Week 13 Apply and Reflect
This week, we discussed how art made by those in the minority often gets neglected by those in the majority. This leads to many people in the minority having to create their own representation, though this is often the better choice in my opinion. I would much rather read from someone who experienced the same things I have, than someone who heard about some of the things my community went through. Its also easy to tell when someone who experienced some of those things is writing versus when someone outside the community is writing the story. One of the best examples of this is "Magical Boy!" by The Kao. It's a light hearted comedy about a boy who comes from a long line of magical girl evil fighters. Many of the characters are minorities and it's all handled very well. At least from the lgbtq aspect of things, I'm unsure how well the characters of color are representative of their respective communities, as I'm white. There are more popular pieces of media t...