Black and fab. 22. Libra. ENFJ.
Bay Area. UC Berkeley Grad: Media Studies.
Writer, artist, illustrator, producer, critic.
Benevolent Media Proprietor in training.

I made PoCentric a word.
It's also my business standard.

#E*TonesOrBust.

puzzlegirlsandpoprocks:

What other cartoon professionals have blogs here on tumblr?

Also blogs of POC creators, both professional and amateur?

I’ve followed bryke (despite my hate of them), and Volpe. Followed Dante because he’s a POC creator who has worked in a lot of cartoons himself. 

Anybody know any others?

falconrune:

how to write a fantasy story and also include women/poc/queer people:

• write a fantasy story
• include women/poc/queer people

rufiozuko:

So here’s my first blog for the new year… I have to admit, 2012 was a heavy year… Both personally and in concern with business. Last year I launched my production company, Kinetic Films, and our debut movie, “Hang Loose.”  And let me tell you, the stress…

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Reblogging because Dante is now one of my intellectual/media visionary crushes and you should all read this~

Especially those of you with stakes in media diversity & representation, or that are 110% about my #ThisIsWhyMyMediaCompanyNeedsToExist tag.

Good stuff.

snowymote:

missveryvery:

eugenepants:

albinwonderland:

typette:

adriofthedead:

robotverve:

ebeanezerscrooge:

morbi:

thedisnerd:

▣ Frozen(2013) first officially released concept art

…why do they look almost exactly like Rapunzel and Flynn

Like, literally I feel like I’m looking at a shorter hair Rapunzel and a blonde Flynn Rider right down to the demeanor and I don’t know what to make of that

whooo-eee it sure is GENERIC PROTAGONISTS in here

i never thought i’d experience boredom in a picture but here it is

even the male protagonist looks fed up with this shit

the guy is sort of cute, but I need to see a trailer before I pass judgement completely. However I am terrified they will sameface Rapunzel :C

yeah we probably need more blonde white female protagonists I’m not sure we have enough yet

hey just sayin when you make a character you consider where the fuck they’re from. if it is cold, and icy, the person is gonna be white. sorry. also looks like this takes place in well AN ICY DESOLATE KINGDOM aka nordic aka white pale blonde creatures wow who would have thought disney looks at like, i dunno, where the characters are from and where the story is taking place whoa sorry we gotta sacrifice the diversity of tumblr social justice for facts yknow

yeah i forgot that everyone that lives in icy places is white.

oh wait that’s not true at all, you racist shit.

you know this fucking hat you wear in the winter?

this shit?

you know where that’s from? it’s called a “chullo”, you fuck. and it’s FROM THE ANDES.

WHICH is in SOUTH AMERICA. MADE BY THE PEOPLE THERE SINCE BEFORE THE SPANIARDS CAME.

how much do facts hurt now?

Been meaning to reblog the commentary about FROZEN but this pretty much sums up my thoughts and adds some good points that I think many people will miss.

o o p

yencid:

Alright so you followed me because of the Chancla post and your love for the latin culture right?

Then you need to do me a favor and follow a little project My friends and i are working on.

To keep it short and simple, after seeing Disney announce yet another movie where the main princess was white we decided it was time to take matters into our own ands and we created a little project. 

Its called The Hispanic Heroine and it deals with Reina and finding her place in the world. 

I want you guys to give the blog a look, read through it and follow if you support the idea.

http://thehispanicheroine.tumblr.com/

(art done by http://pugletto.tumblr.com/)

peaceloveandafropuffs:

I can find actors and actresses of most races/ethnicity by using IMDB a public website. There is a part of the website that costs money but that is not the part I use. 

Step 1: Find one well known actor of the race/ethnicity that the character is.

• For example if I’m looking for an actor/actress that is South Asian in background I’ll go to Sendhil Ramamurthy’s IMDb page.

Step 2: On the side of most IMDb pages is a section called Related List. Click there.

Step 3: Look for a list that contains actors/actresses of a similar background.

FOR EXAMPLE:

These are the list I found from going to Sendhil Ramamurthy’s page.

This One

This One

This One

Look various list of actors and actress that are South Asian!!!

This can be done with almost any background (I haven’t tried it with all)

Let’s try Asian,Black,Latin@,and Native American.

Following the above steps I found these list…

Asian (went to Justin Chon’s page)

Here,Here,Here

Black (went to Shareeka Epps’ page)

Here,Here,Here

Latin@ (went to Sara Ramirez’s page)

Here,Here,Here

Native American (went to Irene Bedard’s page) 

Here,Here,Here

There are even list that are organized by body type,hair color,breast size, etc. 

Now keep in mind this is the way I do it. I use this method when I dreamcast. I have NO connections at all. I know no casting directors. I know no agencies. Don’t forget a little thing called a casting call. I have all these actors/actresses at the tip of my fingers. When big names say they looked but couldn’t find an actor or actress of a certain background I don’t buy it. 

I need some help, y’all!

I’ve been wondering for a while now if there was a comprehensive masterpost of PoC voice actors around, and after searching for about a month, I’m pretty sure there isn’t. 

So now, my plan is to orchestrate one, with tumblr’s help of course.

Why? Because diversity and media representation are super important, both in the final product and behind the scenes— including in the recording booth. 

There’s an (over)abundance of White voice talent portraying characters of color,(two recent examples being Janet Varney as Korra, and Sarah Natochenny as Assassin Creed’s Aveline de Grandpré), and in an industry where minorities aren’t given as many opportunities to begin with, having a resource ala Voice Acting Club for PoC talent would doubtlessly be helpful. 

So I’m asking peeps to reblog this, and add any PoC voice talent you know of, be it you, a friend, or someone you know of from the vast interwebs. 

Names by themselves are fine, but names with links to websites, portfolios, or current and maintained demo reels would be even better! Of course, special talents (singing ability, accents, etc) are also fine to mention!

Please signal boost, if you can! :]

{Protip: This collection is primarily meant to foster “undiscovered” talent; I’m pretty sure the Dante Bascos, Rosie Perezs, and Cree Summers are relatively well known~ ;D}

supportivecoloredfriend:

If anyone gives you the whole “If you want shit to change in media become a director or writer and change it” bullshit 

Show them this

Heres a little quote, 

“In this day and age, it’s quite disappointing that so many shows failed to hire even a single woman or minority director during the course of an entire season — even shows whose cast and crew is notably diverse, Barclay noted. “And, ‘We just don’t know anybody’ doesn’t cut it anymore — the pool of talented and experienced women and minority directors grows every year, and too many of these qualified, capable directors are still overlooked.”

This is from the Directors Guild of America basically saying that there a DROVES AND DROVES of women, women of color, men of color all different types of brown people, WHO ARE TALENTED AND EXPERIENCED who do NOT get hired. 

Don’t want to believe the LA Times? It’s right there. From the horses mouth.

So please. When people give you that 

• Go make some media if you don’t feel represented
• There probably aren’t that many POC making media
•  They want to find the best people and they just so happened to be white

TELL THEM TO READ THIS AND GO FUCK THEMSELVES. 

impossiblebreakfast:

I’ve noticed that lot of people run into trouble when trying to diversify their work simply because they don’t know any black people. They don’t know how a black person would think or act, and they can’t write what they don’t know. So I thought I would write up a quick list of pointers for anyone having this problem.

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jhenne-bean:

Both professional and “hobbiest.” 

Mainly the latter, since putting together a collection of professional/mainstream PoC VA’s isn’t too hard. 

Similar to Voice Actors Club and all the other forums, but with voice talent of color.

Ya dig?

Anyone know of one?

queue’d.

Gonna reblog this until it’s settled. xD