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The Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner This was an interesting book, written about 20 years ago, updated after 9/11, which is the edition I read. It covers the fears that society had through the ’90s, including teen pregnancies, cybercrime, … Continue reading →

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Back in August 2015 I wrote “Dear Comic Fans: We Get it. You’re racist and racebending scares you,” as a direct response to the racist backlash towards Keiynan Lonsdale being cast as Wally West…

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Consider this a follow up to yesterday’s post about the fear and annoyance with Brian Michael Bendis writing Riri Williams when he has a clear track record of mishandling black characters. Shortly after writing…

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In theory, I know I should be happy that we’re getting more diversity in the form of Riri Williams,  a young black woman/girl taking over the role of Iron Man from Tony Stark.…

Originally posted on Outlines of Shakespeare's Plays:
I haven’t said anything about what happened in Orlando because I wasn’t exactly sure what kind of words I wanted to use. And then, a friend linked me to this incredibly callous…

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In 2010, Black people from across the diaspora made up just over 32% of Chicago’s population. But I bet you couldn’t tell that from reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files or Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland…

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Note from the Stitch: I’m signal boosting this fundraiser for E.A. Devine, one of my  wonderful Twittah followers who is trying her best to get her mother in a good position after tragedy…

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Help me make it to grad school! I’ve wanted to go to grad school since the moment that I graduated from FIU (Florida International University) in 2012. Unfortunately, life didn’t go as planned…

Source: “Period Typical Racism” – One kind of historical accuracy in fiction that I wish would go away

Originally posted on Insta-Love Book Reviews:
In case you missed it, here’s part one: Just because you CAN…. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Me to myself yesterday: There’s a lot of confusion about what exactly does and doesn’t occur in That Book. I think…