Question #5
I enjoy Marvel and DC movies. It would be cool to see the main characters who hold my marginalized identities depicted in those movies. Or even if they are extras in movies it would be great if they can be the Doctor, Professor, CEO, Senator, etc.
Imagine FRIENDS but recasted to involve queer POC main characters. Asian / non-white visibility is so important, but as a society, we're at the point where representation is not enough -- we need accurate representation. I think even in children's shows; I love the model that Steven Universe presented in its representation of nonheteronormative relationships, but at the same time, I think children also need to see humans on TV that look like them, not just cartoons (e.g., Disney, Nickelodeon live action shows).
One of the stories I think which is lacking in popular media today which would be great for young black, immigrant, children would be a coming of age story with a black protagonist. I think an argument could be made about whether the main protagonist should be male or female. However, in the show, the protagonist would be surrounded by a community of black people from various backgrounds, socioeconomic, political, etc. And then really just see how the character grows and develops in this community. To be specific, I want to see a media project which addresses the lived realities of people with similar identities as mine, not just what people perceive our realities should be.
Honestly a reboot of Glee where they actually acknowledge social issues and how it personally relates to their diverse cast of kids while they use their performances to move the plot forward is what I’d love to see done.
I would want to watch a movie about a nuanced, well-developed character holding all of my intersecting marginalized identities where the inevitable impact shows up but is alongside a completely separate storyline.
Maybe just some short skits like how the show Black Mirror does it. They have one theme but so many stories that are very different but represent the idea that we are just all human and the experience we have is unique but equally important.
I think cinema is a great tool for exposing old and untrue tropes while introducing new, more realistic stories.
I feel like I just haven't seen enough about bisexual individuals and would probably enjoy just seeing more films where that is present.
I'm not fully sure what you mean here, to be honest. I heard some aces have published plays about asexuality, so I'd love to see that. While movies & TV can reach a wider audience, which would be great, with a play, you have the experience of being in a room with strangers all sharing the magic of theater, and sometimes the actors interact with the audience. Not only could there be a dialogue between audience members, but also between the audience and actors. The magic of witnessing a play in person is something that doesn't happen with a TV show or a movie. Also, I would like the music industry to get more diverse. Tons of songs are about love & relationships & sex, and while that's cool, we could use different varieties of songs & song lyrics.
Honestly, more than media, I would LOVE for the counseling and counselor education and supervision professions to require their students to take at least 1 class on sexuality, and within that class, they go in depth into the LGBTQIA+ identities, including romantic orientations and asexuality. The profession has no clue at how the lack of a requirement to take a sexuality course that doesn't skip over a sexual identity just because the professor couldn't be bothered to educate himself on what asexuality is hurts & harms counseling students and future & current clients. Some of the harmful hits by counselors that I've heard from other aces and aros are: "Oh, you just haven't met the right person yet," or "That's just because you were abused," or "I think we need talk to your psychiatrist to have your medications checked," or "The problem is you haven't found God yet." The profession seems to be deeply Christian conservative and wanting to counsel from the Bible instead of counseling theories at a time when people are leaving religion in droves. I would just like to see more accurate representation of queer identities that are not based in stereotypes or heterosexist assumptions.
I would like a whole bunch of trans individuals from all walks of life. Sharing a powerful message of hope and resiliency. We are visible.
We so often look to media for norms, and use these to help frame our own lives. There are times when I feel I don't know what I should be doing, and without a frame of reference I feel lost. I would like to see how adult, gay men experience family building, children, or personal adventure. I want to see how people with my identity experience life beyond their sexual identity. I'd find it helpful to see how others experience mid-life and a period of stable sexuality. I want to see how two men experience relationship issues, marriage issues, or how gay men may experience other hardships.
It's hard to try and fit all the issues in at once, but the biggest thing is having a bisexual female character who has chronic illness that isn't portrayed as a charity case. Having her go through normal happy relationships that aren't tied to trauma and forced biphobia. No death, just a happy ending.
I'd like to see a competent, intelligent, quietly assertive Jewish character; I don't really care about gender, just being a part of the story. And the story should have nothing to do with Nazis, show business, or Yiddishkeit. The character doesn't have to be singled out, or even the main character. Just a respected part of the team. And they don't even have to be religiously Jewish; there is a very large population of people that are ethnically and culturally Jewish that are atheists. Including me. That'd be nice.
With the Covid-19 craziness everyone is experiencing at the moment, I think now would be the best time to highlight the people that are immigrants working out on the fields, working long hard hours so that everyone staying at home has fresh fruits and vegetables so we may look at these individuals from a different perspective.
I would love to see more representation of the wide variety of Asian identities that exist in the world today. I do not see any representation of transracial adoptees and this is a very important and complicated identity of mine. I also do not see any representation of queer Asians in popular media. It would be great to have a think piece or Hollywood production encompassing this multitude of identities.
Multiracial, Demi & Heterosexual, Demi & Heteroromantic, Secular Humanist, Unmarried, Childless6/20/2020
Ultimately, I think the best change is systematic. Just like we need more women CEOs, people of color in elected office, and nonbinary folks in the film industry, we as a society need to prioritize qualified representation. Meaning, we know there are talented folks who can do the jobs of their non-marginalized counterparts, and we need to seek them out and put them in those spaces so that every aspect of our society is infiltrated and it becomes the norm rather than the exception. It's gradual and generational change.
I would like to see a successful career woman with a career and family. I would like to see Latin be accepting of others genders and identities. I would like to see us in a show that doesn't show Latin as being arrested or portrayed as a part of the cartel.
I would love for there to be something to make survivors feel seen, a part of a family I guess. I would love and NEED to see how others do it and if it can be done.
I want to see more day-time television with these identities as well as non-"gay" magazine covers, interviews, etc. Representation has just begun and it usually plays it safe towards the stereotypes.
Of course I would love a TV show with the ongoing story of a family like ours. Movies as well. I'm less creative than others when it comes to envisioning media projects, but I am drawn to hope for more of these.
I think having people who hold these identities on TV shows (reality, sitcom, etc.) to show that they do not fit into stereotypes. I would also love to see more representation of all sexual identities on social media, TV shows, movies, music, etc.
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