I think it's snark worthy to refer to a con with mostly white male guests as diverse.(also divalea) While Seth and Frank Miller aren't going to be confused any time soon, there's a sort of commonality of white male experience. For example, the world they can give us will likely have no real mention of say, racism the way it's really experienced.(tip: it's not all crosses burnt on the lawn,folks) Oftentimes, even though the setting has no logical reason for it to be white dominated, there will be mostly white folks in the book. How women's clothing and bodies work can also be ignored. Women and people of color can be plot devices, because hey, who cares? They aren't the People who Matter. That reminds me of another thing that annoys me.
I hate it when comics companies act as if a gay character is the same thing as a new crossover or some shit like that. It seems like hey, your sexual orientation is just a new marketing ploy. It's like the meta woman in refrigerator. Instead of just a character being used to amp up the excitement of your story line, hey, a whole real life subset of people can add a little bit of spice to your comic book! While some white males can get over these problems by research, listening to other people, and generally just learning how to write(my theory is a lot of sexism,racism and homophobia gets injected into stories by the simple fact that it's easier to put in a bunch of crap that is basically prewritten than to get a new idea), I think it's important for girls and people of color and gay folk (and everyone I left out) to do for themselves, because there's a big difference between second hand and first hand observation. White men don't know what it is like to have to search for the dinky little ethnic hair care aisle(or sometimes even shelf) to get some frickin' shampoo. They haven't experienced their first period. They aren't expected to be servile to the egos of random people. And on and on and on.
Yea, so my point is that having a bunch of white guys isn't exactly representing all walks of life, you know? Not the only people who exist or matter, you know.
I hate it when comics companies act as if a gay character is the same thing as a new crossover or some shit like that. It seems like hey, your sexual orientation is just a new marketing ploy. It's like the meta woman in refrigerator. Instead of just a character being used to amp up the excitement of your story line, hey, a whole real life subset of people can add a little bit of spice to your comic book! While some white males can get over these problems by research, listening to other people, and generally just learning how to write(my theory is a lot of sexism,racism and homophobia gets injected into stories by the simple fact that it's easier to put in a bunch of crap that is basically prewritten than to get a new idea), I think it's important for girls and people of color and gay folk (and everyone I left out) to do for themselves, because there's a big difference between second hand and first hand observation. White men don't know what it is like to have to search for the dinky little ethnic hair care aisle(or sometimes even shelf) to get some frickin' shampoo. They haven't experienced their first period. They aren't expected to be servile to the egos of random people. And on and on and on.
Yea, so my point is that having a bunch of white guys isn't exactly representing all walks of life, you know? Not the only people who exist or matter, you know.
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