From the Dementors in “Harry Potter” (2009 onwards) to Gloreth’s Beast in “Nimona”(2023) to the black hands in “Bee and Puppycat” (Netflix version), I noticed the disproportionate use of black and darker-skinned characters /forms in animations to represent monsters/baddies/ villains.
The monster/baddie contrasts with the hero/goodie/s who is by contrast white/ light and/or lighter skinned (as in these examples).
I’m asking white/light-skinned/ non-Black artists (writers, filmmakers, animators) to broaden their “baddie colour palettes”.
What is consent? What is sexual consent? Russell Brand thinks he knows what it is. So do many men. But do you really? Here are some thoughts from my experience.
Do you recognise all the animals in my themed A-Z character set? I explain the connection between A-Zs and my mental health and provide a list of all the animals (as some of them are a bit random!) They can be downloaded for free (for personal use).
Elon Musk has said that the word “cis” is a slur. He’s wrong and here’s why… a presentation from a non binary musk deer. Comic by The Mollusc Dimension, a British-born Chinese transqueerian artist.
As untitled fck mss s**gon play hits the UK stage, a British-born Chinese transqueerian tries to find some meaning in his late dad’s opera scores…
These notes are affectionate and nostalgic yet they conclude with reflections on cultural appropriation and the exotisation of Asian women in Puccini’s opera.
