Captain Marvel, the greatest Mary Sue ever? And a little bit racist?

As I hope my previous post made clear, I liked the movie and will probably see it again.But, dear God, is the character a Mary Sue. 1. She's retconned as one of the most powerful characters in the uni

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Captain Marvel—fun movie, but she didn't have to be a neoliberal Mary Sue (spoilers after first paragraph)

Lightly edited things I said elsewhere: Fun. Brie Larson is only okay, perhaps hindered by a character who's a bit of a Mary Sue, perhaps miscast. Good use of Samuel Jackson. Wanted more Coulson and H

I’m white and I got “the talk” about cops — every kid needs it

I’m white and I got “the talk” about cops — every kid needs it

Answering #ADOS: The problem with reparations and King's better solution

Anyone who knows US history knows black people were treated abominably. Today, as a group, they are almost as poor as Native Americans. After the Civil War, the plantations should've been broken up an

Slavery Ta-Nehisi Coates white trash white working class reparations

Class-first quotes: Du Bois, King, Malcolm X, Black Panthers

“...today I see more clearly than yesterday that back of the problem of race and color, lies a greater problem which both obscures and implements it: and that is the fact that so many civilized person

class trumps race