Tag Archives: white feminism

Short, Sharp, and Simple: I’m Tired of White Fragility in Fandom

Posted on September 2, 2020 by

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 →

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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Cult(ure) of Nice

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

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 →

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Surprisingly, Transformative Fandom Sucks At Research AND Reading Comprehension

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

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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[Stitch Responds To Feedback] Do You Know What True Antiblackness is?

Posted on February 7, 2020 by

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 →

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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Weaponized White Womanhood

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

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 →

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[Stitch Talks Ish] Episode 2: Stitch Talks About The Rey/Kylo Fandom and Weaponized White Womanhood

Posted on January 13, 2020 by

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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Rey/Kylo Shippers: A New Look At An Old Face of Fannish Entitlement

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

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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Quick Coverage: John Boyega Ends 2019 With a Bang (And a Hearty ‘Fuck You’ To Rey/Kylo Shippers)

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

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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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Problem With Preferences

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

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 →

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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 – Misogynoir: Black Fans on the Defensive

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

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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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Silly Ship Wars

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

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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“A discipline overrun with whiteness”: #FSN2019 and Making a Statement – A Guest Post

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

As previously noted, these conversations have been around for far longer than us, and to assume that we are the first to voice this discomfort, this anger, this complaint (per Sara Ahmed) is to be complicit in this erasure and our own eventual erasure. Continue reading →

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Fleeting Frustrations #6: “At Least Kylo Never Lied To Rey”

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

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 →

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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: Only 33 Words in a Trailer

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Yesterday, the Captain Marvel teaser trailer broke the internet. Today, I saw a tweet about said trailer from Shakesville.com’s Melissa McEwan from the night before that reminded me that when it comes to feminism and fandom, people of color are … Continue reading →

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