Well, lovers of the Zoo, do we have a lot to talk about. But before we even begin, lemme start by saying this: Listen y’all. I shall never forget where I was when the review embargo on Iron Fist was lifted on March 8th, 2017 and everyone within a 250-mile radius with a pen and … Continue reading
Tag Archives: #AAIronFist
Miracle on Shou-Lao Street: Iron Fist Can Still Be Asian-American
If you are like me and are part of the Petty Supreme Team™, you are probably still stewing over the Iron Fist casting and then even the subsequent promo photos. You see, every time the Marvel posts promos for Iron Fist–aka posts random social media material concerning a suburban White dude on hard times doing … Continue reading
Racism in Media and Fandom: #AAIronFist Solidarity Exposes the Underbelly of White Supremacy
This weekend, I witnessed an interesting phenomenon. Well, not so much as interesting as it is old. To explain, several of my colleagues saw their mentions go up in flames after revisiting the issue of #AAIronFist. Part of the reason the tag reemerged was because of the revelation that Lewis Tan—who will be playing Zhou … Continue reading
#RyanPotterForTimDrake Represents The Unrealized Hopes of #AAIronFist
Greetings, lover of the Zoo. If you’re like me (and the recent contents of this site), you’ve been tryna strike a balance between oh-so-serious news and lighter, pop culture updates. And because the Twitter Gods™ love me, someone out there heard my cry and suddenly #RyanPotterForTimDrake came into existence: #RyanPotterForTimDrake because the DCEU needs Robin … Continue reading