Tag Archives: representation

What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Keep Calm and Wait Your Turn

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

At every level of fandom, women of color are told to “be patient” and to “wait your turn” when we talk about the way that it stings to constantly see white female characters – like Wonder Woman, Rey, Black Widow, and Supergirl – held up as universal representation for all women.  Continue reading →

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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Beige Blank Slates

Posted on January 1, 2019 by

Some of fandom’s favorite characters are “blank slates”.

Beige blank slates, that is. Continue reading →

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Sacrifice, Heroics, and Dead Characters of Color

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

This post contains spoilers for Orange is the New Black season 4, Wynonna Earp season 3, Elementary season 6, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5, and a bunch of other stuff that’s been off the air or out of theaters for … Continue reading →

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Dear Comic Fans, Guess What: You’re Still Not Handling Racebending and Diverse Casting Very Well!

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

We did this in 2015. And in 2016. Now it’s 2017 and I’ve got at least four different posts on racebending under my belt because nerds still don’t know how to behave. This is an ongoing project looking at the … Continue reading →

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Stop Using the Harry Potter series’ Original Publication Dates as an Excuse for Rowling’s Diversity Fails

Posted on September 22, 2016 by

Every time I talk about J. K. Rowling’s current and continuing diversity fails, someone always has to show up to remind me how she “couldn’t write diversely because it was 1997”. Without fail, people are more invested in protecting Rowling … Continue reading →

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URBAN FANTASY 101 – GENTRY-FICATION

Posted on January 25, 2016 by

In 2010, Black people from across the diaspora made up just over 32% of Chicago’s population. But I bet you couldn’t tell that from reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files or Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series where there are zero main … Continue reading →

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Crimson Peak’s pretty but it sure doesn’t look diverse!

Posted on September 19, 2015 by

No matter what, I am going to see Crimson Peak next month. I decided this back when the cast was first announced and then when we got those set photos of what looked like a funeral. I love Tom Hiddleston. … Continue reading →

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Her Universe and the DC’s Super Hero Girls Initiative

Posted on April 23, 2015 by

Today, I woke up to two interesting things going on in comics. Both things revolved around women and girls in comics. I have thoughts on both but I’m a wee bit grumpy about them weirdly enough (thankfully, some commentary from … Continue reading →

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[Film Review] Fast & Furious 7

Posted on April 6, 2015 by

While short, this review does contain spoilers for Fast & Furious 7 both in the text and in the video accompanying it. If you haven’t seen it yet, this isn’t the review for you. I loved the original premise for the … Continue reading →

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