representation
Gomez Addams Was the First Time I Saw My Own Dad Reflected on the Big Screen
In the '90s, it was quietly revolutionary to let him be Latinx.
By Ella Cerón
Brie Larson Wants to Hear From Film Critics Who Aren't "White Dudes"
Reviewers of 2017's biggest films were 80% male.
By Andrea Park
Ava DuVernay Hired Only Female Directors for Queen Sugar and She's Not Apologizing
She defended criticism of her choice and she didn't hold back.
By Lauren Rearick
These Photos Show Beauty Brands What Diversity Should Actually Look Like
"The industry has a way of selecting the one or two token women of color."
By Shammara Lawrence
This 16-Year-Old Is Done With Inequality in the Beauty Industry
Here's how she's pushing back.
By Faith Cummings
What It's Really Like Being a Pussycat on Riverdale
Asha Bromfield, who plays Melody Valentine, opens up.
By Shammara Lawrence
All-Female Presenters at the SAG Awards Isn't Enough to Combat Hollywood's Representation Problem
We still have a long way to go.
By De Elizabeth
There Are Still Too Few Latinx LGBTQ Characters in Pop Culture — And That Needs to Change
In both Spanish-language media and Hollywood.
By John Paul Brammer
An Aladdin Extra Is Alleging That Disney Is “Browning Up” Actors for the Live-Action Movie
He said that very fair-skinned cast members were “waiting to have their skin darkened."
By Lauren Rearick
The Golden Globes Were Proof That White Men Still Have the Microphone
Even on a night supposedly about all women.
By Sandra Song
Dear Hollywood: Stop Pretending Disability Representation Isn't Intersectional
“I felt like my narrative just wasn’t included.”
By S.E. Smith
Zendaya Says She Went Back to Disney Channel Because of a “Lack of Diversity”
Hell yeah.
By Kara K. Nesvig
There's Still a Major Representation Problem With TV's LGBTQ Characters
There's still a lot of work to be done.
By Kara K. Nesvig
Why It's SO Important to Name Bisexual Characters on Television
It's great that Sarah Hyland says her character is bisexual, but would the writers agree?
By Brittney McNamara
Why "Feminist" Witches in Pop Culture Aren't as Radical as They Seem
Everything from “Hocus Pocus” to “American Horror Story: Coven” is complicit.
By Sarah Lyons
Meet the First Model With Albinism to Land a Major Beauty Campaign
This is a huge win for representation.
By De Elizabeth
This Gossip Girl Producer Regrets That the Show Was So White and Straight
Representation matters.
By De Elizabeth
The Real Problem With Blackface in the Beauty Industry
"All bigotry and anti-blackness stems from the same place."
By Minda Honey