Monday, February 29, 2016

If Classic Sci-Fi And Fantasy Shows Starred People Of Color

Let’s take a trip to an alternate universe.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

A young girl tasked with battling the forces of evil tries to balance high school life in a small town with maintaining her secret identity. With the weight of all of intersectional feminism on her shoulders, her white classmates rarely take notice of her daily trials.

Mike Hinson / Warner Bros.

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

The legendary Doctor — finally having regenerated as a person of color — finds himself leaning heavily on his white companion to be listened to throughout history.

Mike Hinson / BBC

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

When an old enemy resurfaces, one crew is tasked with protecting what remains of humanity while seeking the lost colony of Earth. Can they flip the script on the entire history of colonialism? Eh.

Mike Hinson / SyFy

Charmed

Charmed

Three prophesied sister witches battle the white supremacist patriarchy every day of their goddamn lives.

Mike Hinson / Warner Bros.


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Via http://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelhinson/really-easy-to-make-the-doctor-happen-is-all-im-saying?utm_term=4ldqpia

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