Category: Essays, Criticism, and Analyses
A World Cut From One Cloth: Personal Sin and Systemic Sin in Kill la Kill
Originally published on The Ontological Geek. Ragyo’s grand entrance in Studio Trigger’s Kill la Kill…
Your Truth in Music: Honesty and Performance in Your Lie in April
I’m slowly getting around to watching the anime my Internet circles keep talking about and…
Refusing Octavia Butler’s Vision in The Parable of the Sower
My church family has been passing around The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler….
God Have Mercy: Justice and Judgement in Death Note
I’m ten years late to the party, but I finally watched Death Note. I’m actually…
Carmilla: A Glimmer of Hope in a Sea of “Bury Your Gays”
Last month, the YouTube series Carmilla ended and neither member of the main lesbian couple…
Why I’m Supporting #HamiltonElectors
Over the past couple days, I’ve been watching the #HamiltonElectors movement grow. If you haven’t…
Songs on This Election Eve/Day
I tried writing something to explain why I vote despite the conclusion my progressive views…
Cutie Marks and Extending the Table
When My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic first aired, I noted how cutie marks represent…
On Moé, the Queer Female Gaze, and Representation
An article on The Mary Sue about moé caused a bit of a stir on…
Transcendence and Subtlety in Queer Ships
Queer erasure and censorship in media isn’t a new problem. Although things have certainly changed…