Will Shetterly's Blog, page 5
December 27, 2022
The First Interracial Kiss in Comic Books
The earliest interracial kiss in a comic from a major publisher that I’ve found was in 1943, in Military Comics #17, when Blackhawk kissed…
December 26, 2022
December 19, 2022
December 17, 2022
Three Reasons to Tell A Twice-Told Tale
It’s amusing that Shakespeare, who made his reputation with twice-told tales, used the term dismissingly:
December 11, 2022
Feminism or Ladyism? or Sojourner Truth Spoke for All Working Women
In 1851, at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth made her “Ain’t I A Woman” speech. Writers of the time remembered her…
December 7, 2022
Frantz Fanon Knew Class Trumps Race: Two Essential Quotes
“What matters is not so much the color of your skin as the power you serve and the millions you betray.” —Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White…
November 21, 2022
A Few Thoughts After Watching Many James Bond Movies
Secret agent movies are superhero movies. 007 is Bond’s heroic codename; James Bond is his secret identity.
Erasing the Slaves of Wakanda
Marvel’s decision to make Wakanda an ancient African nation raises three questions:
November 5, 2022
Why Hayek Opposed Socialism and Supported Basic Income
F. A. Hayek is loved by conservatives for his opposition to socialism, yet he supported universal basic income. In Law, Legislation and…
November 2, 2022
The Marxist Defense of Lesser-Evil Voting in Capitalist Democracies
“Has not the Communist Manifesto taught us that it is our duty to support any progressive movement that benefits the workers’ cause, even…
