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Tag Archives: BTS
Link Lineup – May 2021
Somehow this is both short (only like 5 links this month) and very long (because I had a lot to say about them), but I will return for a BTS + Butter focused one before the end of the month … Continue reading
[Video] Stitch Unboxes BTS 2021 Season’s Greetings
Merry Christmas to me! This came a week early and so… A hasty, hopefully hilarious unboxing.
Link Lineup – December
Winding down 2020 with a HEFTY list of links to stuff that I found interesting between November’s second collection and now! Enjoy! Continue reading
Posted in Links I Liked
Tagged BTS, Edward Said, fandom, Links I Liked, misogynoir, white feminism
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Music Video Anatomy #3 – No More Dream
Did you catch the first two installments of my Music Video Anatomy series last month? I covered Epik High’s epic ode to hating the haters “Born Hater” and the H1GHR Music collab for the TELÉFONO Remix! Title: No More Dream … Continue reading
[Stitch Talks Ish] Episode 8B: Map of the Soul ON:E – Day Two Reaction
On Buzzsprout Check out the first episode + transcript! The music spaced between the parts of this and the previous episode comes from Shoepop – Loyalty Freak Music and I got the MP3 from Pixabay! My thread for the second … Continue reading
[Stitch Talks Ish] Episode 8A: Map of the Soul ON:E – Day One Reaction
On Buzzsprout! The music spaced between the parts of this and the following episode comes from Shoepop – Loyalty Freak Music and I got the MP3 from Pixabay! Have you listened to my Map of the Soul: 7 episode yet? … Continue reading
Link Lineup – October 2020
Hey friends and assorted nerds, I come bearing some links to things that have held my attention since last time we did this! Go read, watch, or listen to them right away! John Boyega: ‘I’m the only cast member whose … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-racism, antiblackness, BTS, celebrities, fandom, hip hop, Links I Liked, racism
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[Video] Stitch Celebrates 7 Years of Bangtan
Celebratory fandom for y’all! Here’s to seven more years with BTS! I wasn’t there for the beginning, but I do hope to be here until the end!
Stitch Reviews D-2
Spotify/Buzzsprout This is a bonus episode because I am nothing if not extremely extra and I had thoughts about Yoongi’s second outing as Agust D. (90% Positive, I promise.) Have you listened to Episode 3 – Stitch Talks Map of … Continue reading
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Tagged Agust D, BTS, hip hop, Korean hip hop, Min Yoongi, music, reviews
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“But Namjoon,” Nothing – Antiblackness in the K-pop Industry and its Fandom Spaces
Have you checked out the rest of the works in this year-long project yet? The first time I think I saw a “But Namjoon” in the wild was almost a year ago when Stray Kids’ Bang Chan came under fire … Continue reading
Posted in What Fandom Racism Looks Like
Tagged antiblackness, BTS, fandom, fandom racism, K-Pop
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Authenticity Essay #4: Gatekeepers and Idol Rappers
Back when BTS was a baby group, they were subject to what seems (to me, as a fan coming later on to the group) like a really disproportionate amount of criticism. One theme that got the group loads of criticism? … Continue reading
What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Migratory Slash Fandom’s Focus
Note: The section on RPF and whtiewashing deals pretty plainly with real person fan fiction – where a real celebrity is treated like a character in fan works – but from the POV of “stop whitewashing them” rather than a … Continue reading
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Tagged BTS, fandom racism, RPF, shipping culture, slash fandom, whitewashing
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Stitch Talks Ish: Episode 3 – Stitch Talks Map of the Soul: 7
ON BUZZSPROUT Episode Notes Last episode, I talked about the wy white women in the Rey/Kylo fandom were going all out to portray John Boyega as a misogynistic monster for an Instagram comment milder (and far less misogynistic) than their … Continue reading
[Video] Appropriation, Appreciation, and Good Ole Chicken Noodle Soup
Video Description: One of the recurring comments when K-pop fans talk about cultural appropriation as performed by idols is “so and so isn’t appropriating culture, they’re APPRECIATING it”. The idea that appreciation renders conversations about cultural appropriation null and void … Continue reading
[VIDEO] A Bitter (Sweet) Summer Package Unboxing
I promised y’all a bitter unboxing and that’s… Mostly what you’re getting. One thing I and other Black K-pop fans – especially those a bit further along on our own journeys to unlearn internalized antiblackness – have come up against … Continue reading
Posted in Fandom
Tagged antiblackness, BTS, cu, cultural appropriation, fandom racism
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