Teenage girls have so much sway over culture, yet people sneer at the things that women and girls love, and are contemptuous of the creators of that content, particularly if they are women.
Leigh BardugoRead
Here's the thing, we talk about diversity in the media as if it's some weird artificial construct that we're putting onto these narratives. But it isn't. Our world is not homogenous. It is not all straight or white or able-bodied, or if it is, maybe you should make some new friends. That is not what our world looks like.
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What this quote means
This quote highlights the importance of diversity in media and reflects the reality of our world as being varied and inclusive.
Leigh Bardugo emphasizes that diversity is not a fabricated concept but a fundamental aspect of our society. By acknowledging that the world is not uniform in terms of race, ability, or sexual orientation, she encourages creators and consumers of media to embrace a broader, more inclusive representation that mirrors the true diversity of our communities.
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DiversityMediaInclusionRepresentationSociety
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Example use cases
This quote can be used in a presentation about the importance of inclusive representation in film and television.
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All quotes →Maybe love was superstition, a prayer we said to keep the truth of loneliness at bay. I tilted my head back. The stars looked like they were close together, when really they were millions of miles apart. In the end, maybe love just meant longing for something impossibly bright and forever out of reach.
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Most of the female characters I admire come from science fiction and fantasy, maybe because there's more permission to shake up gender roles in genre.
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And I desperately needed books that would take me out of my environment and show me a world where being smart and brave and prepared was more important than being cute or cheerful or knowing the right thing to say. And that's what science fiction and fantasy gave me.
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I think in YA there's sometimes a temptation to create heroines who are infinitely resilient and wise and confident because those are the behaviors we want to see teens embrace and maybe we want to see those things in ourselves.
Leigh BardugoRead
The two genres that probably take the most flack in literature - they are young adult and romance right now. I don't think it's a coincidence that these are genres that provide places for women to express desire and love for adventure, for the opportunity to be placed to heroic roles.
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