Popular media generally has a problem with representation. Fictional worlds are often designed by and for straight white males, and this can subtly affect how audiences view the real world. Comics are no exception, portraying muscular white males, or exaggerated expressions of the female form. But those traditions are being broken. One of the most exciting new characters breaking this mold is the new Ms. Marvel: Kamala Khan. Kamala is a teenage Pakistani-American muslim girl, a far cry from the comic pantheon of Captain Americas and Supermans. So is Kamala a step in the right direction for media representation? Watch the episode and find out!
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Assets:
1:33 humans of new york http://www.humansofnewyork.com/
2:35 superman with a gopro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ib9SwC7EI
2:48 bechdel test http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test
3:33 https://twitter.com/bertrode/status/431183257355698176/photo/1
3:34 http://www.g33k-hq.com/comics/five-reasons-ms-marvel-1-is-marvels-most-important-first-issue-this-year/
3:35 http://allnewmsmarvel.tumblr.com/post/75058931231/i-am-kamala-khan-so-are-you
4:40 http://www.salon.com/2013/11/18/what_i_learned_as_captain_america_in_a_turban/
4:58 Myths, misfits & masks: Sana Amanat at TEDxTeen 2014
6:00 https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/445670988114444289/photo/1
6:01 http://allnewmsmarvel.tumblr.com/image/75935234889
6:03 http://jointhecosplaynation.tumblr.com/post/75721357359/kamala-khan-by-tehnakki
6:05 http://royswordsman.co.vu/post/79895845956/so-this-weekend-i-decided-to-cosplay-as-kamala-at
6:14 http://setinpen.deviantart.com/art/Dragon-Ball-Z-Cosplay-256788681
http://mon-kishu.deviantart.com/art/Loki-Cosplay-back-in-Stuttgart-01-403700803
http://screencrush.com/comic-con-2012-cosplay/
http://www.therpf.com/f24/tvsroblowes-halloween-costume-contest-entry-164655/
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COMMENTS
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“Level 5” by Room for the Homeless (http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm)
“Bouncy Castle” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“:P” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Squarehead” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Number Cruncher” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Little Birthday Acid” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Topskore” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Anti Vanishing Spray” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Tarty Prash” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Carry on Carillon” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Uptown Tennis Club” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Squarehead” by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net)
“Dream Of Autumn” by Night Shift Master
https://soundcloud.com/dj-darkmatter-frequency/08-dream-of-autumn-night-shift-master
“Insert Toy For Coin” by Eatme (http://eatme.pro/music/)
“Dizor” by Outsider
https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider
“Lets go back to the rock” by Outsider
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