Welcome to my newest blogging endeavor! As many of you already know I already run two review blogs, Not Another Movie Blog and A "Novel" Review - which are still ongoing projects, despite how infrequently I post. As a Media Studies major and Women and Gender Studies minor, I am very interested in how the media influences us as we grow. I have been reading a lot about representations of gender in the media and I know there are a lot of problematic films, television shows and books out there that parents do not want their children watching or reading. Thus, the idea for this new blog project blossomed.
Rather than focus on the negative characters in media, I want to focus on the well-rounded, kind, adventurous, intelligent, inspirational characters that are available in the media the younger generations consume. These characters will be from all genres and all age groups - as children consume media from very early ages through their late teen years. Each post will include the character's name, the film, TV show or book the character is from, the age range appropriate for consuming this media based on movie ratings, parental rating guides, and designated reading age groups, as well as the character's story arc (which will likely often include spoilers) in essay format.
The characters chosen will be, as aforementioned, from all genres and age groups. There will be characters of different genders, races, religions, sexualities, abilities, and classes. I am an all-inclusive person and want everyone to feel properly represented. I will not shy away from themes some may deem taboo, and if that is not your thing, I would suggest that you do not follow this blog.
I want to make it very clear that I am NOT yet a parent, although I desire to be one in the somewhat near future, nor am I in any way a parenting expert. I am just a young woman with an interest in helping parents and young people find healthy representations of characters in the media. Please remember that, while I recommend these characters for all people of the right age bracket, I am in no way insisting that they have to be introduced to the younger generations and it is ultimately the parent's choice as to what they want their child to watch.
As I mentioned above, this blog is ALL INCLUSIVE. I am but one woman and I may not be aware of all the wonderful media there is to review. Suggestions in the comments section are ALWAYS welcome. I am building a list of books, shows and films to check out and I would welcome any additions anyone has, especially as my recommendations are a little lacking in the diversity department at the moment.
As this is ALL INCLUSIVE, I want everyone to feel safe and welcome here - healthy, educated discussion is VERY welcome, any kind of hate speech or anger over my recommendation of a specific kind of character (ex: a character of a specific gender, race, sexuality, religion, etc.) will result in the deletion of the offending comment and BANNING. Name calling and hateful rhetoric are NOT welcome here or on either of my other two blogs.
Thank you for reading and I hope to create my first entry very soon.
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