Tag Archives: Star Wars

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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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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[Stitch Likes Villains] Thrawn

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

If left unchecked, there’s no limit to how many times I’ll bring up Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn (the 2016 novel and its titular character) in a conversation about Star Wars.  Continue reading →

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[Image Post] Finn Needs A New, Less Racist Fandom

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

Source:  Where Are Y’all Getting Your Characterization From? Finn Isn’t A Coward, Or Selfish, And He Doesn’t Need A Damn Redemption Arc. I love Finn from Star Wars. It’s not just because I not-so-secretly want John Boyega to fall wildly in … Continue reading →

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[Stitch Likes Stuff] Shipping, Fandom Racism, and Reylo

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

I came across this video thanks to one of my old mutuals on tumblr and I think it’s a pretty great overview of the way that shipping trends and fandom racism are often one in the same. The video’s narrator, … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got Some Complicated Feelings About Rose Tico’s Characterization

Posted on June 30, 2018 by

“Poe, this will save the fleet and save Rey,” Finn said. “We have to do it.” Rey Rey Rey. Rose really wanted to stun him again. –— From Jason Fry’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi novelization One of my biggest issues … Continue reading →

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Where Are Y’all Getting Your Characterization From? Finn Isn’t A Coward, Or Selfish, And He Doesn’t Need A Damn Redemption Arc.

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

I’m not Resistance. I’m not a hero. I’m a Stormtrooper. Like all of them, I was taken from my family I’ll never know. And raised to do one thing.  In my first battle, I made a choice. I wasn’t going to kill for them. So I ran, right … Continue reading →

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When White Villains Get Woobiefied: Kylo Ren Is Just A Monster In A Mask

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

Notes: The following post will mention childhood abuse (and who gets to have that kind of trauma respected/made up for them to give them weight and validate their actions) and spoilers from the film and novelization versions of The Last Jedi … Continue reading →

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Queer Coded Villains Aren’t That Awesome

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

I woke up  on MLK Day swearing that I’d dreamt up a tumblr post where someone quoted Martin Luther King Jr. in order to defend Hux, Kylo Ren, and the First Order. When I went through my archives, not only … Continue reading →

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Creche Duty: A Star Wars Fan Fiction

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

Before Before the Awakening, stormtrooper FN-2187 is assigned creche duty. The experience is… illuminating. Typically, FN-2187’s work assignments never take him through the creche. That section of the ship has their own sanitation workers and FN-2187 is not one of them. … Continue reading →

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