Putting the B in LGBTQIA: Bi Erasure and Pride Month
June 18, 2024
Happy Pride!
Thanks, disembodied voice to whom I address my blog! Happy Pride to you as well.
I'd like to follow up on our previous investigation into Absurdly Cis & Straight Stupidity (ACSS, with a soft C). But first: have I mentioned I'm bi? I am, and for the purposes of this post you should know that.
Man vs. Bear: DFGRR Weighs In
May 30, 2024
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Flashback: Young Claire Does Shakespeare
April 7, 2024
Hello dear readers! I am deep into season 3 of Northern Exposure, and working hard to bring you a full report on Maggie O'Connell's dead boyfriends. In the interim, though, I'd like to offer up a special treat: an amateur podcast about the time my family set out to see Much Ado About Nothing, and along the way, a few things happened.
What does this have to do with anything?
My Boyfriends May Be Dead, But At Least I'm Still Pretty: Buffy Summers, Part 2
February 9, 2024
I have many thoughts about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is why it's currently setting a record for the longest analysis I've ever written for this blog. In part 1, we covered how this whole universe hates love and loves sexual violence. At long last, readers, we can dig into the section of this analysis for which my blog is named.
The Deaths of Girlfriends Boyfriends
Dead Boyfriends Are My Birthright: Buffy Summers, Part 1
February 9, 2024
Welcome back, dear readers, to my attempt to answer "So what about dead boyfriends?" Does Buffy, the titular vampire slayer, lose a statistically significant number of love interests to the ravages of time, monsters, and Joss Whedon's idea of good storytelling? Read on to find out.
On Barbie, the Oscars, and Privilege
January 30, 2024
We have a special guest today: my social media manager, research consultant, and sister, Katie Marinello. She has some thoughts to share. Read on...
When the Oscars were announced on Tuesday, I hopped on Facebook to register my thoughts about the nominations for Barbie: The Movie.
They nominated Ryan Gosling and not Margot Robbie.
They nominated Ken and not Barbie.
In a movie about the patriarchy.
That’s too on the nose even for a movie about a children’s toy.