So, like, I’m white, y’all. Like…so white I’ve got sun damage in my eyes through my skin despite wearing sunscreen every time I go out. Whatever layering hyperbolic declaration of my European ancestry is most amusing, pretend I wrote it.It’s also the least interesting part about me.If the cursory ancestry provided by my parents is… Continue reading White Racists are Just…Boring: Racism as a Function of Identity
Category: Social Deconstruction
The Cult of Compliance
In the current climate of ICE raids on American citizens on American soil, there’s an ineffable split of opinion among the common man. One sort of refrain that rises up from a certain group is “if you don’t do anything wrong, you don’t have anything to fear from the law.” Objectively, observably, this is not… Continue reading The Cult of Compliance
Recontextualizing Christmas
I was raised Southern Baptist Convention, so, duh, that came with an Evangelical Christmas. I was also lower middle class, growing up. So there was always a roof over our head, food on the table, new clothes each school year. Extracurriculars stretched the budget, but there was usually room. But our cars were used, a… Continue reading Recontextualizing Christmas
The Erosion of Identity in the Rise of Corporate Decor
My grandmother passed a couple of months ago, preceded by my grandfather in 2007. Over the past decade as she’s moved in with different daughters, the family has been collectively downsizing her belongings and spreading them out to whoever would most benefit from them.I have two bookshelves that are designed to hold mass market paperbacks… Continue reading The Erosion of Identity in the Rise of Corporate Decor
Media Piracy Isn’t Inherently Revolutionary, You Weirdos
So we’re in the middle of an organized boycott of Disney products because of their response to government pressure to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Great cool. Kimmel’s back on the air as I write this, so it looks like it might have worked. But honestly, who knows! Yay government overreach! In those exact… Continue reading Media Piracy Isn’t Inherently Revolutionary, You Weirdos
I Don’t Need to Tell You Censorship Laws are Bad, but Do You Realize How Bad They Really Are?
There was this trend of conversation on BookTok for a bit, but outside that I still occasionally see conversations about wanting a book rating system similar to the MPAA or ESRB. I've said in a TikTok before, and I'll say again, "no you don't." Especially not in the current climate when so many books are… Continue reading I Don’t Need to Tell You Censorship Laws are Bad, but Do You Realize How Bad They Really Are?
The Bi-Vestigation of Eddie Brock
Pride month means all my queer comic and comic adjacent subReddits are talking canon sexuality among Marvel characters, particularly the Marvel Rivals cast. And I do have to express a level of chagrin that people are boxing it into “gay, straight, bi” because like…asexual? Split theory of attraction? Whatever.One of the big points of discussion,… Continue reading The Bi-Vestigation of Eddie Brock
You Can’t Just Boycott, You Actually Have to Understand Ethical Consumption
The past year there has been a lot of new focus on consumption habits, particularly consumer boycotts. They’re a common topic of discussion in the various progressive sub-reddits and other communities I’m in, and I see two things happen with the most frequency. The first is people absolutely falling over themselves for validation that they’re… Continue reading You Can’t Just Boycott, You Actually Have to Understand Ethical Consumption
You Really Need to Move on from Harry Potter, I’m So Serious
Last week, J.K. Rowling revealed her ass, yet again, around a UK supreme court ruling. This ruling being that, when referencing the Equality Act, “women” specifically means “biological women.” Effectively, legally stripping trans-women then status of “woman” in regards to the application of the protections of this act. And I’m seeing people not quite understand… Continue reading You Really Need to Move on from Harry Potter, I’m So Serious
Surprise! The Patriarchy is the Reason You and Your Wife Fight Over Your Comic Book Collection
I’m an AFAB person with a handful of “traditionally masculine” hobbies. Basically I’m woman-adjacent in a few men-heavy fields. So I get to live both sides of conversations like the one below. Let me tell y’all: if this what your relationship looks like in terms of hobbies, you’ve got it more fucked up than you… Continue reading Surprise! The Patriarchy is the Reason You and Your Wife Fight Over Your Comic Book Collection
Pixels and Pins Studio 