Search results for: get out

“Incredible Girl” Provides Space for Alternate Relationships

4 Minutes read

Ready to learn about more than just the two-person relationship dynamic? If you’ve raised your hands, consider me right there along with you, because in the spirit of being well-rounded, I’m highly fascinated to see the new pilot, Incredible Girl. The webisode is created by Celia Aurora de Blas and Teresa Jusino (whose written work you…

#DifferenceMakers: 4 New Racial/Gender Representation Initiatives

3 Minutes read

The #OscarsSoWhite controversy has shaken up Hollywood in one of the best ways possible. While there’s something that can be said for the lack of focus on other forms of representation in Hollywood (the media has been mostly focusing on the outward racial aspects and not other aspects of representation such as characters with physical or mental…

#DifferenceMakers: Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn & Barrington Smith-Seetachitt (Screenwriters, “Lovers in their Right Mind”)

3 Minutes read

The world is swirling. With sites like Interracial Dating Central, Interracial People Meet, Interracial Match, Interracial Cupid, and tons more (some of which you can compare and contrast at this Ask Men article), and tons of online interracial appreciation groups (like this one), it’s clear the interest in interracial dating and relationships is high. But movies…

JUST ADD COLOR Now Accepting Guest Posts!

2 Minutes read

Are you a regular reader of JUST ADD COLOR who would love to put in your opinion about popular issues affecting diversity in America? Are you a new reader who wants a shot at becoming a published writer? JUST ADD COLOR is now accepting guest posts! JUST ADD COLOR is run by one person (me),…

Want More From JUST ADD COLOR? Read COLORBLOCK Magazine!

3 Minutes read

JUST ADD COLOR is in the process of growing in 2016, and one of the ways we’re doing that is by creating COLORBLOCK Magazine, a monthly magazine that features more of the content JUST ADD COLOR has already—analyzing how race and culture are perceived in entertainment, and how those messages affect how we see ourselves….

Comic Book Stereotypes Examined in New Documentary “Je Suis Superhero”

3 Minutes read

There are quite a few stereotypes in comic books. Take, for instance, this: @GraphicNovice @BadIdeasPodcast @josephsdsu Uh Oh-Bad Indigenous and Hispanic stereotypes in the same comic pic.twitter.com/27i3yiEAnL — Desmond Hassing (@Dhassing) January 29, 2016 Or this: Here’s the most racist thing that I saw today: a real comic book sidekick from the days of yore….

What “The 100” Didn’t Learn from “Teen Wolf”

6 Minutes read

SPOILERS BELOW! Do you watch the CW’s The 100? The show was breaking ground with its same-sex relationship between fan favorites Lexa and Clarke, but something happened recently that left fans up in arms. If you’re not up to speed, here’s what happened. Lexa inexplicably died during the latest season, leaving fans who loved the…

#DifferenceMakers: Madeline Stuart and Rixey Manor’s Bridal Photo Shoot

7 Minutes read

Some photos from a bridal photo shoot have made the rounds, and they’ve got everyone talking. The photos, taken by Sarah Houston, feature Madeline Stuart, a model with Down syndrome, showcasing several wedding dresses in and around Virginia’s Rixey Manor, a popular wedding spot. Rixey Manor’s owner, Isadora Martin-Dye, commissioned the shoot and told Huffington Post UK,…

#DifferenceMakers: The Banned Lane Byrant #ThisBody Ad

2 Minutes read

Women have enough trouble as it is, but we also face intense scrutiny with beauty and size standards. Even though there’s many different sizes of women and many different standards of beauty, women and girls have to contend with what’s always presented to them as the norm—being tall and thin (but somehow still buxom and…

Four Reasons “Underground” is Must-See Television

11 Minutes read

Did you watch WGN America’s Underground Wednesday night? I did, and it was everything I’d hoped it would be, and it still surprised me with just how much information and action they managed to pack into an hour. I was so tense throughout the hour, I was tired afterwards. There are multitude of reasons to be a…