do you have kids?
I didn't really notice it in myself when I was a kid but I can really see it in my kids. it's really important for them to see themselves in the media they consume.
my kid for whatever reason became best friends with the only black kid in his grade. when schools locked down we "bubbled" with him and we ran school for both kids out of my house.
I watched George Floyd through his eyes. I watch miles morales and black panther through his eyes.
there may have been a time when I discounted the effect representation in our media has on a child but never again. kids learn by example. seeing themselves and how they are protayed is incredibly important.
Harry Potter would never had been so big if it wasn't a kid as the protagonist. it's was necessary for kids to see themselves as the hero. to be able too relate to their own hero fantasies.
I didn't really notice it in myself when I was a kid but I can really see it in my kids. it's really important for them to see themselves in the media they consume.
my kid for whatever reason became best friends with the only black kid in his grade. when schools locked down we "bubbled" with him and we ran school for both kids out of my house.
I watched George Floyd through his eyes. I watch miles morales and black panther through his eyes.
there may have been a time when I discounted the effect representation in our media has on a child but never again. kids learn by example. seeing themselves and how they are protayed is incredibly important.
Harry Potter would never had been so big if it wasn't a kid as the protagonist. it's was necessary for kids to see themselves as the hero. to be able too relate to their own hero fantasies.
