Empowerment
The Children Matter. Top Story - October 2024.
I follow a mostly-upbeat social media platform that features millions of photos and short videos, and I spend maybe an hour a day scrolling though the pictures, reading the captions and the comments. I often find news items that aren’t reported in popular sources, which then forces me to dig up the facts and uncover hidden truths. Some of the comments are spot-on hysterical. Others, however, get trolled to death until the original poster deletes the photo. Standards, both written and unspoken, are followed, and certain original posters (OP) are famously followed because of their unique perspective on things.
By Barb Dukemanabout a year ago in Pride
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
I've met myself in media many times seen myself on subways, highways and byways in books, in mirrors, in sad and happy voices
By Antoni De'Leonabout a year ago in Pride
Daria Morgendorffer: The Ace-Coded Icon I Never Knew I Needed
When I think about asexual representation in media, the first character that always comes to mind is Daria Morgendorffer. Watching Daria for the first time felt like staring into a mirror—her cynicism, her sharp wit, and her disinterest in romantic entanglements echoed so much of what I had felt my whole life. She wasn’t detached or emotionless, she simply didn’t care about the things that seemed to consume everyone else around her—things like dating and sex. For the first time, I saw a character who reflected the way I move through the world, and it was profoundly validating. It was in Daria Season 1, Episode 13 "The Misery Chick" that I realized Daria was a character I didn't know I needed; she's not a misery chick, she just not quick to emotions like most people are, and that's okay.
By Karina Thyraabout a year ago in Pride
A Lesson on Pride and Relationships. AI-Generated.
In a world where marriages and relationships are often tested, it’s easy to let pride, anger, or outside influence seep in and wreak havoc. Recently, I came across a story shared by Emeka Miky Oduije that deeply touched me. It’s the story of a divorced mother, now 32 years old, who opened up about the mistakes she made in her marriage, hoping her experience would encourage others to cherish and protect their relationships.
By Dome Emmanuelabout a year ago in Pride
Breaking Society's Dark Mirror
The Killer … The Villain … The Peado … The Joke … That’s how I saw any representations of people like me for the majority of my life, even as a little kid. I didn’t know how to explain to anyone how I felt, so to be fair I didn’t always see trans women characters in the media as a representation of me so to speak … because for a while I didn’t know what the words were … I just felt like a girl, but I was told I was a boy and needed to watch ‘boy shows’ - but secretly, this gal always preferred to watch She-Ra over He-Man … but one show that was called a ‘boy show’ I loved was The Transformers (three guesses why lol!)
By Savannah K. Wilsonabout a year ago in Pride
I’m Pregnant with my Husband’s Boyfriend’s Baby. Runner-up in Represented Challenge.
I grew up during the times of Pound Puppies, Micro Machines, Breakfast Clubs, Blockbuster, John Waters, Queen Latifah, Maury Povich, Ricki Lake, and a viral pandemic I was too young to understand.
By Amos Gladeabout a year ago in Pride
A New Lens on Empathy
Growing up, my understanding of the LGBTQ+ community was limited. I lived in a world that celebrated heteronormativity while queer stories were either hidden or distorted. I never gave much thought to the power of representation until one evening, while watching a TV show, I saw a scene that completely changed my perspective.
By Marwa Jawadabout a year ago in Pride
