Shafira JordanWhite Women: Stop Making “The Slap” About YouFirst and foremost, I am just one biracial Black woman. We are not a monolith and you are sure to find varying opinions about the “slap…Mar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
Shafira JordanDoes the Dog Die?: Edgy Animal Death is Unpopular — So, Why do Filmmakers Include It?Earlier this month, Warner Bros announced that a sequel to 2008’s I Am Legend is in the making. Perhaps it should be no surprise that…Mar 13, 2022Mar 13, 2022
Shafira JordanYou’re Alive, But Are You Living? — The Lesson ‘A Quiet Place’ Can Teach UsIt was springtime in 2018, a little more than a year into Donald Trump’s presidency. With the rising rates of hate crimes and the…Jun 7, 2021Jun 7, 2021
Shafira JordanNo, Fandom. I Don’t Sympathize with Your Favorite Villain — Here’s WhyMay 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Shafira JordanZack Snyder and Bad Faith Criticism: It’s Time to Let it GoIn 2013, I watched Zack Snyder’s film that launched the beginning of the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel. Admittedly, my initial…Mar 25, 20211Mar 25, 20211
Shafira JordanIn Defense of the “Anti-Twihard”: Why Some Haters Are Not SorryIn 2008, the first Black president of the United States of America was elected. In that same year, same-sex marriage was legalized in…Feb 23, 20211Feb 23, 20211
Shafira JordanHow White Fandom is Colonizing “Character-Coding”It’s time for fandom (particularly, white fandom) to learn what “character-coding” is and how they’ve been misusing it.Feb 2, 20216Feb 2, 20216
Shafira JordanScience Fiction and Fantasy: Genres for the “Unheard”“If [the Black individual’s] repressed emotions are not released in non-violent ways, they will seek expression through violence; this is…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
Shafira JordanOn Ray Fisher’s Allegations: It’s Time to Stop Excusing Joss Whedon’s Bad Behavior and the Bad…Hi Geekdom,Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Shafira JordanFiction and Feminism: Why Not All Women In Fiction Can (Or Should) Be FeministsIn the past few years, we have seen the stigma surrounding the label “feminist” very slowly begin to lose its hold, and as we often see…Apr 13, 2020Apr 13, 2020