This week we talk about female armor and costuming in video games and other media. We cover the over sexualization of female characters and define what is meant by the "male gaze"

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You can check Jordan out on his other podcast World Shop @: https://worldshoppodcast.podbean.com/

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Here are a few links to check out:

https://www.filminquiry.com/film-theory-basics-laura-mulvey-male-gaze-theory/

https://theconversation.com/explainer-what-does-the-male-gaze-mean-and-what-about-a-female-gaze-52486

Sorry guys there was a minor tech issue, the episode is now fully there! Thanks for letting us know there was a problem. 

This week to break up all of the heavy topics we take time to talk about media that too us stands out. 

This media includes: She-Ra, Steven Universe, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Marvel Rising, Avatar the last air bender, D&D, Beastars, Horizon zero dawn and many many more. 

There is so much diverse media out there, it is our jobs to support and celebrate the media that gets it.

If you have any questions you can email us @: [email protected]

You can check Jordan out on his other podcast World Shop @: https://worldshoppodcast.podbean.com/

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Representation in media is a topic that is constantly talked about these days. Some people say that things are fine, groups are equally represented in the media. Others think they are under-representation or the representation that they do receive in media is negative. So what does it mean to be represented? What does good representation look like? Where are we today when it comes to representation. All of these topics and more will be covered on today's Side Characters. 

Sources/articles to check out:

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmwq3x/why-diversity-on-screen-is-important-black-panther

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/yougov-survey-film-diversity-1202719655/

https://www.medialit.org/reading-room/long-way-go-minorities-and-media

https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/mediarace/portrayal.htm

https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/mediarace/mass.htm

https://glaad.org/files/WWAT/WWAT_GLAAD_2018-2019.pdf

If you have any questions you can email us @: [email protected]

You can check Jordan out on his other podcast World Shop @: https://worldshoppodcast.podbean.com/

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Have you ever been told you weren't a real fan of something because you didn't fit another person's qualifications. Have you ever had to prove to someone that you like something? This week on Side Characters we are talking about gate keeping in nerd culture. What does it mean to gate keep, and what can we do when someone is gate keeping?

A few handy links:

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/08/the-gatekeepers-of-video-game-culture/?fbclid=IwAR0JD1fe3mjHFu5u5EAt6k_094ULXZkwVfwJ_qrH3Yb6qoHaMFu_zhWenOI

https://www.d10again.com/posts/2019/5/5/decolonizing-the-dungeon-gatekeeping

http://www.guidetoallyship.com/

If you have any questions you can email us @: [email protected]

You can check Jordan out on his other podcast World Shop @: https://worldshoppodcast.podbean.com/

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Welcome to the side characters podcast. This podcast will be focused on talking about diversity in Nerd Culture. On this first episode we take the time to introduce ourselves and introduce the topics of diversity, nerds, culture and then nerd culture. We will be releasing episodes every two weeks, and further cover topics including but not limited to, gaming, gate keeping, and representation.

 If you want to shoot us an e-mail with questions, comments, stories, experiences, or suggestions you can hit us up at:

[email protected]

You can find Jordan on : https://worldshoppodcast.podbean.com/

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