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I’m a writer in my late 20s, trying to figure out love, life, and how to get the most out of my TWO (2) degrees. I love research and I’m the kind of nerd that likes analyzing the heck out of every single piece of media I consume so expect a lot of that here.
I’ve got an an opinion on basically everything. If you like strong opinions, candid talk about mental/physical health and trauma, and the occasional ode to fictional characters, then you’ll probably love me.
This blog focuses on analysis of nerdy media, book reviews, and lots of commentary about race in fandom and the source media that spawns our favorite fandoms.
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Tag Archives: racism
Fleeting Frustrations #3: When White Queer Icons Like Ezra Miller Fail Us
It’s more important that we bask in Ezra Miller’s star as it begins to crest than we have the tough conversations about what it means that a queer icon getting visibility is partially responsible for a film that attempts to flat out humanize Darren Wilson, a murderer who killed Mike Brown because he was Black and read as a threat to Wilson because of it. Continue reading
Too White Bread for This Shit: Race and Racism in Laurell K Hamilton’s Urban Fantasy Series
“I’m so white-bread, if you cut me I’d bleed bleached flour! I have no ethnicity to me, and I’ve always wanted some.” – Laurell K. Hamilton in an interview excerpted from Locus Magazine. I’ve been reading Laurell K. Hamilton’s urban … Continue reading
Posted in Book Talk, The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead
Tagged Anita Blake, Merry Gentry, race, racism, urban fantasy 101
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The Great Big Anita Blake Reread – Circus of the Damned
“He’s dead, Richard, a walking corpse. It doesn’t matter how pretty he is, or how compelling, he’s still dead. I don’t date corpses. A girl’s got to have some standards.” — Anita on why she won’t give in to Jean-Claude … Continue reading
Posted in The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead
Tagged Anita Blake, book review, Laurel K Hamilton, racism, urban fantasy
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Urban Fantasy 101 – Weird Ass Werewolf Tropes
Content warnings: This installment of Urban Fantasy 101 contains references to or descriptions of racism, homophobia, heterocentrism, sexual assault, childhood abuse, domestic abuse, other forms of discrimination. There are also tons of footnotes. Werewolves are everywhere in the urban fantasy … Continue reading
The Great Big Anita Blake Reread – Guilty Pleasures
Content Warnings: This review of Guilty Pleasures talks about the following content that readers may find disturbing, upsetting, or triggering: racism, internalized misogyny, victim blaming with regard to childhood abuse and sexual trauma, sex worker shaming, connecting sex work with … Continue reading
Posted in The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead
Tagged Anita Blake, Guilty Pleasures, Laurel K Hamilton, misogyny, racism, urban fantasy, vampires
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Urban Fantasy 101 – Allegory Overuse (ft. Laurell K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series)
Content warnings: this installment of Urban Fantasy 101 contains very brief mentions historical acts of oppression (largely in vague terms), sexual assault and pedophilia in Laurel K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series, as well as more indepth references to anti-Black and anti-Native … Continue reading
[Guest Post] The Dragon Age Fandom Hates Characters (and People) of Color
Note: Previously posted on the website Fandoms Hate People of Color (click the link to reblog it), I received permission to host this essay about the experiences one fan of color (who has requested to remain anonymous) had and witnessed … Continue reading
Posted in Fandom, Guest Posts
Tagged Dragon Age, Dragon Age Inquisition, fandom, fandom racism, racism, Vivienne
Letters to the Author – Afton Locke
Note that this Letter to the Author contains graphic descriptions of racism and racist violence (sexual and otherwise) as it relates to the reality of white supremacy in history and historical romances. Dear Afton Locke, I could write you about … Continue reading
