Shelf by Ali Merritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa A wall with sections en-us 2024-11-13 21:39:11 UTC 2024-12-02 17:44:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Queer media often does not portray the full diversity of the LGBTQ+ communinty today. alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215935323 2024-11-13 21:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215935323 The LGBTQ+ community is very diverse. alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215935821 2024-11-13 21:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215935821 Queer media that does portray characters that are not white, male, or cis are often cancelled. alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215937036 2024-11-13 21:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215937036 Why aren't shows/movies that do portray more diversity more popular and why are streaming companies canceling them? alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215938194 2024-11-13 21:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215938194 How can we as consumers push for better representation? alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215938829 2024-11-13 21:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215938829 Why is diversity important? alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215939069 2024-11-13 21:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215939069 More than half of LGBT Americans, 57%, indicate they are bisexual. Meanwhile, 21% of LGBT Americans say they are gay, 14% lesbian, 10% transgender and 4% something else. alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215968112 2024-11-13 22:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3215968112 According to a survey done by GLAAD for the 2023 year, only 46% of the lgbtq+ characters on screen were POC and of the 170 characters counted 56% were men, with only 39% women and a merely 5% were nonbinary. alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3219783281 2024-11-16 06:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3219783281 Who is making these decisions and does it effect why we see such lack of representation? alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220176578 2024-11-16 22:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220176578 What determines if a show should be canceled or not? alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220188329 2024-11-16 23:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220188329 In an interview with the Netflix CEO, Ted Sarandos, when asked about the disgruntled online community about cancelled shows he replied with, "We have never canceled a successful show...the key to it is you have to be able to talk to a small audience on a small budget and a large audience at a large budget..." alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220188474 2024-11-16 23:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220188474 How really diverse is the queer community right now? alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220197392 2024-11-16 23:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220197392 How diverse is queer representation on screen right now? alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220197572 2024-11-16 23:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220197572 "Celebrating shows that include positive representations is valuable, but only having this perspective excludes more diverse LGBTQIA+ stories and experience" alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220200936 2024-11-17 00:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220200936 Representation is important. alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220212627 2024-11-17 00:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220212627 Members of this reddit post express their frustrations with the recurring pattern of wlw(women-loving women) shows being cancelled after just one season. Some members say it has to do partly with the popular fetiziation of mlm media. Members also point out that it simply just depends on how much money netflix makes and viewership rates. alehandramerritt https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220220618 2024-11-17 01:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alehandramerritt/e5ljglrz392jyefa/wish/3220220618