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Tag Archives: racism
Stitch @ Teen Vogue: On Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling’s Transmisogyny, and What We Owe Each Other
This isn’t a new conversation, but Return to Hogwarts and responses from fans past and present on social media invite us to revisit the question: Is it possible to separate the art from the artist? The answer, of course, is complicated and nuanced. … Continue reading
Posted in Stitch Elsewhere
Tagged fandom culture, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, racism, Teen Vogue, transphobia
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Stitch Reads Rafael (Anita Blake #28)- Chapters 10 & 11
Content Warnings: racism (specifically antiblack historical revisionism and mentions of slavery that are poorly done), transmisogyny, poor representation of intersex people When we last cracked open Rafael, the titular character and Anita had just realized that Hector was the animal … Continue reading
Posted in The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead
Tagged Anita Blake, racism, Stitch Reads Rafael
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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Racial Gaslighting
I’m tired of being told that I have somehow imagined racism in fandom. Whether it’s an interaction between myself and someone else, a subtweet thread I come across, a cosplayer in Blackface condescending at everyone, or racism in a piece of … Continue reading
Over A Year After the OTW/AO3’s Statement of Solidarity: Where Are We With That Anti Racism?
It’s been over a year (this piece was originally supposed to go up in June 2021) since the Organization of Transformative Works’ Board of Directors, Chairs, and Leads released a statement of some solidarity with fans of color – particularly Black … Continue reading
Posted in Fandom
Tagged antiblackness, fandom culture, fandom racism, harassment, racism, the archive
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White Fannish Entitlement Strikes Again
I think it speaks volumes to the racist entitlement of fandom (and the entitlement of white women/queerness in such) that people in a racist shipping fandom that has been trying to destroy my very real life for years could still sit around and call me names for not… fighting a fight they don’t even want me touching in the first place. Continue reading
Posted in Fandom
Tagged antiblackness, fandom, fandom racism, harassment, John Boyega, misogynoir, racism, shipping culture, Star Wars
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Link Lineup July 2021
So many links this July (it’s like 12) White Woman Hospitalized After Being Called White Laura, whose recent 23andme revealed that she is of Nordic, German, and British ancestry and nothing else, explained the tragic circumstances that landed her in … Continue reading
Stitch Reads Rafael (Anita Blake #28)- Chapter 2
We’re back at Rafael, beloveds, and I just… please tell me you see what I’m seeing when Rafael and his bodyguard are first introduced on the page after Anita escapes the bitch-off with Kane: I was more bothered by Kane … Continue reading
Posted in The Great Big Anita Blake ReRead
Tagged Anita Blake, racism, sporking, Stitch Reads Rafael, urban fantasy
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Facing Backlash For Anti-Racism… It’s More Common Than You’d Think
When people of color talk about racism in a given space, we are always met with a truly disproportionate amount of anger. We are harassed, made into harassers, and essentially “policed” into silence, often by people who are publicly progressive … Continue reading
I’m Standing In Solidarity and Against Hate
Solidarity will only make us stronger, and I’ll always work to be in solidarity with other people affected by white supremacy and racist violence. Continue reading
Thread Collection: On Racefakers (3/14/2021)
They absolutely then start to pull the “did you assume my ethnicity” card and claim they’re white passing or claim some shade of brownness when they’re literally just… white.
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Link Lineup – November BONUS
Everyone’s writing such good content and I can’t actually bring myself to wait until December to share some of the stuff I’ve read since the last Link Lineup post! So bonus links for all! Continue reading
Posted in Stitch Links To Stuff
Tagged antiblackness, K-Pop, racism, white supremacist history
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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
Posted in Links I Liked
Tagged anti-racism, antiblackness, BTS, celebrities, fandom, hip hop, Links I Liked, racism
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Antiblackness in (Service of) the Archive: A Statement
Huge chunks of transformative fandom are currently playing the most actively antiblack game of telephone in the world. And I’m the subject. What will I be by the time they’re done? I’m already being compared to trans exclusionary radical feminists … Continue reading
Posted in What Fandom Racism Looks Like
Tagged fandom antiblackness, fandom racism, racism, the archive
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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
Posted in Rants
Tagged antiblackness, Ezra Miller, Fleeting Frustrations, queerness, racism
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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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