We do not run out of queerness by feeding each other. Like love, to exist in a queer paradigm is to be infinite.
Tag: Essay
Lack of Context-awareness in non-queer reviewers
One thing I think is very interesting about non-queer people reviewing queer movies is that non-queer people seem to believe that the movie itself will explain all the context in overt ways and that where it doesn't it's identical to non-queer media. But that's not true. Since queer media was not just rejected but violently … Continue reading Lack of Context-awareness in non-queer reviewers
The Accessibility Revolution of the VOD
VODs are an accessibility feature, but we don't think of them that way because they also benefit non-disabled people. Once upon a time at the dawn of broadcasting, most shows were broadcast once. Technology limited what was feasible and profitable. But even when the technology changed, the industry clung to the idea that exclusivity drove … Continue reading The Accessibility Revolution of the VOD
TTRPGs as a generative art form
CW: Rape - The title on an album mentioned once refers to condemning a rapist So, there's this movement in electronic ambient & experimental drone music for the endlessly generative piece of music that just starts existing & has no resolution or structure except that one day you stop playing it. First really pioneered by … Continue reading TTRPGs as a generative art form
Personal Background to Caduceus and Caleb’s chat in CR C2 Ep041
This is my personal background to why Caduceus and Caleb’s talk in Ep041 hit me so hard. The transcript is here. It’s also about how Critical Role has gotten me through hell, and why this blog exists. It’s a heavy read that takes a fair amount of emotional energy.CW: death, mental illness, medical traumaI know … Continue reading Personal Background to Caduceus and Caleb’s chat in CR C2 Ep041
Thank you, Vox Machina
Dear Critical Role Cast, Vox Machina helped me transition thought the hardest few years of my life. Chronic, debilitating migraines slowly took away my active pastimes, my community, eventually my career. Bad medications caused my mental health to plummet and nearly killed me. My grandmother started dying of cancer. Critical Role was an escape when … Continue reading Thank you, Vox Machina
Essay: Describing division does not create division
chasetheeeling: Saw a useful question on the “Ask Your Black Geek Friend” Facebook page, and I don’t want to lose my answer to time. I’ve been trying to put this into decent words for months. Bless this show and Shield of Tomorrow for helping me articulate it. This framework and theory comes primarily from Octavia … Continue reading Essay: Describing division does not create division
Essay: Shield of Tomorrow Confronts Ableism Perfectly
Ep06: I Remember - Part 3 Shield of Tomorrow fans, if you found how Admiral Nash treated Rue to be offensive, please consider learning more about ableism. Those of us who are disabled, visibly or invisibly, get treated like this constantly. In obvious ways like this, and less obvious ways. What we are allowed to … Continue reading Essay: Shield of Tomorrow Confronts Ableism Perfectly
D&D Essays Index
This page is an index of all the D&D essays, arranged chronologically. If you enjoy this content, consider buying me a coffee so I can make more of it. I’m disabled and anything I supplement my income with helps. Related: Critical Role Campaign 1 Index Critical Role Campaign 2 Index Critical Role Campaign 2 Mollymauk … Continue reading D&D Essays Index
How the “Wednesday Club” Helped Normalize Autism
Geek & Sundry has a new show called the “Wednesday Club” where Amy Dallen, Taliesin Jaffe, and Matt Key discuss comics to make them accessible. Wednesday at noon PST on Twitch and Alpha (taking questions from Twitch chat). It’s a fabulous show. They do a good job of talking about broad topics without getting too … Continue reading How the “Wednesday Club” Helped Normalize Autism
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