The problems with Apu and "The Simpsons" in general
“The Simpsons” has been running on TV as a half-hour show since December 1989 (launching with its initial Christmas special), and is now on its 29th season, with over 600 episodes.
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Marvel's new editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski pretended to be a Japanese writer
In the most surprising comics news since, well, a few weeks ago, news came this week that Marvel’s newest editor-in-chief, C.B. Cebulski, spent a year (from 2005 to 2006) writing
What should a diverse Avengers team look like?
As a followup to my post about what a diverse Justice League of America should look like, I thought I’d look at what a diverse Avengers team should look like. Since
The tech industry grapples with hate speech
The past week in tech news has largely centered around the aftermath of the Charlottesville, Virginia counterprotests against neo-Nazis and white supremacists, which saw protester Heather Heyer killed. Since then, various White supremacists&
Sources of stock photos featuring people of color
I’ve written before about free, Creative Commons-sourced photos before. However, some want to know where to find stock photos that prominently feature people of color. Discussions I’ve seen on
Marvel exec blames lackluster comic sales on "diversity"; all evidence says otherwise
Much has been written over the past week or so about whether or not Marvel’s truly committed to improving diversity, as well as problems with such among American comics in general.
Snapchat's filter problems are *why* diversity in tech matters
The current hot social media service of the moment is Snapchat. I’ve never used it, but its appeal is in sending temporary photos to others, upon which they delete themselves after
Diversity at cable news networks still low
Recently, an African-American host of an MSNBC show, Melissa Harris-Perry, left the network. Harris-Perry stated that her air time had been increasingly scaled back, and that the network wasn’t giving enough
The 2016 Oscar nominees in animation (and diversity issues *again*)
It’s time once again to look at the 2016 Academy Award nominees for animation. Best Animated Feature Anomalisa Boy and the World Inside Out Shaun the Sheep Movie When Marnie Was
How to fix the comics industry's harassment and diversity problems?
The past few weeks have seen a large amount of attention paid to the comics industry’s problems with diversity, sexual harassment, and sexism. To summarize recent events: The Mary Sue’