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Tag Archives: Star Wars
Meme-ing For A Reason #3 – Fandom’s Amy Coopers
I already made the Amy Cooper comparison back in June in Why Write About Fandom Racism At A Time Like This? where I talked about what the racism in the supposedly progressive queer/women run fandom spaces looks like: It looks a … Continue reading
When Transformative Fandom Passes The Buck On Representation In Fandom
“Well if there were more well-written characters of color, I’d focus on them,” is a recurring excuse for the way content is unfairly weighted towards white characters in Western media fandoms. Continue reading
Posted in Fandom
Tagged antiblackness, fandom, fandom racism, interracial relationships, John Boyega, psych, shipping culture, Star Wars, transformative fandom
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Link Lineup – November 2020
I’ve been extremely online across October and I’m happy to say that the internet has not let me down. So I bring y’all some of the best content I’ve found across the internet between October and now! the return of … Continue reading
Posted in Stitch Links To Stuff
Tagged fandom racism, race and representation, slavery, Star Wars
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Fandom Racism 101: Clocking and Closing The Empathy Gap
How does fandom’s empathy gap come into play when the trauma of POC is on the table? Why does the empathy that fans extend to white characters, fans, and performers, hit a hard wall at POC – especially when it comes to Black characters, fans, and performers in my direct experience? Continue reading
Posted in Fandom Racism 101
Tagged antiblackness, fandom racism, Fandom Racism 101, shipping culture, Star Wars
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Surprisingly, Transformative Fandom Sucks At Research AND Reading Comprehension
In case you thought that the chaos and stress caused by the two million (and counting!) COVID-19 cases worldwide would be enough to stop the Rey/Kylo contingent from being on John Boyega’s case and up his ass over their ship- … Continue reading
Posted in Fandom
Tagged fandom antiblackness, fandom racism, John Boyega, Star Wars, white feminism
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Star Wars Fandom Racism Bingo 2020
Note: If you haven’t seen what I and John Boyega have been through with the Star Wars’ fandom’s shippy sides, check out my What Fandom Racism Looks Like installment on Weaponized White Womanhood.
What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Weaponized White Womanhood
With that much power already, it can’t be a surprise that many white women in fandom will do pretty much anything in order to keep the status quo level. Continue reading
Posted in What Fandom Racism Looks Like
Tagged anti-black racism, John Boyega, kylo ren, Star Wars, white feminism
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[Signal Boost] Boyega Brigade Boost for Theatre Peckham
Let’s help light the way for future generations of actors to find themselves and practice their craft at Theatre Peckham! Continue reading
[Stitch Talks Ish] Episode 2: Stitch Talks About The Rey/Kylo Fandom and Weaponized White Womanhood
Episode Notes: Content Warnings: I talk explicitly about antiblack racism in fandom and white women weaponizing their femininity in service to it. I also briefly mention how part of this involves setting up a fear of John/that John will assault … Continue reading
Posted in Stitch Talks Ish
Tagged fandom racism, podcast, shipping culture, Star Wars, white feminism
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Quick Coverage: John Boyega Ends 2019 With a Bang (And a Hearty ‘Fuck You’ To Rey/Kylo Shippers)
Note: I have an ongoing thread about this entire situation and the fans’ responses that fully covers the majority of what this fandom’s been up to with John. In case you missed my lengthy post about how Rey/Kylo shippers really … Continue reading
Posted in Fandom
Tagged Finn, John Boyega, kylo ren, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, white feminism
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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Power & Privilege
This was originally posted on Patreon in November without any real extra-text. One of the most interesting (and frustrating) things about talking about fandom and media and the racism present in these spaces is how many people view my position … Continue reading
What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Star Wars Fandom (Part One, Probably)
Few fandoms fill me with the kind of anger that the Star Wars fandom does. In fact, there are times where I’d go so far as to say that I hate it. Times like Wednesday night. When I got home … Continue reading
Posted in What Fandom Racism Looks Like
Tagged fandom racism, kylo ren, shipping culture, Star Wars
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Finn, Reskinned
Real life monsters wish they had spin-teams as thorough as Kylo’s because they’ve literally made Kylo’s violence towards Rey, his act of patricide, and his eager indulgence in fascism… someone else’s fault. Continue reading
Fleeting Frustrations 6.5: “We Can’t Have Anything, Can We?”
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker is the focus for the cover story for Vanity Fair’s Summer 2019 issue and readers were “blessed” with dual covers – one with Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren and the other with Daisy … Continue reading
Fleeting Frustrations #6: “At Least Kylo Never Lied To Rey”
So fucking what Finn initially held back from telling Rey that he was a Stormtrooper that defected in The Force Awakens –
At least he’s not an entitled, mind-rapey douche that keeps gaslighting her, who tortured her, and who keeps trying to kill her.
You know… like Kylo is. Continue reading
Posted in Rants
Tagged Finn, Fleeting Frustrations, kylo ren, racism in fandom, Star Wars, white feminism
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