Name: La LloronaTitle: The Weeping WomanOrigin: Central America and South America I was somewhat surprised to learn how many of my friends of Hispanic descent are genuinely terrified of La Llorona. Perhaps it’s because her backstory isn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility. There are several tales about La Llorona throughout Central America and […]
I’m probably going to get some shit for this one. I don’t really care as much as I probably should, but then, there are a lot of things that I don’t care about as much as I should, so why should this week’s topic be any different? Today, I’m going to be going over the […]
Sometimes the terms victim and survivor are used interchangeably when it comes to sexual assault. However, thanks to my own experience with sexual assault, I believe there is a difference. It is a subtle and nuanced difference, and one can be both victim and survivor at the same time. The word victim suggests a more […]
Apologies for my absence last week. After the shitshow that was the Kavanaugh hearing and his subsequent confirmation, I took a mini vacation to visit a friend (read: I was having sex). Now that I’m back, I have a few thoughts I need to share about the situation. We’ll start with presumption of innocence, or, […]
Main character syndrome is a term used to describe characters which clearly stand out as main protagonist characters. Symptoms include: Unnatural hair or eye colors An “emo swoop” (hair styled so that it covers half the face, yet is still considered attractive) Character is significantly more attractive than literally anyone else in the story Tragic […]
Playing With Demons 