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Since I've gained ~100 followers in the past 24 hours I figured I'd reintroduce myself. Hello, I'm Mo Black (to you anyway). I'm an anarchist that does leftist anime critique. In real life I organize with the IWW and my local DSA chapter (not a fan of the 2nd, it's complicated)On twitter.com
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"Leftist anime analysis? Mo, what does that mean?? Sounds weird and wacky!" Well I'll show youPermalink On twitter.com
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In a piece I did for AnimeFeminist, I argued that My Hero Academia supports a right-wing, pro-cop, ideology by examining the way it treats its trans characters animefeminist.com/pride-policing-and-the-conservative-politics-of-my-hero-academia/Permalink On twitter.com
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I argued that Jreg is the modern-day manifestation of Rosa Luxemburg's "Socialism or Barbarism" medium.com/mos-home-for-treatises-and-hot-takes/the-post-postmodern-meta-ironic-neo-rational-hyper-satirical-ideology-of-jreg-818886c62f99Permalink On twitter.com
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I detailed to what extent Terra Formars justifies anti-black racism and colonialism. medium.com/mos-home-for-treatises-and-hot-takes/the-souls-of-roach-folk-1-2-ea2de1ef11a7Permalink On twitter.com
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I wrote about The Rising of the Shield Hero's Raphtalia, and how she represents the commodification of female affection we call "waifuism" (my personal favorite, I think) medium.com/mos-home-for-treatises-and-hot-takes/real-women-dont-love-you-but-your-waifu-will-stick-around-long-enough-to-make-a-profit-1-3-5d9566326715Permalink On twitter.com
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I have a YouTube channel too. It started as a way to make my essays accessible, since they're kinda long. But it's turned into its own thing. youtube.com/c/moblackPermalink On twitter.com
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In my first ever dedicated video essay, I argued that The Misfit of Demon King Academy's Anos Voldigoad is neoliberal ideology made manifest. youtube.com/watch?v=vWZIdTajQWc&Permalink On twitter.com
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The YouTube Channel is also where I host the Critical Weeb Theory podcast with my childhood best friend @kranasAngel. There's a playlist of them here and we should be starting back up on them in the next week or two youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ph1d8g2X50LFqfkgpCz4yKq0p7njMFDPermalink On twitter.com
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The podcast has a Discord. It's a cozy little place. discord.com/invite/QUm987zPermalink On twitter.com
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My largest ongoing project is called Bullshit no Yuusha. It's an isekai light novel about me... criticizing isekai light novels. By the time it's done it will be ~50k words, so the length of an actual isekai light novel, and cover ~12 different anime. youtu.be/WcVhqpNJqJEPermalink On twitter.com
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It's available both in text and on YouTube (just check the description). And then of course on Twitter I alternate between political takes and anime takes. Seems to be working out so far so I hope you like it too.Permalink On twitter.com