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It’s not new information that there’s little animation and representation of minorities in the mainstream media. Upon having children, it’s became extremely obvious just how little representation that is. My daughter, like most children have taken an extra liking to YouTube channels dedicated to toys. She also enjoys Barbie specials and YouTube stars like Ryan. However, when it comes to finding diverse things for her to watch, I’m left with little options. I’ve went back and found shows I grew up on because there’s not many shows with young black children, and the ones that are out sometimes seem to be filled with stereotypical propaganda. Some old shows she’s into are That’s so Raven, Sister Sister, Proud Family, Keenan and Kel. Even though these shows are nostalgic and fun for us to watch together, I wish she had shows to watch from her time. I know there’s Raven’s Home, Young Dylan, and even That Girl Lay Lay, but these are still limited. Maybe one day there will be more show option

 So the word "industry plants" may not be unknown to you or maybe you heard of the term but don't know what it means. Industry plants are artist that are found by labels when they were "struggle artist" and trying to make it. The label takes the artist and grooms them into "mainstream artist material". The artist gets rebranded, signs a crappy contract, gains access to famous connections, gets an advance, has payola ($ for radio plays), etc. So basically the person gets "lucky" and gains massive fame. What's the issue then? Well, for one this practice takes away from the "even playing field" of up and coming artist. The struggle artist usually has to put in time and effort in their craft on a long unsure journey of trying to get discovered. At one time, people would go through great measures to try to get discovered. They'd stand in the rain, handout mixtapes/demo-tapes for free, get rejected over and over, etc. Now people a

 November  is coming to an end and pushing us further into fall bliss and closer to winter! I hope everyone is pushing forward through the lasting obstacles in our world! I’ve been hammered with family and school turmoil, so it’s been awhile since I’ve been able to tend to my blog. I’m so glad to be back posting! I want to discuss fat phobia today. Fat phobia is defined as having a fear or dislike  or discriminating against people because of their weight according to PubMed. The reason I’m writing this is because I’ve seen bad press surrounding the music artist Lizzo for awhile. People often attack her clothing choices and they usually try to say it’s due to not being appropriate for certain social settings. However, other celebrities in the exact same industry often don’t receive the same criticism. Instead it’s considered “sexy” or “stylish”. I can’t help but wonder how can people claim to have an issue with Lizzo’s fashion but not a Meg thee Stallion or Cardi B. You’d think it would