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Post 3 - The Gender Fluidity of BTS

This latest story highlights one of the most surprisingly popular groups in all of the world, the Korean K-Pop group, BTS. 

Their popularity not only comes from their music, but from what they represent in therms of masculinity. Their attire is very different from normal males, where they have colored hair and feminine clothing, it shows that men do not need to to look a certain way to be looked as masculine. Another aspect of their popularity comes from their progressiveness, where the acknowledge that they have been sexist in the past, but have learned from their mistakes and try to spread a positive message about equality and representation for all. Through their music and image, BTS has helped spread a positive message about gender fluidity for people across the planet. 

Source - http://therepresentationproject.org/seven-things-to-know-about-the-k-pop-boy-band-bts/

Post 2 - Feminism in Captain Marvel

One of the biggest films to be released this year would be the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel. 

The film, starring Brie Larson as the titular character, is the hottest blockbuster at the box office right now, however, the film is also surrounded by controversy. This is mainly pushed by males who were appalled by comments Larson made about the audience for the film, claiming it "wasn't a movie to please older white males". This later proved to be a bad choice of words on her part, but it does not take away that this film represents something greater than the average superhero film

The article from MS Magazine talks about the impact Captain Marvel has on pushing a better representation for women in these films. The superhero world in general has not always been great at representing female superhero, and the film helps stakes strides to a world where the characterization of both genders is equalized, to where Carol Danvers in the film does not have a love interest, is based out of principle and discipline, and who's overall story can be relate to all about identity and not completely gauged towards women. 

Source - https://msmagazine.com/2019/03/22/a-feminist-defense-of-captain-marvel/

Post 1 - Ageism in Hollywood

The first blog post from my feed we will be focusing on takes a look at ageism in the film industry, especially focused on female movie stars. Ageism refers to how the industry begins to push certain stars out of the spotlight due to the fact that they get older, and a lot of the selling points for some films are the star's youth, sexuality and appearance. 

The Article makes a point in stating that older characters in films tend to be the more interesting ones, and that Hollywood needs to put more importance on portraying an older person in films to add realism to them.

Source - http://therepresentationproject.org/ageism-in-hollywood-the-silvering-screen/

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This blog, in the coming weeks, will take a look on various known figures within the world of media and how they have effected culture and their respective ethnic representation in media.

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