| TV, Anna Diop, DC Universe, Titans By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:58 Since the initial images of actress Anna Diop as Starfire in the upcoming Titans television series, there has been "fan" backlash against her as a black actress playing the role, because Starfire is an orange woman and therefore can only be white, don't ya know? Now, that has led to Anna Diop disabling her Instagram due to racist attacks. Read More > Movies, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm, Star Wars (franchise) By Kate Gardner on Wed,11:55 Never mind that she's one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, or that she's helped produce countless beloved films. Never mind that she was hand selected by the Maker himself, George Lucas. No, she is clearly the root of all evil and must step down to let the nearest available white man take the job, since they will lead Star Wars back to the good ol' days where everyone except for the token woman is a white, cishet, straight man. #MakeStarWarsGreatAgain Read More > Books, Jane Austen, PBS By Shannon Raphael on Wed,10:34 At the time of her death, Austen had completed 11 chapters of Sanditon, her final novel that she began writing in 1817. The unfinished work will now be adapted for the small screen. Read More > Big on the Internet, homophobia, protest signs By Vivian Kane on Tue,5:57 These signs have appeared at protests all over the world: images of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in sexual or romantic poses, the implication being that these two are so close, they're practically in love. Or that Trump is so submissive to Putin politically, one can find humor in imagining him submissive sexually. It's not funny. It's not edgy. It's straight-up homophobic. Read More > Big on the Internet, insatiable, Netflix By Princess Weekes on Tue,5:44 A petition to get rid of Netflix's Insatiable has reached 100,000 signatures. Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,5:12 Whether you’re browsing at home or on public WiFi, your private info and online activity aren’t secure just because you have good passwords or two-factor authentication. Your secret weapon when it comes to total privacy online: a VPN—especially one like VPNSecure, which has gotten 4 out of 5 stars from vpnMentor, VPN Analysis, and Best […] Read More > TV, Alex Kingston, Doctor Who, Steven Moffat By Princess Weekes on Tue,5:05 Not since Galahad has a character been inserted into mythology to be the bestest ever so on the nose. Read More > News, donald trump, Ivanka Trump, White House By Daniella Bondar on Tue,4:10 Ivanka Trump has decided that she won't return to her eponymous fashion company and has instead decided to shut it down altogether. Read More > Movies, Cinema, movies, white man eclipse By Rachel Leishman on Tue,3:47 Writing for Deadline Hollywood, in a piece titled "Make Way, Or Rather Don’t, For The Recessive Movie Male Of 2018," Michael Cieply decided to invent the inane idea that the 2017 nominations at the Producers Guild were "cinematic eclipses" of white men. Read More > Big on the Internet, Boots Riley, Lakeith Stanfield, Sorry to Bother You, Tessa Thompson By Princess Weekes on Tue,2:43 The idea of the free-spirited, bohemian black woman has become synonymous with lighter-skinned or mixed-race black women, which is not only limiting to all black women, but puts dark-skinned black women in a box they can't get out of alone. Read More > |
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