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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
Link Lineup – December
Winding down 2020 with a HEFTY list of links to stuff that I found interesting between November’s second collection and now! Enjoy! Continue reading
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Tagged BTS, Edward Said, fandom, Links I Liked, misogynoir, white feminism
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Fleeting Frustrations #10 – Fandom Coverage Fails
And if you’re an “expert” in fandom, you can’t claim that Destiel shippers are on that level… especially not after getting upset when Rey/Kylo shippers’ similar behavior (to QAnon fans) earns itself a write up comparing the two. Continue reading
Posted in Fandom
Tagged Fleeting Frustrations, slash fandom, supernatural, white feminism
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Short, Sharp, and Simple: I’m Tired of White Fragility in Fandom
Please understand how funny it is to see someone (who I don’t know and who certainly does not know me considering how much they’re lying about me in that tweet alone) publicly admit that the reason they don’t like my … Continue reading
What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Cult(ure) of Nice
One of the things that a lifetime in fandom and a few years in publishing have taught me that niceness is frequently utilized by some of the meanest people that you will ever meet. Continue reading
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
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Tagged fandom antiblackness, fandom racism, John Boyega, Star Wars, white feminism
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[Stitch Answers Feedback] Do You Know What True Antiblackness is?
I get a lot of weird ass messages and mentions, but this message, sent on the first day of Black History Month 2020, definitely ranks at the top of the weird ones. In case you’ve missed it, January was a … Continue reading
Posted in A Catch All
Tagged fandom, fandom racism, PickMe POC, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, white feminism
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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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[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
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Tagged fandom racism, podcast, shipping culture, Star Wars, white feminism
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Rey/Kylo Shippers: A New Look At An Old Face of Fannish Entitlement
The problem with folks’ acknowledgment of this totally toxic fandom is that… they don’t seem to understand that the concept of toxic fandom isn’t the realm of white dudes alone. Continue reading
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Tagged fandom culture, kylo ren, shipping culture, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, toxic fandom, 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
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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: The Problem With Preferences
Outside of the fandoms for Japanese media (anime and manga primarily) or the powerhouse Korean pop music Real Person Fiction (RPF) fandoms, most fandom spaces overwhelmingly focus on the love and sex lives of white people. Continue reading
Posted in A Catch All, What Fandom Racism Looks Like
Tagged fandom racism, white feminism
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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 – Misogynoir: Black Fans on the Defensive
The goal of rewriting Black fans critical of fandom is to drown them under the weight of misogynoir – the harassment, the shunning, the threats, and the outright unkindness – until all they can do is leave.
But let’s get one thing straight: no one is making me go anywhere before I’m good and ready. Continue reading
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Tagged fandom racism, misogynoir, online harassment, white feminism
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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Silly Ship Wars
At the end of the day, Black women aren’t allowed to partake in the squee-ful space of fandom. We’re not seen as “real fans”. Our desire for Black characters to be treated well and to be loved is a direct threat to what fandom truly loves the most: whiteness. Continue reading
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Tagged anti-blackness, misogynoir, sleepy hollow, white feminism
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