Rebecca BlackThe Radical Queer Worldbuilding of “Our Flag Means Death”The moment that I knew that Our Flag Means Death would be a Capital-G-Great show was the moment Stede and Mary receive matching gravestones…Apr 22, 20221Apr 22, 20221
Rebecca BlackinAniGayThe Insidious Queerphobia of Carole & TuesdayCarole & Tuesday is a show that puts queer characters on screen, but does not weave a queer narrative with them.Jul 7, 20213Jul 7, 20213
Rebecca BlackinAniGayLet’s Hold Hands: On Allyship and Assimilation in BNAStudio Trigger’s new show dares to delve into the darker, uncomfortable nuances of “acceptance” and “equality.”Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Rebecca BlackinAniGayBe Gay Do Crimes: The mystery story model of implicit queer storytellingWithout honing our queer narrative detective skills, we risk contributing to the erasure of queerness from our cultures.Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020
Rebecca BlackinAniGayYou Should Watch Promare: A (spoiler-free!) ReviewPromare is an allegory about oppression, about repression, about freedom and self-actualization and passion and connection.Oct 14, 20191Oct 14, 20191
Rebecca BlackinAniGayThe Shape of Queer Liberation: On the Geometry of PromareEven the lens flare effects of the sunlight in the rectangular city of Promepolis are rectangular. This is not a world in balance.Oct 5, 20191Oct 5, 20191
Rebecca BlackinAniGayIt’s Not That Deep: An Anigay OP/ED PieceWelcome to the Anigay OP/ED section, in which we will be diving into the wonderful, ridiculous world of anime opening and endings!Jul 29, 2019Jul 29, 2019
Rebecca BlackinAniGayGolden Duo for Life: Sarazanmai and the Power of Turning Subtext Into TextThe reason that this particular episode hit me so hard wasn’t that it was “explicitly” queer — although that it certainly was.May 9, 2019May 9, 2019
Rebecca BlackinAniGay“Why Do I Pursue You?”: Hikaru no Go and Implicit-Metaphorical Queer StorytellingThe strategy of telling queer adolescent love stories in the language of sports/battle rivalries is frustratingly difficult to talk about.Apr 12, 2019Apr 12, 2019
Rebecca BlackinAniGaySuki or not suki?No discussion of the nuances of translating queerness could possibly be complete without diving into the messy, messy world of suki (好き).Nov 5, 20181Nov 5, 20181