Comments for Muslim Reverie http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com "With a daring brow, encounter every ill you meet; grapple boldly with each sorrow, dream not of defeat." - Zeb-un-Nisa Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Beyond “Equal Representation”: Some Thoughts on Racebending Villains of Color in White-Dominated Sci-fi and Comic Book Films by Mast Qalander http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/beyond-equal-representation-some-thoughts-on-racebending-villains-of-color-in-white-dominated-sci-fi-and-comic-book-films/#comment-3945 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:04 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=2364#comment-3945 Very well said and I completely agree! Thank you for adding those important points!

]]> Comment on Beyond “Equal Representation”: Some Thoughts on Racebending Villains of Color in White-Dominated Sci-fi and Comic Book Films by Coco http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/beyond-equal-representation-some-thoughts-on-racebending-villains-of-color-in-white-dominated-sci-fi-and-comic-book-films/#comment-3944 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:18:37 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=2364#comment-3944 great post! I want to add on to your last point, which is that fair representation can only occur when we tell our own stories where we are not caricatures of our race but actual human beings. But the way racism is entrenched in western media and societies, it is not that non problematic narratives involving non-white people don’t exist, they simply aren’t heard because they aren’t promoted, financed, etc in the same way as white dominated narratives and so are forever left in the margins. Power lies in the hands of the capitalist racist hetro patriachy and the mainstream media is one way it perpetuates itself.

]]> Comment on Beyond “Equal Representation”: Some Thoughts on Racebending Villains of Color in White-Dominated Sci-fi and Comic Book Films by tmso http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/beyond-equal-representation-some-thoughts-on-racebending-villains-of-color-in-white-dominated-sci-fi-and-comic-book-films/#comment-3943 Wed, 22 May 2013 03:15:45 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=2364#comment-3943 Reblogged this on N. E. White and commented:
Some very good thoughts by Mast Qalander on Villains of Color in Sci-Fi/Fantasy. I, for one, hope that my stories tell *our* stories.

]]> Comment on Racist “Hunger Games” Fans Only Care About White People by Beyond “Equal Representation”: Some Thoughts on Racebending Villains of Color in White-Dominated Sci-fi and Comic Book Films | Muslim Reverie http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/racist-hunger-games-fans-only-care-about-white-people/#comment-3942 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:36 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=1623#comment-3942 […] for characters who have always been imagined as white (we all remember what happened when some “Hunger Games” fans found out that Rue was black). What would happen if Batman was black? Or if Superman was brown? Or if the “X-Men” […]

]]> Comment on Prince of Persia: The Brother is Brown by Beyond “Equal Representation”: Some Thoughts on Racebending Villains of Color in White-Dominated Sci-fi and Comic Book Films | Muslim Reverie http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/prince-of-persia-the-brother-is-brown/#comment-3941 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:53:33 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=659#comment-3941 […] of Persia” came out, I joined the voices of other bloggers and fans of the video game who spoke out against the casting of Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role. It is true that “Prince of Persia” is an […]

]]> Comment on My Culture is Not a Costume by Mast Qalander http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/my-culture-is-not-a-costume/#comment-3939 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:48:08 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=1295#comment-3939 Also, I recommend that you read this post:

http://moniquill.tumblr.com/post/23841877465/uselessmindd108-after-math-of-a-crazy-night-of

]]> Comment on My Culture is Not a Costume by Mast Qalander http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/my-culture-is-not-a-costume/#comment-3938 Fri, 17 May 2013 03:36:19 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=1295#comment-3938 The problem is in your comment, particularly when you call it a “costume.” It’s not a costume. You need to challenge your perception of South Indian dress and the language you are using to describe before even considering on wearing to perform a classical dance. If you use the word “costume” to describe South Indian dress, that’s very offensive. That’s stereotyping right there.

]]> Comment on When Men on the Left Refuse to See Their Sexism by Mast Qalander http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/when-men-on-the-left-refuse-to-see-their-sexism/#comment-3937 Fri, 17 May 2013 03:33:34 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=2162#comment-3937 LOL! Thank you for your kind and supportive words! :)

]]> Comment on My Culture is Not a Costume by Emily http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/my-culture-is-not-a-costume/#comment-3936 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:30:45 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=1295#comment-3936 But what about when it is not a stereotype? For example, I am a white girl who took lessons in Kuchipudi (a South Indian classical dance form) when I lived in India for 5 months. Would it be wrong for me to wear the costume and perform for my friends just because I am white? I am not trying to sound whiny, but when I understand the cultural significance of what I am wearing an it is true to the original culture, I still need to worry about offending people by my mere skin tone.

]]> Comment on When Men on the Left Refuse to See Their Sexism by ladyrhiannon824 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/when-men-on-the-left-refuse-to-see-their-sexism/#comment-3931 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:59:23 +0000 http://muslimreverie.wordpress.com/?p=2162#comment-3931 This was just as awesome as the article itself^^….keep up the good work and try not to let these assholes raise your blood pressure, but of course retain the passion. See…asshole is accurate, because the only thing that comes out of them is shit.

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