Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Popular media generally has a problem with representation. Fictional worlds are often designed by and for straight white males, and this can subtly affect how audiences view the real world. Comics are no exception, portraying muscular white males, or exaggerated expressions of the female form. But those traditions are being broken. One of the most exciting new characters breaking this mold is the new Ms. Marvel: Kamala Khan. Kamala is a teenage Pakistani-American muslim girl, a far cry from the comic pantheon of Captain Americas and Supermans. So is Kamala a step in the right direction for media representation? Watch the episode and find out! ---------------------------------------­­­­­---------------------------- Special Thanks to Matt Boch, Kenyatta Cheese, Patrick Davison and Christina Xu for their help with this episode. ---------------------------------------­­­­­---------------------------- Assets: 1:33 humans of new york http://www.humansofnewyork.com/ 2:35 superman with a gopro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Ib9SwC7EI 2:48 bechdel test http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test 3:33 https://twitter.com/bertrode/status/431183257355698176/photo/1 3:34 http://www.g33k-hq.com/comics/five-reasons-ms-marvel-1-is-marvels-most-important-first-issue-this-year/ 3:35 http://allnewmsmarvel.tumblr.com/post/75058931231/i-am-kamala-khan-so-are-you 4:40 http://www.salon.com/2013/11/18/what_i_learned_as_captain_america_in_a_turban/ 4:58 Myths, misfits & masks: Sana Amanat at TEDxTeen 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9lev9739zQ 6:00 https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/445670988114444289/photo/1 6:01 http://allnewmsmarvel.tumblr.com/image/75935234889 6:03 http://jointhecosplaynation.tumblr.com/post/75721357359/kamala-khan-by-tehnakki 6:05 http://royswordsman.co.vu/post/79895845956/so-this-weekend-i-decided-to-cosplay-as-kamala-at 6:14 http://setinpen.deviantart.com/art/Dragon-Ball-Z-Cosplay-256788681 http://mon-kishu.deviantart.com/art/Loki-Cosplay-back-in-Stuttgart-01-403700803 http://screencrush.com/comic-con-2012-cosplay/ http://www.therpf.com/f24/tvsroblowes-halloween-costume-contest-entry-164655/ http://www.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/comments/1irwwi/iron_man_beyond_cosplay_at_comiccon/ ---------------------------------------­­­­­---------------------------- COMMENTS https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u-cBqaK9x4JGIiYOqOpv_UfGtskdkF0_R7S0wl4p_kM/edit?usp=sharing ----------------------------- Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/ricky_ii/status/449551527984627713 ---------------------------------------­­ MUSIC: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Level 5" by Room for the Homeless (http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm) "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Number Cruncher" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Little Birthday Acid" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Topskore" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Anti Vanishing Spray" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Tarty Prash" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Uptown Tennis Club" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Dream Of Autumn" by Night Shift Master https://soundcloud.com/dj-darkmatter-frequency/08-dream-of-autumn-night-shift-master "Insert Toy For Coin" by Eatme (http://eatme.pro/music/) "Dizor" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider "Lets go back to the rock" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider "Something like this" by Outsider https://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider Come hang out in the Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/138EHBh Check out the Idea Channel SubReddit! http://bit.ly/GNklUq And the Idea Channel Facebook page! http://on.fb.me/1eVl4vP TRANSLATE THINGS @ http://ideachannel.subtitl.us/ ---------------------------------------­­­­­---------------------------- Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) _______________________________ Want some more Idea Channel? How Is Technology Changing TV Narratives? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQIlaVff4EY Do We Need A Better Archive of the Internet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoH3dlKZ-A0 When Do Memes Stop Being Funny? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hitClSdp4Jg