Bio
Stitch is a freelance journalist and rogue fandom/media studies scholar in Florida. Since 2015, she’s run Stitch’s Media Mix, a digital culture and arts publication focusing on real, down to earth critical analysis of international pop culture and the Western arm of the fandoms they spawn. On the site, their work looks at queer sub/text in superhero comics, performances of anti/Blackness in Korean pop and hip hop, gender and race in urban fantasy, as well as race and racism (primarily antiblackness) in fandom spaces. They have publication credits in Fireside Fiction, The Mary Sue, Strange Horizons, ComicsAlliance, Teen Vogue, and Women Write About Comics. You can find her at Stitch’s Media Mix and on twitter as @stitchmediamix
Published Pieces
Fan Service
- Who Actually Gets to “Escape” Into Fandom?
- On Fanfiction, Fandom, and Why Criticism Is Healthy
- On Racebending and Seeing Yourself in Fandom
- On Queer Fandom and the Radicalization of the Underdog
- On “Percy Jackson,” “Doctor Who,” and the Rageful Racism Around Racebending
- On Queerbaiting, Betrayal, and the Quest for Better Representation
- On Tom Hiddleston & Zawe Ashton, Misogynoir, and Why Fandom Should Stop Punishing Black Women
- On Shipping, Ship Wars, and the Fight to Be Right
- To Black Cosplayers, a Love Letter
- How Do We Define Fandom? Moving Beyond the Transformative vs. Curatorial Binary
- Lil Nas X Is Using Stan Twitter Tactics to Defend “Montero.” He Shouldn’t Have To
- What “Falcon and the Winter Soldier” Teaches Us About Fandom Misogynoir
- How Ableism Can Manifest in Fandom—and How to End It
- On Parasocial Relationships and the Boundaries of Celebrity
- “iCarly” Fan Misogynoir is Part of a Larger Fandom Pattern
- LGBTQ+ Fans: We’re Here, Queer, and Remaking Fandom in Our Own Image
- D&D Renaissance Could Usher in More Accessibility, Inclusivity in TTRPG Fandom
- On Loki, Anti-Heroes, and Who Gets to Be a Lovable Villain
- On “Twilight” and Fiction’s History of Confederate Vampires
- On RPF and Why People Love to Write Stories About Public Figures
- On Tim Drake, Robin, and How Queer Characters Go From Fanon to Canon
- On Problematic Celebrities and What to Do When Your Fave Screws Up
- On Nicki Minaj, the Barbz, and When Stans Prepare for Battle
- On “Dark Fic,” Morality, and Why Critical Thinking Is Vital
- On Horror Movies and Why Fans Love Being Scared
- On “Y/N,” Reader-Insert Fanfiction & Writing Yourself Into the Story
Interviews and Features
- No, Megan Thee Stallion Isn’t a “Fake Anime Fan”
- ATEEZ Apologizes for Hongjoong’s Cornrows
- Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia” Plays Oppression Olympics — But Nobody Wins
- Meghan Markle’s Critics Are Using Internet Troll Tactics to Perpetuate Misogynoir
- “First Kill” Stars Sarah Catherine Hook & Imani Lewis Unpack Juliette & Cal’s Love Story and Queer Representation Onscreen
- Netflix’s “First Kill” Cast: Meet the Characters and Who Plays Juliette, Cal, and More
- The Will Smith & Chris Rock Slap Situation Is Not About You
- “Stranger Things” Star Caleb McLaughlin is a “Euphoria” Fan
- Caleb McLaughlin Is a Perpetual Student
- Lil Nas X Talks UGG Pride Campaign and New Song, “Sun Goes Down”
- Kelly Marie Tran on “Raya,” Internet Harassment, and Fandom
- Black TikTokers Stand Against Dance Theft in Refusal to Choreo “Thot Shit”
- Zendaya Talks Lola Bunny in “Space Jam” and “Euphoria” Season 2
- On Travis Scott, Astroworld, and a Parasocial Relationship Pushed to Breaking Point
Polygon
How we got to ‘report accounts’ and the latest Taylor Swift controversy
Joysauce
The Verge
K-POP’S FANDOM PLATFORMS ARE CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN IDOL
Slate
Turning Red Shows Fandom at Its Most Unrealistic
I-D Vice
K-pop activism makes headlines but Black fans’ experience is more complex
“Bond Girl” @ The Mary Sue (Bond Girl page on my site)
- Survival, Slavery, and Suffering in the Graphic Novel of Octavia Butler’s ‘Kindred’
- “From Black Panther To Moon Girl: A Brief History Of Young Black Brilliance in Superhero Comics“
How It Feels To Be “Cute For A Black Girl”
Women Write About Comics
Anathema Magazine
EFNIKS Magazine – Now ColorBloq
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