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Tag Archives: anti-blackness
Antiblackness in the K-pop Industry and its Fandom Spaces: Introduction
Anti-blackness is universal. Outside of maybe a handful of countries around the world, there aren’t many places where I’m guaranteed to be entirely free from anti-black racism. Even my home island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands isn’t … Continue reading
What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Silly Ship Wars
At the end of the day, Black women aren’t allowed to partake in the squee-ful space of fandom. We’re not seen as “real fans”. Our desire for Black characters to be treated well and to be loved is a direct threat to what fandom truly loves the most: whiteness. Continue reading
Posted in What Fandom Racism Looks Like
Tagged anti-blackness, misogynoir, sleepy hollow, white feminism
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[Image Post] Finn Needs A New, Less Racist Fandom
Source: Where Are Y’all Getting Your Characterization From? Finn Isn’t A Coward, Or Selfish, And He Doesn’t Need A Damn Redemption Arc. I love Finn from Star Wars. It’s not just because I not-so-secretly want John Boyega to fall wildly in … Continue reading
#FlashbackFriday – Preference and Race in the Dating World
Originally written in 2013 on Tumblr. I hate the word preference. Or at least, I hate the concept of that most people have of it in terms of dating. I hate that not only has society made it okay … Continue reading
Posted in #FlashbackFriday
Tagged anti-blackness, dating, misogynoir, personal essay, race, racism
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