Chloe Anna Milligan
@camilligal.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Critical Writing Program at the University of Pennsylvania researching and publishing on queer game studies, embodied rhetorics, and the “post-digital.” Wife and parent, proud queer woman, leftist Christian.
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Sometimes I wonder why I'm like this (*gestures to all of me*), and then I remember when I was a kid, I would regularly pop in our VHS of The Lion King just because I wanted to cry at the Mufasa death scene again. And I bet that's probably just as valid an explanation as any diagnosis I've gotten.
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Sometimes I wonder why I'm like this (*gestures to all of me*), and then I remember when I was a kid, I would regularly pop in our VHS of The Lion King just because I wanted to cry at the Mufasa death scene again. And I bet that's probably just as valid an explanation as any diagnosis I've gotten.
Me being anxious and awkward in social situations: "oh yeah, well you should see me in a group chat. 😎"
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Me being anxious and awkward in social situations: "oh yeah, well you should see me in a group chat. 😎"
One of my biggest pet peeves and as a result potentially meanest takes has to be:
If you scoff at an idea, work of art/entertainment, or cultural practice as stupid just because you don't get it or have never heard of it, then it's not stupid—you're stupid.
If you scoff at an idea, work of art/entertainment, or cultural practice as stupid just because you don't get it or have never heard of it, then it's not stupid—you're stupid.
October 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
One of my biggest pet peeves and as a result potentially meanest takes has to be:
If you scoff at an idea, work of art/entertainment, or cultural practice as stupid just because you don't get it or have never heard of it, then it's not stupid—you're stupid.
If you scoff at an idea, work of art/entertainment, or cultural practice as stupid just because you don't get it or have never heard of it, then it's not stupid—you're stupid.
Remembering that brief fond moment where I thought Bluesky might actually be a nice place to rebuild the academic community I lost after leaving the toxicity of X (deadname: Twitter)...before crash landing into the reality that my experience on this app has mostly amounted to ghost town vibes.
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Remembering that brief fond moment where I thought Bluesky might actually be a nice place to rebuild the academic community I lost after leaving the toxicity of X (deadname: Twitter)...before crash landing into the reality that my experience on this app has mostly amounted to ghost town vibes.
I'm gonna start here by clarifying that I have great friends and colleagues doing important academic work in the state of Texas...but:
As someone whose very identity would be at severe risk in Texas, why are there so many academic institutions currently hiring there when I'm looking for jobs?!
As someone whose very identity would be at severe risk in Texas, why are there so many academic institutions currently hiring there when I'm looking for jobs?!
October 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I'm gonna start here by clarifying that I have great friends and colleagues doing important academic work in the state of Texas...but:
As someone whose very identity would be at severe risk in Texas, why are there so many academic institutions currently hiring there when I'm looking for jobs?!
As someone whose very identity would be at severe risk in Texas, why are there so many academic institutions currently hiring there when I'm looking for jobs?!
The eternal tension within between being opinionated (prone to critique and/or "hot takes") and being anxious about disagreeing with others/especially feeling like they disagree with me.
October 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The eternal tension within between being opinionated (prone to critique and/or "hot takes") and being anxious about disagreeing with others/especially feeling like they disagree with me.
For what little sharing news like this is worth, especially in light of the fact that the government is now currently in said shutdown...😞💔🏳️⚧️
(And apologies for making *his* face 😖 pop up on your feed)
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/t...
(And apologies for making *his* face 😖 pop up on your feed)
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/t...
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned
The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.
www.thepinknews.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
For what little sharing news like this is worth, especially in light of the fact that the government is now currently in said shutdown...😞💔🏳️⚧️
(And apologies for making *his* face 😖 pop up on your feed)
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/t...
(And apologies for making *his* face 😖 pop up on your feed)
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/t...
I am sad for Charlie Kirk's wife and daughters. And I believe I am called to a higher love even for those who hate (LGBTQ folks like) me.
But I'm not sad for him and the only thing I can say to all the conservative calls to "Pray for Charlie" is that I pray for his soul.
But I'm not sad for him and the only thing I can say to all the conservative calls to "Pray for Charlie" is that I pray for his soul.
September 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I am sad for Charlie Kirk's wife and daughters. And I believe I am called to a higher love even for those who hate (LGBTQ folks like) me.
But I'm not sad for him and the only thing I can say to all the conservative calls to "Pray for Charlie" is that I pray for his soul.
But I'm not sad for him and the only thing I can say to all the conservative calls to "Pray for Charlie" is that I pray for his soul.
My irkiest trend I notice lately is the "ew no what is that?" kind of reactions to KPop Demon Hunters as if it's some silly thing only kids and nerds would care about.
Because I'm like, they literally have songs topping the Billboard Hot 100! Actually you're the weird one for not knowing about it!
Because I'm like, they literally have songs topping the Billboard Hot 100! Actually you're the weird one for not knowing about it!
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My irkiest trend I notice lately is the "ew no what is that?" kind of reactions to KPop Demon Hunters as if it's some silly thing only kids and nerds would care about.
Because I'm like, they literally have songs topping the Billboard Hot 100! Actually you're the weird one for not knowing about it!
Because I'm like, they literally have songs topping the Billboard Hot 100! Actually you're the weird one for not knowing about it!
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disagree here. if you think christianity is a real thing — like i do — than you're allowed to say some things are so dissimilar from that real thing that they aren't actually a part of it *whatever other people claim.* leftists, who are so good at policing real leftism, should understand this.
okay we're doing this again
religion prof here
christian nationalism is one of the ways people do Christianity
it's not a great way! but it's part of what Christianity is
hold hateful folks accountable and come get your people
religion prof here
christian nationalism is one of the ways people do Christianity
it's not a great way! but it's part of what Christianity is
hold hateful folks accountable and come get your people
June 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
disagree here. if you think christianity is a real thing — like i do — than you're allowed to say some things are so dissimilar from that real thing that they aren't actually a part of it *whatever other people claim.* leftists, who are so good at policing real leftism, should understand this.
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I am not part of a ‘movement,’ NYT. I’m just a human being
This framing is beneath contempt. The Christian right and MAGA launched an unprecedented assault on the civil rights of a tiny minority and successfully weaponized the pseudoliberal establishment - led by the NYT - to provide it with a medical controversy pretext that doesn’t actually exist.
June 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I am not part of a ‘movement,’ NYT. I’m just a human being
Just finished The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story, by @bschillace.brandyschillace.com, and it was such a fascinating and poignantly queer/trans history that feels more timely than ever, especially it now being Pride Month. Can't recommend highly enough, but take care: this past is a harrowing read.
June 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Just finished The Intermediaries: A Weimar Story, by @bschillace.brandyschillace.com, and it was such a fascinating and poignantly queer/trans history that feels more timely than ever, especially it now being Pride Month. Can't recommend highly enough, but take care: this past is a harrowing read.
Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ and happiest to share that this year Ashley and I will have a second ceremony to renew our vows in celebration of our 10th anniversary! Here's the vow renewal playlist I call "Vow! That's What I Call Music." 😁 Listen along for a gay ol' time!
open.spotify.com/playlist/5BZ...
open.spotify.com/playlist/5BZ...
June 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ and happiest to share that this year Ashley and I will have a second ceremony to renew our vows in celebration of our 10th anniversary! Here's the vow renewal playlist I call "Vow! That's What I Call Music." 😁 Listen along for a gay ol' time!
open.spotify.com/playlist/5BZ...
open.spotify.com/playlist/5BZ...
One of my favorite artists already, and just became even more so. With the kind of strength it takes to stand up against transphobia in the UK right now, she truly is Made of Bricks (one of my favorite albums)!
Kate Nash really is an ally, damn.
May 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
One of my favorite artists already, and just became even more so. With the kind of strength it takes to stand up against transphobia in the UK right now, she truly is Made of Bricks (one of my favorite albums)!
When you gaze into the Bluesky, the Bluesky gazes also into you.
May 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When you gaze into the Bluesky, the Bluesky gazes also into you.
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posted some of my thoughts on using LLMs for basic tasks on tiktok and i’m getting cooked by people who insist that it is actually good to offload your critical thinking skills to a bullshit machine
May 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Happy to report a wild new publication appears for me! My first book review, of Melissa Kagen's Wandering Games, is now published in Volume 17.1 of the American Journal of Play. You can read my review but more importantly read Kagen's book, it's great!
www.museumofplay.org/journalofpla...
www.museumofplay.org/journalofpla...
Volume 17, Issue 1 - The Strong National Museum of Play
www.museumofplay.org
May 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy to report a wild new publication appears for me! My first book review, of Melissa Kagen's Wandering Games, is now published in Volume 17.1 of the American Journal of Play. You can read my review but more importantly read Kagen's book, it's great!
www.museumofplay.org/journalofpla...
www.museumofplay.org/journalofpla...
Of course Hank's replies are chock full of every variation of "Harm's already been done, Hank," because the Internet has trained us to traffic in bad-faith readings of one another's points. 🤦🏼♀️
The stock market seems to deeply believe that Trump will cave on tariffs before any real harm is done.
April 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Of course Hank's replies are chock full of every variation of "Harm's already been done, Hank," because the Internet has trained us to traffic in bad-faith readings of one another's points. 🤦🏼♀️
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"Biological woman" is just "real woman" with a micron-thin veneer of pseudoscience.
It's "No True Scotsman" for being a lady.
bsky.app/profile/tali...
It's "No True Scotsman" for being a lady.
bsky.app/profile/tali...
I don't believe anyone's a "biological woman" because that's a term specifically constructed to utilize as a cudgel against us, to the point that even the UK Supreme Court opinion DID NOT PROVIDE A DEFINITION, and said it was simply "common sense".
Why debate a term they refuse to even stand by?
Why debate a term they refuse to even stand by?
@femi-oluwole.bsky.social did a video recently where he said "of course none of us really believe that trans women are biological women" and I believe he meant well in doing so, he wanted to look reasonable, and I think he genuinely was defending trans women from the accusations of madness we face.
April 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"Biological woman" is just "real woman" with a micron-thin veneer of pseudoscience.
It's "No True Scotsman" for being a lady.
bsky.app/profile/tali...
It's "No True Scotsman" for being a lady.
bsky.app/profile/tali...
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Can we not misuse the term Luddite? The Luddites were not ignorant of technology or against its use. They were against the use of exploitative technology. LLMs are an exploitative technology, so the parallel works, to some extent, just not in the way OP seems to think.
April 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Can we not misuse the term Luddite? The Luddites were not ignorant of technology or against its use. They were against the use of exploitative technology. LLMs are an exploitative technology, so the parallel works, to some extent, just not in the way OP seems to think.
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I don’t think the LLM-evangelists realize that the rest of us can never again trust anything they claim to have made. “I wrote an essay on how AI has improved my life!” Cool, why on Earth would I read that? You literally can’t be counted on to communicate your thoughts using your own words.
April 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I don’t think the LLM-evangelists realize that the rest of us can never again trust anything they claim to have made. “I wrote an essay on how AI has improved my life!” Cool, why on Earth would I read that? You literally can’t be counted on to communicate your thoughts using your own words.
In trying times like these, I try and turn to one of my favorite Bible verses for encouragement:
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:2
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:2
March 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In trying times like these, I try and turn to one of my favorite Bible verses for encouragement:
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:2
“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
- Ecclesiastes 1:2
How fitting that yesterday was Casimir Pulaski Day because you can catch me and Sufjan Stevens both crying in the bathroom right now.
March 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How fitting that yesterday was Casimir Pulaski Day because you can catch me and Sufjan Stevens both crying in the bathroom right now.