I mean, if you breathed The Babysitter's Club series as a young adult, you'll dig this. 

Vegan alert:
Milky Way bars reference 

Vegan points:
A Captain America character had a dolphin friend.

CLAUDIA KISHI BEST GIRL ✨

i've been super into nostalgia so i knew i was going to love this going in but the artwork was so gorgeous?? i was already familiar with many of the creators they interviewed and this was all-around so well done, i really can't wait to see more from sue ding

17 min. short film on Netflix. Claudia is my favourite, much love to my fellow Cancerian with a fashion fixation, junk food addiction, and unresolved anger issues. This does a quick delve into representation and has people read excerpts from the book and express their frustrations and ideas on pop culture racism.

Claudia Thought She Told Everyone To Take Off Their Fucking Shoes

THAT'S RIGHT!! I love how this was so fun and beautiful to watch but also extremely sincere and powerful in conveying its message. I knew nothing about this book series but I was still so engaged throughout!! Especially loved that last sequence where different creatives are showing their own individual works!!

We're thirsty for those crumbs of representation. We're tired of just having crumbs. We want the whole cookie. We're gonna go out and bake our own cookies and put them out so everyone can enjoy them.

🌕2020 ranked

such a sweet tribute to such a fabulous character!! i adore the bsc books and can’t recommend the newest adaptation on netflix. they do claudia’s outfits RIGHT!

(crying) i love all these claudia kishis creating and inspiring a new generation of claudia kishis

I absolutely love the care taken with this, all the research and art subtly on display, and also the space that was made for both the love of the character and the fair criticisms. 

My only complaint is that it’s too short. I would have taken a full feature documentary. I mean, give us a whole series about how the characters in the BSC books made girls feel seen and empowered, how it was okay to be in charge or shy or artistic or vegetarian! (Seriously, thank you, Dawn, my family thought I was ridiculous but you were there for me.)

Speaking of series, the new Netflix series is also SO GOOD. Everyone watch it.

I really like listening to people talk about things they really like.

"usually the asian character or the woman of color character is the one you feel like you sort of have to be, right? like if you're playing harry potter you HAVE to be cho chang. whereas i feel like claudia is the one everyone seems to want to be."

i didn't realize so many different people had the same experience i had until watching this short documentary. i just finished watching the baby-sifters club netflix series, and i cried. completely unironically. these books and these stories and these characters always meant so much to me, ESPECIALLY claudia. it's incredible to see how this world that was such an important part of my childhood is still a part of me today.

"you can always tell when somebody is a claudia kishi. there's a certain swagger."

💗💞💘💕💓”Claudia Kishi is like a puzzle piece that fits right into my heart” :’) 💘💞💕💖💓💗💕

Omg so much nostalgia 🦋

Representation matters.
I can't think of a character I read growing up that affected me like these people, but I eagerly look forward to the future iteration of this doc for the next group of people to have the revolution of stereotype breaking character. It was 100% endearing to see how positive something as simple as being can change the world. So be the change you want to see in the world, and stop living up to stereotypes.

i want meet claudia kishi

claudia (& the dope asian creatives in this doc) 4ever <3 <3 <3

amei, claudia kishi é tudo!!!!!! agora quero pesquisar as artes de todos que aparecem

I adored the editing and this was just a short, but great talk about East-Asians representation.

Legitimately cried watching this - the power of this community is beautiful, and I love how fearlessly they are working to create the change they want to see in media.

We ALL want to be Claudia Kishi!!!

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inspiring & fun - as it's subject, it seems <3

The visuals are *chef's kiss*.

I guess Netflix did a reboot of the Baby Sitters Club this year, and this is a nice little companion that’s a short and sweet examination of representation in media, and how it inspires the next generation. As the documentary says, you shouldn’t accept the crumbs given to you, you should go out and bake your own cookies to share with the world.

Also, I really liked how this documentary was put together and illustrated, so Netflix would be smart to get Sue Ding to direct more and bigger documentary projects.