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The Representation of LGBT Youth of Colour in Media
Get PDFAs Bryan Washington so effortlessly demonstrates in his masterful debut, Lot, the combined difficulty of being both a racial minority and an LGBT youth struggling with their queer identity provides much heartbreak, frustration, and crisis. However, Lot perhaps unknowingly identifies an issue with LGBT representation, especially the representation of LGBT people of colour in the media: the brutal focus on the negative. Although many within the community struggle during some point in their lives with discrimination or feelings of shame, modern queer identities can also bring an incredibly joyful and positive atmosphere into a person’s life. Lot deals with a side to LGBT representation that the media greatly ignores; within the first three pages, our narrator is having his first sexual experience with another male, and despite it being repressed to keep his parents from hearing, it is honest and straightforward and fun.In this article, I compare Lot to a study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, ‘Emotional Distress Among LGBT Youth: The Influence of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation,’ which discusses emotional struggles between queer youths, most of whom are people of colour. I will be considering the representation of young LGBT people of colour in media and how they are shown to belong in our modern society
How social media has helped to uplift black voices in 2020
Get PDFPerformative activism is a prevalent problem online however condescension over resources and routes of learning about social injustice is an unnecessary form of gatekeeping \u27wokeness\u27. Social media played a special role in the emergence of the Black Lives Matter and the #MeToo movements, yet the use of social media to inform is critiqued
I am not a man!
Get PDFIn the UK, suicide is the single biggest killer in men under 45. Let that sink in. Why is this the case? The facade of what it means to be a man transcends from outdated stereotypes which eliminate the possibility of some men being able to show emotion, and to tell people when they\u27re struggling. This is not right. This needs to be challenged. This needs to change
Of the year
Get PDFHere we have Pop Perception\u27s picks for Of The Year. We have six categories, all exploring literature, and/or connecting to social injustice and wellbeing
The Tragic story of Elisa Lam? Or the terrifying story of Elisa Lam?
Get PDFNetflix\u27s True Crime documentary series \u27The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel\u27 is a new and popular documentary on NetFlix. Its reviews have seen the show as one which has left viewers disturbed and being unable to sleep at night. However, is this what the audience should be feeling from a documentary about mental health awareness? Is the portrayal of the documentary preventing or benefitting Elisa\u27s tragic story
How the Construction of Gender Roles amongst Literary Texts Influence our Identity and Sense of Belonging
Get PDFThe term gender role refers to society’s concept of how men and women are expected to look and behave.’ There are a plethora of ways that these roles and expectations are created: from social norms, the society/generation in which we live and surround ourselves with, and what we read, which is arguably the most influential. Ultimately, this is because reading impacts how our minds grow and develop – it’s how we learn to understand, communicate and how we begin to develop our sense of belonging. Many young girls growing up idolising fairy tales and princesses, subsequently meaning they go on to dream about their perfect wedding; feeling like a princess themselves, falling in love and marrying their ‘Prince Charming.’ Throughout Sexuality, Gender and Nationalism, Kate Houlden goes on to depict the ways several male writers use not only gender, but sexuality and race in Anglophone Caribbean literature as a form of ‘masculine assertion.’ Inevitably, these types of texts go on to set expectations of Caribbean men and women – thereupon meaning, when these individuals don’t align into these social norms, they often fall victim to the texts and lose their sense of belonging amongst the community they feel lost – often referred to and seen as black sheep, which inevitably takes a toll on their mental wellbein
1984: a prophecy becoming a pathetic reality?
Get PDFGeorge Orwell\u27s 1984 focuses on themes of totalitarianism, technology, and censorship, but why has this inspired musicians that produce an audio art form to cite this visual art form as an influence
Synaesthesia
Get PDFOn March 23rd 2020, our nation\u27s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, ordered the country to stay at home. In lockdown, weariness began to set in. My senses morphed into each other and I felt numb to the concept of time. This poem aims to capture this blurriness
Personal Identity: Belonging without Acceptance
Get PDFWhat makes Alan Moore’s 1986 graphic novel ‘Watchmen’ a classic is its subversion of the superhero genre. The relatable moral compass of these characters makes it easier for them to appear human, as like ourselves, they all have stories and a path. Moore exposes superheroes, taking away the idolised perception that modern times has gifted; with the rise of pop-culture in multiple medias. With the rise of social media, fan accounts of pop-culture are finding home in discussing similar interests and superhero culture on sites such as Twitter. The common theme between these fans, and these characters, is that they are all seeking acceptance. The contrast between characters from ‘Watchmen’ like Doctor Manhattan, a man turned God, who is slowly concluding that he is not human, as the world fears his power. To that of the every-man, someone who invests into characters like these, for their passion for the genre, and their desire for belonging within a sub-group known as a “fandom.”In this article, I will discuss the importance of ‘Watchmen’ and its relation to belonging and personal identity. I will attempt to dissect Moore’s deconstruction of the genre, and how ‘Watchmen’ isolates characters, and how the novel plays a part in the genre’s presence today, 35 years on