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Pop culture analysis from an African perspective. coldtakegeeks.co.ke
Lecture en anglais pour mes fujoshi !
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Are straight women who indulge in the boys' love genre sexualising gay men, or is there more than meets the eye? π
A Kenyan perspective on this evergreen debate by Clare K. Brilliant illustration by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social
#boyslove #danmei #yaoi #ThaiBL
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This BL manga is a missed opportunity to discuss menβs bad eating habits worldwide.
By @verak.bsky.social
In Japan, sweets and other sugary foods are relegated to women and children β something I have seen in Burundian society too.
#blmanga #comics #manga
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Thanks for reading!
29.05.2025 19:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"This led me to thinking about just how much power a language can hold: It can be a path to access a whole other world while, simultaneously, it could be a gatekeeper locking you out from fully comprehending it." ππΎ
Julie Ambani
What worlds would we open if we overcame language barriers in our entertainment media?
By Julie Ambani
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Graphic 1 of 3. Text and a silhouette of a detective with a magnifying glass and a pipe over a background of stained paper in colors of the rainbow pride flag. The text reads: Queer, Detective Reads for Sherlock Holmes Day.
Graphic 2 of 3. Ten book covers over a background of stained paper in colors of the rainbow pride flag. The books are: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher; Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk; The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older; Silent Reading by priest; The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison; In the Dark by Jin Shisi Chai; A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell; Breaking Through the Clouds Po Yun by Huai Shang; The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett; The Fourteenth Year of Chenghua by Meng Xi Shi.
Graphic 3 of 3. Ten book covers over a background of stained paper in colors of the rainbow pride flag. The books are: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey; The Verifiers by Jane Pek; Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis; The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei; Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May; The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal; Death by Silver by Amy Griswold & Melissa Scott; This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne; Sushi Scandal by T. Thorn Coyle; Liar City by Allie Therin.
Today is Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday. To honor his legacy, May 22 has been dubbed the Sherlock Holmes Day. We're celebrating by focusing on his spiritual successors, wrapped in the rainbow flag. Enjoy our list of 21 Queer Detective Reads: duckprintspress.com/2025/05/22/c...
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How do we continue after devastation? The newest season of Black Mirror explores this topic in an existential quest across an ever changing world.
Read more thoughts on Black Mirror Season 7 from Grey Oletsa.
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At the age of 40 and after a rough divorce, he poured his heart out on a soulful collection of beats centred on what kept his head above the surface: Anime. By Eric Kariuki.
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Finally, we have a review of the latest instalment of Wana wa Magere. In ch.2, Vigango, Luanda Magereβs descendants go to the Kenyan Coast. Review by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social #comicsky #comics #africancomics #africansff πͺππ
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For day 2, we take a look back at the launch of Avandu Vosi Studioβs comic book, Wana Wa Magere. Coverage by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social
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This week, we focus on the #KenyanComic Wana wa Magere by our faves Avandu Vosi Studio. Follow this thread to learn more about this decolonial Kenya they have created filled with rich history, culture and magic β¨οΈ
First up, a review of Ch.1 by @soila.bsky.social
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Disney, bastion of Western animation, now does anime?!!!! π
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Uchiha Madara rinnegan
With the recent coup-induced French-exit from West Africa, this Naruto characterβs hard-line stance on creating change is starting to make more sense. By Natalie Gumo. Illustration by @trbclldstressed.bsky.social
#animesky #naruto #uchihamadara
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New from CTG! With brilliant illustrations from @trbclldstressed.bsky.social. Give it a read and share π€πΎβ¨οΈ
19.03.2025 10:30 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0I'm an illustrator, y'all π€
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The Joker (2019) accurately mimics the mental health crisis in Kenya. By @andrewrubia.bsky.social
#mentalhealth #thejoker
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Hereβs to the women who lift each other up and join forces in the fight! Happy #InternationalWomensDay β€οΈβπ₯
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Happy international women's day!π Embrace chaos and avenge yourself!
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In honour of #InternationalWomensDay2025, an analysis of the female characters in Jiwe, an African fantasy short story by @kikoenjani.bsky.social
#IWD2025 #IWD
https://coldtakegeeks.co.ke/jiwe-what-it-means-when-god-is-a-woman-8ca4a45f9ccb
Let me give you some recommendations.
Blood At The Root: @itsladarrion.bsky.social
Apple Black: @whytmanga.bsky.social
Children of Blood and Bone: Tomi Adeyemi
Clock Striker: Fredrick L. Jones
Opal Wantmore is the popular female lead from the hit Shonen Manga from African artist Whyt Manga published exclusively from Saturday AM!
BLACK EXCELLENCE -- ALWAYS!
APPLE BLACK VOL 5 -- AVAILABLE IN STORES WORLDWIDE!
The hit African shonen #manga by @whytmanga.bsky.social exclusively from Saturday AM x @quartokids.bsky.social
For more info:
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And don't forget to support our Saturday WARS CCG!!
Transformative Works & Cultures Spotlight #3:
In volume #43 of #TWC, Victoria L. Godwin dives into the difference between costume fandom and cosplaying: how one focuses on craft and the other explores identity, all while remaining innovative.
Read: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
Check out @soila.bsky.social's review of the MORAAN webtoon/comic by Avandu Vosi Studios.
The story begins with a chase in Maasai Mara...
πππͺ #comics #africansff
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So the way you're supposed to do this is to privately text your friend "what the fuck why is there suddenly pissplay and a witch and now someone's jumping a dirtbike thru a flaming hoop??" Fic is freely given and that's beautiful, but also sometimes wtf is the author doing @firsttimetrek.bsky.social
18.02.2025 20:42 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Read this & am unsure how I feel about it. On one hand, if you don't care enough about your writing to spend time on editing, I don't feel obliged to read/fb it.
OTOH, as a Fandom Old, I know enough to keep my mouth shut & walk on by. Unsolicited critique is rarely welcome. #IFD #fandom #fanworks
ORISHA VOL 1 by Zayf Umar brings AVATAR the Last Airbender vibes to Saturday AM's diverse manga multiverse.
HAMMER VOL 5 by the beloved artist Jeyodin offers some crazy new twists to the epic series and to Saturday AM's diverse manga multiverse.
Saturday AM STARTS 2025 the same way we finished 2024 with some AMAZING #MANGA REVIEWS!
1st HAMMER VOL 5 by @jeyodin.bsky.social released in January & has applause for the crazy FUN TWISTS.
2nd ORISHA VOL 1 by Zayf Umar is getting early buzz for AFRICAN FANTASY!
BUY BOTH NOW!
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The Internet has made common decency not so common, unfortunately
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For International Fanworks Day, @verak.bsky.social dives into the intricacies of fanfiction etiquette.
#IFD @transformativeworks.org
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