It should come as no surprise that I’m talking about Kill la Kill yet again. I will probably come back to this series several more times because, as I’ve said elsewhere, there’s so much to unpack. Today, I’d like to expand on my theology of clothing post and talk more in depth about illogic in Kill… Continue reading Contradiction is Truth: The Divine Illogic in Kill la Kill
Author: Taylor Ramage
Is Head Hopping Necessary?
Much of the writing advice I’ve seen over the past few years has heavily discouraged the practice of head hopping–or jumping around between POV characters. There are many valid reasons why. For example, most information revealed via head hopping can be done via the main POV. The writer just has to… Continue reading Is Head Hopping Necessary?
Platonism in Orphan Black
So, I recently took a MOOC about three of Plato’s dialogues (Euthyphro, Meno, and Republic Book 1). By the way, I highly recommend taking MOOCs, especially if you’re a writer and/or also like me in that you miss the structure of college classes, but don’t want the hard commitment of actually going to grad school.… Continue reading Platonism in Orphan Black
Eschatology in The Legend of Korra
Seasons two and four of Legend of Korra end with some kind of radical, permanent change to the world. First, Korra opens the spirit portals, allowing spirits to live together with humans in Republic City. This also revives airbending and sparks the birth of the Air Nation. In season three, she has to deal with… Continue reading Eschatology in The Legend of Korra
Kill la Kyriarchy: Building and Destroying Power Structures
The last post in this series. Today’s theme: how KLK’s oppressive systems work and how they’re dismantled. Kill la Kill presents a very overt metaphor for systematic privilege and disenfranchising. At its core is a dichotomy between nudity and clothing. Nudity represents total shame and disgrace while clothing affords socioecomonic standing… Continue reading Kill la Kyriarchy: Building and Destroying Power Structures
You Pigs in Human Clothing: A Theology of Clothing in Kill la Kill
Part 3 of my Kill la Kill series. Today’s theme: Religion coopted into an oppressive force, blood covenants, crucifixions, and atonements. Now is the part where I get all Christiany. I’ve briefly mentioned before that Kill la Kill presents a dichotomy in which clothing is power while and nudity is shame. This divide is the foundation… Continue reading You Pigs in Human Clothing: A Theology of Clothing in Kill la Kill
Girlhood and Magical Uniforms: Coming of Age in Kill la Kill
Part 2 of my Kill la Kill series. Today’s theme: feminism, magical girls, and growing up. The mahou shoujo genre of anime is among the more popular genres as it contains many classic series, old and new (Sailor Moon, Precure, Princess Tutu, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Magic Knight Rayearth, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica to name… Continue reading Girlhood and Magical Uniforms: Coming of Age in Kill la Kill
Queer la Queer: From Illogical Dedication to Misappropriation
Kill la Kill is one of those rare series that has delivered just about everything I could possibly want in a story and then some. It has impressed me so much that I actively analyzed and took notes on it as I watched/re-watched, which honestly hasn’t happened for me before. Over the next few weeks,… Continue reading Queer la Queer: From Illogical Dedication to Misappropriation
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Given the content of my blog over the past couple years, I think it goes without saying that I’m on the theologically progressive side of Christianity. How I got here is a mixture of self-awareness and my education at a Christian university (that I now think is not progressive enough). I am simultaneously more connected… Continue reading Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Forrest Gump, Cameron’s Avatar, and the White God Complex
The other day, I went to the city with a friend and ended up at a Bubba Gump’s Shrimp. My friend is from out of the country, so she didn’t get all the references and photographs hanging around the area. I explained the story of Forrest Gump as best as I could and when I told her… Continue reading Forrest Gump, Cameron’s Avatar, and the White God Complex