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Comics are an easy way to start overturning stereotypes.
Last week, I noticed in the newspaper that a new superhero is coming to US bookstores. The Silver Scorpion, a Muslim boy in a wheelchair, will be arriving there in November. Perhaps this is indicative of a fresh more positive … Continue reading
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Overturning stereotypes
Have you noticed that most “bad” characters in film, TV or literature have their flawed character manifested physically in some way? So, there is the James Bond villain with a scar or in a wheelchair or with metal teeth. There’s … Continue reading
