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To Diversity & Beyond?
“There seems to be no sign of intelligent life anywhere.” — Buzz Lightyear
I found myself quoting Buzz Lightyear this morning. After lying in bed for a while hoping beyond belief that my place of work had spontaneously combusted in the night, I checked my Google Feed to see what I may have missed and ended up reading something that made me wish I’d burst into flames in the night as well.
Diversity Isn’t A Black & White Issue — It Affects Dinosaurs and Potatoes Too
Diversity within popular culture has been a highly controversial subject in recent years. Whether it’s the complete absence of actors of color among Oscar nominations or a huge under-representation of women in speaking roles, the lack of diversity in popular culture can’t be denied. And we are right to challenge it.
The issue has been publicly addressed in TV shows like South Park. The show introduced a character called ‘Token Black’, whose name refers to the politically-correct idea of including a ‘token black guy’ in TV shows for diversity purposes.
But with the news that Toy Story 4 has come under fire for its apparent lack of diversity among lead characters, I’m truly struggling to think of any logical explanation as to why this woman’s…
