns out to be actually decent or not and if the issues I've learned about on it (in terms of poor stereotyping and not-well done research on the culture & language & such) will be worked on and resolved.

#primos #Cartoons #animation #Modern Cartoons #animated shows #representation #poc creators #diversity in media #disney cartoons #animated series #primos disney #disney

[thegayestofagendas]

I have a few things I think could be better with bg3 in regard to gameplay, but understanding the heartbreaking world of tech limitations, I reserve this conversation to offline.

However one thing I will say is I wish I could toggle undergarment top on and off.

Unless I've made a mistake, my character is flat-chested. Their chest looks flat at least. But they have a bra with their under garment. Even if they had boobs, I think it's be cool to let ppl decide to have them free.

Overall, it's a small thing, but it really made me sad because I could choose the body that made me happy, but it feels like it still gets the "female-presenting nipples" treatment and the kicker is I play a dragonborn, they've got no visible nipples!

I'm probably never gonna get HRT or top surgery because I know that no matter what it probably won't give me results that would satisfy me and why fight for it and risk of for such a low possible personal reward?

So I live it through RPGs, and how wonderful that RPGs increasingly have diverse and flexible customisation! And don't get me wrong bg3 did great on everything else for me. But when it's so good, the little things, the small oversights, they still sting.

So anyway, fun fact, my current bg3 character doesn't wear underwear because it makes me feel terrible whenever I see them with a bra on.

And I guess since I talked about them, here's a screenshot. I guess you can tell me if I made a mistake and I accidentally gave them imperceptible tits. To me their chest looks flat with and without a shirt on.

(Ps. I posted this exactly as a thread on bluesky yesterday, if you see it there, it wasn't stolen, it's my thread and I figured tumblr was also a good audience for it)

#nineth enby plays video games #baldurs gate 3 #nineth enby talks of gender #gender diversity in video games #diversity in media #nineth enby bluesky crosspost #nineth enby original

[ya-world-challenge]

Source: TheVedicWarrior @ Wikimedia commons

#southeast asia #pakistan #india #artist resources #traditional clothing #diversity in media #art reference

[cyarskj52]

IssaRae candid words shed light on an unfortunate reality in the entertainment industry.

The challenges faced by Black shows and storytellers, along with the lack of accountability, are disheartening. It's important to amplify diverse voices and stories, but the burden shouldn't solely rest on individuals like Issa.

While it's disheartening to see the struggles and lack of priority given to these stories, it's also encouraging to witness Issa's determination to take steps towards independence.

It highlights the need for systemic changes and support for diverse voices within the industry. We can all play a part in holding the industry accountable for equitable representation and ensuring that diverse stories are given the attention they deserve.

Let's continue to support and uplift creators like Issa Rae as they navigate these challenges and work towards a more inclusive future.

#RepresentationMatters #SupportDiverseVoices #Diversity #society #rhetoric #inclusivity #equity #inclusion #diversity in media #diversity hire #diversity win #diversity and inclusion #diversity equity and inclusion #black love #black tumblr

[rambleonwithrosie]

#ThunderThursday

#the chosen #chosen memes #memes #sons of thunder #george xanthis #australian actor #greek actor #diversity in media #john the apostle #john the evangelist #christian media #christian memes #thunder thursday

[julyzaa]

If you want to know how good having disney princesses be racially diverse just know my mom, my aunt and their friend stopped a random girl at a gas station to tell her she was pretty and looked like Ariel (she had very long braids which looked absolutely gorgeous)which led to the kids in nearby cars to notice and believe they saw irl Ariel the mermaid at a gas station as she drove away.

We need more poc princesses and queens and heroes for the poc who have been thinking only white women can be that.

#the little mermaid #my moms only complaint was that eric was white and not poc #diversity in media