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Blog PostsTrolling in the Deep: More Totally Not Racist Thoughts from a Totally Not Racist Person

Holy crap, y’all. For the first time in my blogging history, a troll came around for a second trip! And this time, he left a dropping the size of my parents’ living room. Seriously, people. This rant amounted up to … Continue reading

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Blog PostsHappy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! This is a friendly reminder/request to donate to Rough Magic if you can. I also wanted to let everyone know that posting will be light for the next few weeks. Personal stuff has gotten in the … Continue reading

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Blog PostsThe Crime of Being Girly

Jane Austen’s novels. Sex and the City. Twilight. This sounds like the setup to a really bad, bizarre joke, doesn’t it? “Jane Austen’s novels, Sex and the City, Twilight walk into a bar…” I’m sure even looking at all of … Continue reading

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Blog PostsOn Representation and Diversity: Don’t Forget the Left-Handed Lithuanians!

Confused by the title of this post? Let me explain. My late, beloved grandfather was a man with a delightful, dry wit. The best example of his wit (that I know of) comes from a conversation he had with my … Continue reading

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Blog Posts“But”: the Rape Apologist’s Favorite Conjunction

Today I’m going to talk about the word “but.” “But” is a conjunction used to connect two different clauses, where the second clause will contradict or negate the information in the first clause. “I usually love this restaurant, but tonight … Continue reading

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Blog PostsThoughts on Censorship

My posting has been light in the past week, as I’ve been fighting off a monster cold and can’t seem to stare at a computer screen for longer than a few minutes until the phlegm overtakes the back of my … Continue reading

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Blog PostsLessons I Have Learned from Glee

I gave up watching entire episodes of Glee for the most part (though I briefly checked in to watch “Mash-Off” because I liked all the songs). As someone who likes to pay attention to Things Going On in the media, … Continue reading

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Blog PostsA Note on Commenting

I’m back from my self-imposed Thanksgiving break. Hi, everyone! I was browsing through the comments recently left on my blog. The comments were varied and interesting, but some were less than polite or very off-topic, and I realized it was … Continue reading

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Blog PostsHow I Met Your Heteronormativity

Once upon a time, there was a character named Robin Scherbatsky on a sitcom called How I Met Your Mother. Robin was different from a lot of female characters people saw on television. She didn’t want to get married or … Continue reading

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Blog PostsBattle of the Evil Queens

Sometimes, two movies starring women will be released at about the same time, or at least a few months apart from each other. Often, these two movies will be lumped together or compared to each other even if they have … Continue reading

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