Culture

By exploring intersectional representation of women in pop culture, MP opens the door for intelligent and fun conversations about diverse narratives across film, TV, music and literature.

From cold crowds to the struggle of being a brown woman in an unfamiliar industry, Gauri B chats about the realities of being a standup queen.
Glossier's Roya Shariat and her mother, Gita Sadeh, went from viral TikTok videos to publishing their Iranian-American cookbook, "Maman and Me".
In a 2023 episode of the We're Having Gay Sex Podcast, songstress Chappell Roan revealed that she considers herself demisexual. But no one is talking about it!
Over the last few months, we've seen a rise in activists gracing runways, rather than models - and it's a trend we'd be keen to see continue.
I was, yet again, the largest person at most of these shows. And while this might make some people feel self conscious, for me frankly it made me mad as I should not be the largest person at a show.
Since Netflix's Heartstopper premiered it has always been an envelope pusher in terms of queer representation in the media. But the storyline that has always been extra special to me is Isaac’s.
Set in 1979 Western Australia, the show highlights themes such as migration through the lens of a Vietnamese family, of which Pham plays the matriarch, Sandy Bui. 
"If you don't find it funny, I’ve got some great news. You do not have to watch, isn't that wonderful?”
"It was a pretty obvious no-brainer for me. I'd got the brief and it was about a young Aboriginal girl from Alice Springs and I'm a young Aboriginal girl from Alice Springs."
The word 'inclusivity' has devalued into a buzz word where as long as a brand says they are, they don't have to prove it. It's actually got a dedicated word: fit-washing.

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