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…4 min read·Mar 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…6 min read·Mar 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…7 min read·Jun 7, 2021----
Shafira JordanNo, Fandom. I Don’t Sympathize with Your Favorite Villain — Here’s Why5 min read·May 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…9 min read·Mar 25, 2021--1--1
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…9 min read·Feb 23, 2021--1--1
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.9 min read·Feb 2, 2021--6--6
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…7 min read·Jul 21, 2020----
Shafira JordanOn Ray Fisher’s Allegations: It’s Time to Stop Excusing Joss Whedon’s Bad Behavior and the Bad…Hi Geekdom,8 min read·Jul 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…5 min read·Apr 13, 2020----
