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Urban Fantasy 101
What I aim for in this post series isn’t actually to name and shame authors for their reliance on tropes I find incredibly harmful (although I know it must look like that with how much I harp about Laurell K Hamilton’s stuff sometimes). My goal is to talk about how the fantasy of urban fantasy can remain inaccessible to many people – often people of color, queer people, and anyone that isn’t cis – and how that negatively impacts the reading experience.
I don’t want to rewrite the genre to my exacting specifications or police what authors write. I just want to make a space for conversations about problematic aspects of the genre, one where education and venting are the main focus.
- Too White Bread for This Shit: Race and Racism in Laurell K Hamilton’s Urban Fantasy Series
- Urban Fantasy 101: A Few of My Favorite Fang-Havers
- Urban Fantasy 101: Vamping Out
- Urban Fantasy 101: A Quick Guide to Shifter Romances
- Urban Fantasy 101: Sexual Assault in the Genre – Part One
- Urban Fantasy 101 – Weird Ass Werewolf Tropes
- Urban Fantasy 101 – It’s A Heteronormative World Out There
- Urban Fantasy 101 – Allegory Overuse (ft. Laurell K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series)
- Urban Fantasy 101 – Werelions And Tigers And Bears! Oh My!
- Urban Fantasy 101: Single White Vampire
- Urban Fantasy 101 – Gentry-Fication
- Urban Fantasy 101 – Issues of Immortal Morality
- Urban Fantasy 101: Magical Negros In the Genre
- Urban Fantasy 101: Cop Country
The Hollows Reread
- Urban Fantasy 101: Stitch Reads The Hollows – Dead Witch Walking Chapters 1-5
- Urban Fantasy 101: Stitch Reads The Hollows – Dead Witch Walking Chapters 6-10
- Urban Fantasy 101 Stitch Reads The Hollows – Dead Witch Walking Chapters 16-20
- [Urban Fantasy 101] Stitch Reads The Hollows – Dead Witch Walking Chapters 11-15
- Urban Fantasy 101: Stitch Reads The Hollows – Dead Witch Walking Chapters 21-25
- Urban Fantasy 101: Stitch Reads The Hollows – Dead Witch Walking Chapters 26-30
- [Urban Fantasy 101] Stitch Reads The Hollows – Dead Witch Walking Chapters 31-34
Urban Fantasy 101
- Urban Fantasy 101: Bitchin’ Witches (And Wizards)
- Urban Fantasy 101: A Fast Guide to the Freaking Fae Folk
- Urban Fantasy 101: My Eight Favorite Urban Fantasy Reads of 2018
- Urban Fantasy 101: Definitive-Ish
- Urban Fantasy 101: Rec Yourself
- Urban Fantasy 101: A Quick Guide to Dastardly Demons
The Great Big Anita Blake Reread
- The Great Big Anita Blake Reread – Guilty Pleasures
- The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead – The Laughing Corpse
- The Great Big Anita Blake Reread – Circus of the Damned
- The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead – The Lunatic Cafe
- The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Bloody Bones
- The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Sorting Out Shifters
- The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake #10)
- The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: Approaching the Ardeur (An Explainer)
- The Great Anita Blake ReRead: Obsidian Butterfly
- The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead: Blue Moon
- The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead: Burnt Offerings
- The Great Big Anita Blake Reread: The Killing Dance
Radioplay Day
- Radioplay Day – Blue Beetle – Episode 1 “Drug Ring”
- Radioplay Day: The Shadow – “The Creeper”
- Radioplay Day: The Shadow – The Curse of the Cat
Letters to the Author
- Letter to the Author – Matt Wallace
- Letters to the Author – Afton Locke
- Letters to the Author – JK Rowling
Problematic Fave
- Problematic Fave – The Authority: Human On The Inside
- The Sandman: My Ultimate Problematic Fave
- Batman Thrillkiller
What Fandom Racism Looks Like

- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: All The Pieces of Heroes of Color
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Smartest Girl in the World Has To Be A Mary Sue
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: (Not So) Sexy Slavefic
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: White Prioritization
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Only 33 Words in a Trailer
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: #NotAll Fans
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Beige Blank Slates
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: “You’re Silencing Meeeee (Feat. Determined Derailers)”
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Phone A Friend of Color
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Fandom Wank
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Cult(ure) of Nice
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: For Clout and Social Capital
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Weaponized White Womanhood
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Power & Privilege
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Star Wars Fandom (Part One, Probably)
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: PickMe POC
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The (Un)Magic of Intent
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: James Olsen is Pete Ross 2.0
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Problem With Preferences
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Keep Calm and Wait Your Turn
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Silly Ship Wars
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Woke Points For What?
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: “Then Make Your Own and Stop Complaining”
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: (Not) Talking About Race
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Racial Gaslighting
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: “ACAB includes Fandom Police and Antis”
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Apolitical/Drama Free Fandom Spaces
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Revisiting “POC Coded” White Villains/Anti-Heroes
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: White Silence/Violence
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: No Safe Space/”Curate Your Space”
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: All The Pieces of Heroes of Color
- On Generalizing Entire Fandoms: Revisiting #NotAllFans
- POC TOO: Revisiting PickMe POC in 2021
Misogynoir Mini Series
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Misogynoir – Introduction
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Misogynoir – Convenient Excuses
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Misogynoir – Black Women in the Way
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Misogynoir – Black Actresses Under Attack
- What Fandom Racism Looks Like – Misogynoir: Black Fans on the Defensive
Korean Pop & Hip Hop Industry and Fandom Masterpost
Fandom Racism 101
- Fandom Racism 101: Introduction
- Fandom Racism 101: Clocking and Closing The Empathy Gap
- Fandom Racism 101: Feeling Fragile
- Fandom Racism 101: Don’t Feed The Trolls
- Fandom Racism 101: Basic Body Politics
- Fandom Racism 101: Femslash Fandom Has These Issues Too
Dear Comic Fans [Currently On Hiatus]
- Dear Comic Fans: We Get it. You’re racist and racebending scares you.
- Dear Comic Fans: It’s been a year since my first post & y’all are still racist as heck when it comes to racebending
- Dear Comic Fans, Guess What: You’re Still Not Handling Racebending and Diverse Casting Very Well!
- Dear Comic Fans, It’s Been Four Years And Y’all Are Still So Darn Angry About Racebending
Fandom’s Race Problem [Permanently Scrapped]
- Fandom. you’ve got a huge race problem — An Introduction Post
- The Techniques of Erasure
- Fandom’s Huge Race Problem Essay #2: Co-Opted Experiences and Identities in Fandom
Applied To Fandom
- Power Fantasies
- (Things I Wish Weren’t) Applied To Fandom: The Three Rules/Laws of Fandom
- Accessible Anti Racist Policy/Practice
- (I Wish It Wasn’t) Applied To Fandom: Anti Racist Moderation as Trauma Work
- Critical Consumption/Analysis
Meme-ing For A Reason
- Racism In Escapist Fandom? More Likely Than You Think
- No Critical Engagement, Just Compliments
- You CENSOR FANDOM?
- What If We Improved Fandom Somewhat?
- Racist Clown Shit
- Racists in Fandom Shouldn’t Get To Run The Show
- I Am Not The Roadblock You Think I Am…
- Yeah, I’m Not Playing Ball
- Blocked For Not Being Nice To Racists
- Spare Some Oppression, Please?
- Hello, CIA? I’d Like To Report Some Anti-Racism In Fandom, Thanks
Guest Posts
- Engaging With Characters of Color by TJ
- My Gen-Z Journey Through Fandom by Robin
- Period Drama Karens by Amanda Rae-Prescott
- Alison the Beloved Part One and Alison the Beloved Part Two by Elizabeth A Allen
- Why White Supremacy Can No Longer Provide Cover for White Academics by Robin Anne Reid
- The Dragon Age Fandom Hates Characters (and People) of Color by Anon
- How The Owl House Portrays Disability by Rune
- Understanding Fandom’s View of Imperialism Through Fire Emblem Three Houses by Odawel
- Utopia Is Fantasy (Sports) by A
- Perspectives on Ruth Doctor by Elizabeth A Allen and Jonah Akos
“Must Reads”
- WHEN CAN WE TALK ABOUT RACISM IN FANDOM?
- Why Write About Fandom Racism At A Time Like This?
- Black American Privilege: A Poem
- Wonder Woman Earth One Is Far From Wondrous
- Crimson Peak’s pretty but it sure doesn’t look diverse!
- Slash Shipping, Pseudo-Progressivism, and Reinforcing Patriarchal Standards in Fandom
- Fantastic Beasts & Invisible Diversity in the Harry Potter Series
- On Grayson, fandom, problematic media, and the drive to “defend” popular male characters
- Black Ladies Deserve Love Too: Lupita Nyong’o, Concern Trolling, and White Feminism
- Stitch on Fansplaining’s Two-Part Episode About Race and Fandom!
- Grayson #20 and WOC as the “Wrong Choice” Love Interests
- The Reality of Bendis Writing Blackness
- Fear of Fucking Up: Not Actually A Good Excuse For Erasing Characters of Color
- Let’s Stop Giving The Killing Joke More Credit Than It Deserves
- Nyota Uhura: One More Black Female Character Fandom Wants To Be Strong and Single Forever
- Quit Trying To Make” Forced Diversity” Happen (It’s Not A Thing)
- Valkyrie isn’t ‘Male-Coded’ And You’re Kinda Racist
- “What if a white guy played Black Panther?”: The Fake Concern of Fake Geek Guys
- What It’s Like Being Fandom Critical While Black
- “Who’s Super Selfish Here?”: Oliver and Felicity, WestAllen Wedding Crashers
- A Quick Quibble: Supposedly “Straightwashing” Okoye in Black Panther
- In Fandom, All Villains Aren’t Treated Equally
- When White Villains Get Woobiefied: Kylo Ren Is Just A Monster In A Mask
- Queer Coded Villains Aren’t That Awesome’
- Sacrifice, Heroics, and Dead Characters of Color
- Intersectionality Fail: Star Wars The Last Jedi Without Men
- Who the heck is Ben Solo?
- Stitch Talks Toxic Fandom
- Where Are Y’all Getting Your Characterization From? Finn Isn’t A Coward, Or Selfish, And He Doesn’t Need A Damn Redemption Arc.
- [Image Post + Essay] On Performative Anti-Racism
- Anti What, Exactly?
- Queer Baiting, Coding, Reading, and Representation: A Pint-Sized Primer
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse and Miles Morales: Spider-Man: When Authenticity Matters
- Who’s Afraid of A Black Blaise Zabini? Everyone in 2005 Harry Potter Fandom… Apparently.
- [Stitch Takes Notes] Slash/Drag: Appropriation and Visibility in the Age of Hamilton
- Lies Fandom Tells About Why Black Characters and Celebrities Don’t Get Shipped
- That Fanlore Shit
- The Evolution of Anti-Critical Consumption/Thinking “Anti-Anti” Fandom
- Fandom Misogynoir Bingo Card
- Over A Year After the OTW/AO3’s Statement of Solidarity: Where Are We With That Anti Racism?
- Meme Anthropologist: The Origins of Lil Meow Meow
- White Fannish Entitlement Strikes Again
- DNA Remix MV + Jay Park’s Response to Criticism
- Let’s Talk About Tone Policing and (A Lack of) Reading Comprehension In Conversations About Racism In Fandom
Stitch Elsewhere
“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
- Academic Allies Treat My Queerness With Comfort, My Blackness With Hostility
- Validation in Fandom and Feelings of Pride Through Online Communities
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
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