Tag Archives: racism in fandom

[Post PCA Roundtable Wrap-Up] 10 Years After Racefail ’09: Where’s The Growth?

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

This is a wrap-up/write-up of my overall comments during the PCA 2019 Roundtable on Racism in Fandom/Fan Studies Spaces (which I chaired). Feel free to check out write-ups from Robin Anne Reid and Samira Nadkari, two of the other participants on … Continue reading →

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[Guest Post] Why White Supremacy Can No Longer Provide Cover for White Academics by Robin Anne Reid

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

Note: This is the write-up of Robin Anne Reid’s segment in the roundup on race and racism in fandom that we had at PCA 2019 April 17, 2019. The main point I want to make for this discussion is that … Continue reading →

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Fleeting Frustrations #6: “At Least Kylo Never Lied To Rey”

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

So fucking what Finn initially held back from telling Rey that he was a Stormtrooper that defected in The Force Awakens –

At least he’s not an entitled, mind-rapey douche that keeps gaslighting her, who tortured her, and who keeps trying to kill her.

You know… like Kylo is. Continue reading →

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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Woke Points For What?

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

In and outside of fandom spaces, performative allyship is a thing to be wary of. In a piece for The Wooster Voice, writer Sharah Hutson describes performative allyship as, “when folks pretend to care about a cause but magically forget … Continue reading →

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Fleeting Frustrations # 2: Fan Studies, Like Fandom, Isn’t the Best About Race

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

I am grateful to fan studies scholars for giving me a name for what I’d been doing before I ever knew that fan studies was a thing. I love fan studies as an academic discipline and I wish that it … Continue reading →

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#FlashbackFriday – Stitch takes on the #JamesBond & #00q fandoms

Posted on November 13, 2015 by

To be fair, when I open a video talking about fandom sucking, it’s easy to understand why I’m not more popular in fandom spaces. I’m not necessarily nice about certain things, but then — I don’t have to be. Three … Continue reading →

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