Stereotypes

Tag: Stereotypes

February 2, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

A Heavy Subject: Large Bodies in Fiction, a guest post by Matt Wallace

We all need to do better, and I promise you writing about fat characters isn’t rocket science.

October 19, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

The other Other: Smashing Identity Boxes, a guest post by Paula Chase

Being [fill in the blank] enough becomes a game many play to remain a part of a circle or to find comfort. We all should be mindful of helping teens find a way to feel that they are enough, by ridding their world of boxes.

May 18, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura

Publisher’s description This charming and bittersweet coming-of-age story featuring two girls of color falling in love is part To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and part Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara has too many secrets. Some are small, like how it bothers her when her friends don’t invite her to […]

Rethinking How We Think about Cheerleaders

April 19, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

My 8-year-old keeps saying she wants to be a cheerleader, something The Mr. keeps routinely saying no to. And when he says no, you can hear it – there is an edge of disgust to his voice. The truth is, we have a lot of animosity towards cheerleaders, thanks in no small part to the […]