Tag: representation
This is Why Representation in Geek Culture Matters
@sapphicgeek told this beautiful story about working at a comic book store and meeting a young Supergirl fan. This is exactly why representation and diversity in…
Tips for Drawing Darker Skinned Characters
Artist Quill tweeted these helpful tips for drawing darker skinned characters, to add their own thoughts to the whitewashing discourse. The artist wanted to please note that…
Ideas to Consider When Creating BIPOC Characters
Charisjb wrote this helpful guide of things to consider when creating fictional black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) characters. Here’s what she had to say…
Concept Art for Characters That Ended Up as Blonde White Women
Molly Maloney retweeted this thread by Chwistopher highlighting concept art for characters that started as POC (people of color) and all ended up as blonde…
Female Role Models in Geek Media
Mat’s Nerd Corner started this beautiful twitter thread of little girls excited and proud to meet all these awesome role models in geek media. They did…
Draw Some Fat Elves – Fantasy Fan Art Prompt
A tumblr user posted this prompt for artists to draw some fantasy fan art of fat elves and the results are super cute! The response…
Not a Single Canon Queer In Avengers: Infinity War
Kate Leth made a good point about the sad state of queer representation in Avengers: Infinity War. Now there’s some queer characters in the comic…
Wholesome and Inclusive Church Signs
The Clackamas United Church of Christ in Milwaukie, Oregon post these signs with wonderfully wholesome and inclusive messages that aren’t what you’d normally expect from…
Body Positivity for Men – Art Series
Illustrator and body acceptance activist Lena Dirscherl aka BoPoLena created this wonderful male body positivity art series that tackles body issues a lot of men…
The Fake Luau Scene in Lilo & Stitch
This is a great little thread about the fake luau scene in Disney‘s Lilo & Stitch that shows an accurate representation of Hawaiians perspective on luaus held…