Musical PG-13 By Lin-Manuel Miranda Reviewed by Sarah Erani The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 3 LGBTQ+ Representation: 0.5 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 1 Gender Representation: 4 Socioeconomic Representation: 3 Mental Health Representation: 0 Religious Representation: 0 Own Voice: No The characters are historical figures who were white and probably straight in real life, but they’re played almost entirely by peopleContinue reading “Hamilton: an American Musical”
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New Girl
TV Show Rated TV-14 By Elizabeth Meriwether, Berkley Johnson, J. J. Philbin, Dave Finkel Reviewed by Sarah Erani The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 0 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 1 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 0 Religious Representation: 2 Own Voice: Kind of, Elizabeth Meriwether was inspired by inspired by her experience of “bouncing from Craigslist subletContinue reading “New Girl”
Superstore
TV Show Rated TV 14 By Justin Spitzer Reviewed by Sarah Erani The following are out of 5 Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 4 Body Size Representation: 3 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 3 Mental Health Representation: 0 Religious Representation: 1 Own Voice: No Superstore has a diverse cast of characters, specifically containing a Latina woman, a Jewish man, a disabled blackContinue reading “Superstore”
team2moms
Instagram account Denise and Ebony Reviewed by Valerie This media has positive messaging and themes regarding: Race, LGBTQ+, Gender team2moms showcases a family with 2 moms loving each other and their identities. They are LGBTQ+ advocates and especially work to inspire people to come out and destigmatize LGBTQ+ families. Their daughter Olivia and one ofContinue reading “team2moms”
Minari
Movie PG 13 Directed by Lee Isaac Chung Reviewed by Anonymous Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 0 Disability Representation: 4 Body Size Representation: 3 Gender Representation: 4 Socioeconomic Representation: 5 Mental Health Representation: 3 Religious Representation: 1 Own Voice: Yes This year at Sundance I was able to bump some vouchers off of a friendContinue reading “Minari”
Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
Movie PG Directed by Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Bob Persichetti Reviewed by Sarah Erani Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 0 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 1 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 4 Mental Health Representation: 3 Religious Representation: 2 Own Voice: No The protagonist is Afro-Latino and another main character is implied to be Jewish. AnotherContinue reading “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse”
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV Show By Mike Schur and Dan Goor Reviewed by Sarah Erani Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 0 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 0 Mental Health Representation: 0 Religious Representation: 2 Own Voice: Not that I know of, but they take input from the communities Several black andContinue reading “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
One Day At a Time
TV Show TV PG Developed by Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce. Reviewed by Anonymous **Contains Light Spoilers** Racial Representation: 5 LGBTQ+ Representation: 5 Disability Representation: 0 Body Size Representation: 2 Gender Representation: 5 Socioeconomic Representation: 5 Mental Health Representation: 5 Religious Representation: 1 Own Voice: Yes, one of the two developers is Latina. Sadly,Continue reading “One Day At a Time”
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