Yea, I’m at the point where I not only fear a Trump victory, I also fear a Trump defeat almost as much. There are a lot of pissed off people that he has helped to stir into a frenzy. They are not going to go away after a Clinton win. They will just be more pissed off and feel less connected to general society.

In my state, at least, sexual assault perpetrators have to undergo a ton of sexual violence prevention courses and mental consoling while in prison. If, upon the end of their time in prison*, they haven’t completed the required amount of courses (they usually serve their full term if they haven’t/no early release) or…

That’s great.

There was definitely fighting around the Dunkirk area, as the Germans had it cut off. The Germans did, however, halt their advance in order to prevent a breakout attempt. Britain’s role in the war definitely would’ve changed if the government had to face the disaster of 300,000+ killed/captured at Dunkirk. However,…

What is an African feature anyway?

Also, the trailer didn’t feature a lot of scenes from about the Amazons or their homeland, so there might be some diversity there. After checking the movie’s Wikipedia page, Ann Wolfe, Mayling Ng, Florence Kasumba, and Samantha Tjihia are all going to play Amazons, so they will feature racially diverse women.

I agree that the Amazons should feature some racial diversity. It’d also allow a WoC to portray a strong mentor or friend role that has traditionally gone to a white or black man.

Really? I can’t think of a black French general who commanded soldiers in WWI. But that’s besides the point because this movie takes place amongst the English speaking contingent of the Allied armies.

No, it’s not simply including PoC. It’s not a fantasy movie. It takes place during events that are known to us. Let’s call it alternative history. The story jumps into what we know has history during the early 20th century. We know the presence of people in Europe at that time. From the trailer, it seems as though…

I’d hope so, but one never can tell. How’s your tattoo?

Sorry, I was focused on the European scenes when people mentioned wanting more PoC in the movie. I agree, the Amazons should have some racial diversity. It’d also be a change of the friend/side kick of the superhero usually being a black man.

A tremendous amount I’m afraid. How are you?

Its also very clearly a movie that takes place in WWI Europe. Black people would necessarily have to be token side characters (yay?), or the movie would have to feature a colonial troop formation, which, again, reduces the role of the only super heroine with a movie right now to feature black men (under white…

I thought she should have a helmet when she popped her head out of the trench (snipers!), but I guess sexy armor is needed on the parts of the body that humans can afford to injure.

I know, why doesn’t Themyscira have any men, right? Seriously though, the movie takes place in WWI (evidenced by the Fokker E.III plane). The 1910s were not a period of tremendous diversity in Europe. There were lots of French and British colonial troops (India, Africa) who fought, particularly in the crises years.…

I find it hilarious that you omit the part of the page that explains that the Mughal Empire first practiced blowing from a gun in the 16th century and continued to subject rebels to the practice until the 18th century. Guess where the Mughals ruled, and who one of their successors was?

IDK about children’s books, but there was a run of commercials featuring interracial couples spurred by the Cherrios ad a couple of years ago. I think those commercials ran their life and now most companies feel like they’ve patted themselves on the diversity/representation back enough and there will be a few years…

Or worse…

An entirely expected response. Sadly, it cannot be blamed. If you look at the rankings, formerly colonized states are spread from the very top (highlighted by Rwanda, whose 6th place puts the US’s 28th to shame) to the the absolute bottom. The balance is indeed weighted towards the bottom. The highest ranked Muslim…

Religion can, and often does, feed misogyny. I’m limited to knowing about the Abrahamic religions, and they all place lighter rules on Men. However, honor killings are more of a cultural than a religious thing. Familial honor is tied more closely to areas of the globe than it is to a particular religion. Pakistan…