Justin on Panels

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S2E08: Race and Culture in the Honorverse

The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels . We are still working through MarsCon 2018 , with the panel “Race and Culture in the Honorverse”. Please note: MarsCon 2018 was seven months before the release of Uncompromising Honor (HH14). Shadow of Victory (SI4) was the most recent novel in the current timeline. Content Warning: Slavery does get discussed in this panel, and there are white men trying to whitespla...

Aug 05, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 8

S2E07: Cleavage Optional: Gender, Cosplay, and Genderbending Cosplay

The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels . We are still working through MarsCon 2018 , with the panel “Cleavage Optional: Gender, Cosplay, and Genderbending Cosplay”. Content Warning: Blackface does get mentioned during this panel. How is the cosplay experience different for women and men? Why is genderbent cosplay so popular? What fans aren't doing it and what characters aren't being genderbent? What does t...

Jul 03, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 7

S2E06: Star Trek

The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels. We are still working through MarsCon 2018 , with the panel " Star Trek ". Please note: at the time of recording, only season 1 of Star Trek: Discovery had been released. A talk about the last 52 years of Star Trek , 6 Shows, and the 13 movies. Yes there will be spoilers for Star Trek Discovery . With: Tony Artym, Elizabeth Erickson, Justin Grays, Joan Marie Verba , S...

Jun 15, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 6

S2E05: Gem Watch

The adventure of cleaning up audio and improving show notes from previous panels continues in today’s episode of Justin on Panels . We are still working through MarsCon 2018 , with the panel “Gem Watch”. Discussion of the recent episodes of Steven Universe . What are your theories about events on Homeworld? What will this bring to Beach City? With: Kathryn Sullivan , mod.; Justin Grays Content Warning - mentions of: Death PTSD Stress Toxic Masculinity Toxic Relationships Trauma Spoiler Warning: ...

Mar 12, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 5

S2E04: The Prime Directive as Liberal Eurocentric Superiority

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels . MarsCon 2018 Starfleet's Prime Directive is evidence that Borg, Dominion, & Klingons are not the only ethnocentric civilizations in Star Trek. Let's talk about how and why deciding what's best f...

Feb 08, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 4

S2E03: Polyamory: Perceptions and Realities

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels . MarsCon 2018 In society and in the media, a number of myths have revolved around polyamory. Though polyamory is becoming more generally accepted, the media shows it as a white phenomenon. Explore an...

Jan 08, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 3

S2E02: How To Fail Gracefully

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels . MarsCon 2018 The panel from CVG 2017 is back! Everybody makes mistakes sometimes. Maybe you've worded something poorly or were misinformed on a topic. Maybe you just didn't think a decision through ...

Nov 09, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 2

S2E01: Avoiding The Tokenism in Comics & SciFi Cultures

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels . MarsCon 2018 Creating actual diversity requires a great effort to avoiding unintentionally tokenizing your characters. Tokenism, even when unintentional, is what leads to adding "diversity” for the ...

Oct 08, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 1

S1E01: 50 Shades of Blackface

Over the last four years, I have been promising to finish cleaning up the audio from the various panels that I have been on and improve the show notes. Now that the GraysMatter Podcast is up and running, I have taken the time to also revisit these panels. Please join me in experiencing Justin on Panels . The desire for realism is high in the cosplay community, but when does it go to far? Is it okay to change skin tone to emulate a character of a different race? Is it necessary? What is the diffe...

Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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