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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 MA in Literature. I love research and, no joke, 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.
And if you don’t… oh well!
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: representation
What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Keep Calm and Wait Your Turn
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
Posted in What Fandom Racism Looks Like
Tagged erasure, MCU, representation, superheroes, white feminism
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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Beige Blank Slates
Some of fandom’s favorite characters are “blank slates”.
Beige blank slates, that is. Continue reading
Sacrifice, Heroics, and Dead Characters of Color
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
Posted in TV Recaps/Reviews
Tagged fandom, fandom racism, Queer representation, race and representation, representation, Wynonna Earp
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Dear Comic Fans, Guess What: You’re Still Not Handling Racebending and Diverse Casting Very Well!
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
Posted in Comic Book
Tagged anna diop, ed skrein, fandom racism, race/racism, racebending, representation, starfire, whitewashing
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Stop Using the Harry Potter series’ Original Publication Dates as an Excuse for Rowling’s Diversity Fails
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
URBAN FANTASY 101 – GENTRY-FICATION
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
Crimson Peak’s pretty but it sure doesn’t look diverse!
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
Posted in Movies
Tagged Charlie Hunnan, Crimson Peak, diversity, film, Gothic horror, Gothic romance, Guillermo del Toro, horror, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, race, representation, Tom Hiddleston
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Her Universe and the DC’s Super Hero Girls Initiative
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
Posted in Rants
Tagged comic books, DC Comics, dc super hero girls initiative, fashion, feminism, heruniverse, Marvel, representation, the avengers
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[Film Review] Fast & Furious 7
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
Posted in Movies
Tagged fast & furious 7, feminism, furious 7, michelle rodriguez, movie review, representation
