Tag: representation
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Black Is King: A true celebration of African culture
When the trailer for ‘Black Is King’ first emerged, many were excited, but of course, in true social media fashion, detractors were the first to question the intent behind the visual feature. First, it was Disney+ isn’t even accessible in Africa, so why premier it on this platform? The simple answer is it’s based on…
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Racism in comedy is still racism
You’re lucky it’s just Little Britain. The energy surrounding Black Lives Matter has not yet subsided. The pessimist in me thought that after two weeks of protesting in Britain, the mass populous would continue with their lives, like so many times before. In this case, I’m happy to be wrong. The death of George Floyd…
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Rapper Dave vs. OFCOM: the latest attempt to silence the truth
How the British public need to redirect their energy to the people who are actually causing our society harm. It’s been almost two weeks since the Brit Awards, but it was unlikely that the British public was watching anything else that Tuesday night. Although the lack of female representation at the award show left many…
Sincerely, Saskia 