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Ash Shields

Published author and/or writer, blogger, musician, artist (sorta), producer at @95bfm.

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    On Representation in Media

    Or how I never properly realised how important it is until I felt it myself.What follows is more a blog post than anything else. Largely unedited. I’ve always been aware of the issues around representation in media. I think most of us are — the lack of strong or positive female characters, in gaming especially. Tokenism and the overwhelming majority that is the straight, white, cisgendered male character. And I’ve always been aware of how important proper representation is — I’ve been able to recognise the equality and fairness points (what’s right is right, after all…
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    On Representation in Media

    Or how I never properly realised how important it is until I felt it myself.
    Ash Shields3 min read

      I visited the Auckland Art Gallery the other day.

      A collection of thoughts.
      Ash Shields4 min read
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        Syria’s Queer Refugees

        Until the gunmen came, Michel was having the party of his life.
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          Your Friends and Rapists

          How dick culture permits the crime
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            Why I Wear Nail Polish

            Culture jamming a society that doesn’t want me to be myself
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