Digging Diversely: Broadway Edition w/ Actor Dan Horn

This week on digging diversely we invite broadway actor Dan Horn to share some of his experiences working on a few different broadway shows.  We talk about swinging, stilts, and sharing a special moment with Lea Solanga during a quick.  Dan talks about Bullets Over Broadway and Cinderella.  We talk about his most terrifying swing experience, weirdest audition request, and working on Allegiance with George Takei.  We discuss getting a change to learn about a part of American history that isn't talked about very much.  We also mention Dan's "long flowing hair" from many years ago.  Dan plays "guess this musical" where Jacqui plays a small clip of a show and he has to guess what it's from.

DIGGING DIVERSELY: Femininity in Disney Princess Films

On this week's episode, Jacqui and Kat discuss Disney Princess Films!  We had lot's of fun talking about what our ideal princess would be like and what kind of adventure she'd go on.  We took a hard look at the message these films are putting out.  We look at the different era's of princesses and talk in depth about an academic essays which examines the cultural effect of these princess films.  We play one of our favorite games "does this pass the bechdel test" pixar edition!! And do we make an entire episode without talking about Sebastian Stan? Let us know ;)

Read Representations of Female Feminity in Disney Princess Films: Here

DIGGING DIVERSELY: HYPERSEXUALIZATION OF GIRLS IN MEDIA

This week on digging diversely, we talk about hypersexualization of girls in media and dawson casting. We took an in depth look into the the idea about relationships should be like, ageism, and the effects it has on young girls.

Jacqui and Kat both pick one word they would rather be described as other than pretty - what's yours?

Jacqui quizzes Kat on actors ages when they played teenagers.




Links discussed in the article can be provided upon request. 

DIGGING DIVERSELY: SPECIAL EPISODE - CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR

This week we talk tons of spoilers about Cap 3. Let us know your favorite scene or character from the movie.

DIGGING DIVERSELY EPISODE 3: Marvel's Black Panther

Episode Overview: This episode is all about the Marvel superhero Black Panther. We talk about the comic lore, Ta-Nehisi Coates (author of the most recent run of Black Panther comics), Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War, the Black Panther movie that's coming down the pipe, and we have a special story that proves just how important the character Black Panther is to some people. We introduce an new segment in this episode: What Questions Should(n't) You Ask a Celebrity?

Talking about Black Panther was so much fun for us. We really love this character, and we love how he is going to shape future movies. Black Panther really is crucial at this point in media. He's a strong, powerful character who really is a breath of fresh air.

The Russo’s talk about bring in Ryan Coogler for post credit scene.
Ta-Nehisi Coates' Interview with NPR.
Ryan Coogler is co-writing the script for Black Panther.
“It... remains to be seen. He’s certainly in stasis there.” Feige tells Empire. “Where and when he comes out? I’m not sure...”
Lupita N'yongo in talks for Black Panther movie.

Story from little-spn-obsessed: "I don't think some of y'all understand how important having Black Panther in Civil War is to some people. When my father was growing up, Black Panther was the ONLY Black superhero he knew. My dad would run around pretending to be him. He was heartbroken when the Avengers went to Wakanada in Age of Ultron but made no mention of his favorite superhero. I got to listen to a 50 year old man talk excitedly about Black Panther being in the movie (which he hasn't had time to see yet. He was just so excited after some of the teaser trailers.) and telling me all the little tidbits about how "He is the Prince of a NATION!! He's a DIPLOMAT!! He's rich, he's powerful, he is smart, he's just so AWESOME! I wanted to BE him!!!" If a 50-year-old man can find one of the few Black superheroes relatable and still be this excited and pumped about seeing him, imagine a young Black boy who is just tired of seeing White superheroes or Black heroes in sidekick roles. Representation. It's some powerful shit."

DIGGING DIVERSELY EPISODE 2: Whitewashing, Dr. Strange, Marvel

Episode Overview: In this episode, we talk about the business side of why Marvel might have decided not to cast an Asian actor as The Ancient One in Doctor Strange, we continue the whitewashing discussion from last week's episode but shift the focus to Tilda Swinton, there's a tangent about Bennydoole Cumberquat, we talk about some of the broader issues with Doctor Strange, there are some Marvel critiques, Rosario Dawson comes up, we go into Night Nurse a bit, and we play the game "Is This Whitewashing?" As always, we encourage you to let us know how many times we mention Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Sebastian Stan.

Links:

U.S - China Economic and Security review Commission 
Kevin Feige on Tilda Swinton 
Tibet-China Conflict 
China as the Largest Movie Market

DIGGING DIVERSELY EPISODE 1: Scarlett Johansson in "Ghost in the Shell"

This episode will be discussing the whitewashing of Major Motoko Kusanagi in the live action film Ghost in the Shell. We also touch on whitewashing overall in the film industry. At the end, we have our segmet "Does This Pass the Bechdel Test?" Please let us know how many times we mention Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Sebastian Stan.