People of Colour SF Carnival, Tenatively June 15th

[browngirl]

Which I should have posted about weeks ago:

http://ofcolour.blogspot.com/

Because Lt. Uhura should have had more lines. (ST: TOS)
Because Kevin Sorbo was jealous of Keith Hamilton Cobb and wrote him out.
(Andromeda)
Because among other butchery, the SciFi Channel made Ged white. (EarthSea)
Because Forrest was a plot point and Graham was an extra. (Btvs)
Because Ronon Dex is not a savagely sexual wild man. (SGA)
Because Ford deserved better. (SGA)
Because Goliath showed up only to get killed. (Marvel: CW)
Because Vixen should have been more than the other woman. (JLU)
Because it can feel isolating among other journalers and bloggers.
Because it could encourage other People of Color to speak up more.
Because Carl Lumbly should be remembered for MANTIS.
Because Milestone Media deserved more love.
Because there should be more shows like Afro Samurai.
Because there should be more heroines like Jade and Juniper Lee.
Because Bianca Lawson tried out for the role of Cordelia Chase instead of Kendra. (BtVS)
Because Pete Ross drowned in a sea of nothingness (Smallville)
Because there are illustrators of color who don't get to put faces like
theirs on the front of a SF book.
Can you think of more reasons? I'm sure you can.
PoC SF Carnival: We Exist. And We Are Not Invisible
Tentatively scheduled for June 15th. Submission Guidelines at the link.

Comments

[slipperieslope.livejournal.com]

Because Carl Lumbly should be remembered for MANTIS.

((Carl))

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*cheers*

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Because there are illustrators of color who don't get to put faces like
theirs on the front of a SF book.

:-(

I for one would love to see more people of color in sci fi and fantasy...

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I hear you. *sighs*

[aprilkat.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*smile* I hope this carnival does well.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Because you look at the preview of a brand-new sf/supernatural/fantasy show coming up next fall, sigh at the sight of the cast following the same old template, and realize that there's no earthly reason why the space-fighters or vampire hunters or whatever *couldn't* have been portrayed by non-white actors.

Because one of the most popular films last year -- Pirates 2: Dead Man's Chest -- was so full of racist stereotypes about expendable black pirates and ignorant island cannibals that it might as well have starred Johnny Weismuller instead of Johnny Depp.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I *so* hear you. *sighs*

Tangentially related

[cheshyre]

Saw this and thought of you:

Re: Tangentially related

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Um, were you saying something?

*frantically licks the screen where her navel is*

Re: Tangentially related

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

PS Thank you, again, for pointing me to this. *big bright smile*