@babbity-kate.bsky.social
“In her time at Piney Point, Samantha Parkington is essentially cosplaying Kirsten Larson. She's on a Singing Bird-themed vacation.
At its best, this kind of reenactment can be a bridge of empathy and hand-on education. Too often, it becomes an exercise in erasure.“
At its best, this kind of reenactment can be a bridge of empathy and hand-on education. Too often, it becomes an exercise in erasure.“
Samantha in the Adirondacks (or; all my girlies hate Thoreau)
Some people are so rich that they pretend to be poor as a vacation. (Observations from my research for Part 2 of the American Girl deep dive series)
open.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“In her time at Piney Point, Samantha Parkington is essentially cosplaying Kirsten Larson. She's on a Singing Bird-themed vacation.
At its best, this kind of reenactment can be a bridge of empathy and hand-on education. Too often, it becomes an exercise in erasure.“
At its best, this kind of reenactment can be a bridge of empathy and hand-on education. Too often, it becomes an exercise in erasure.“
"What do you mean, Cinderella HAS ears and they just didn't draw them? The movie is animated! Cinderella is a drawing!"
Cinderella Does NOT Have Ears (I am the world's foremost authority on the matter)
YouTube video by Babbity Kate
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"What do you mean, Cinderella HAS ears and they just didn't draw them? The movie is animated! Cinderella is a drawing!"
well now I don’t want to
January 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
well now I don’t want to
can't wait to become a menace to every other social media platform starting tomorrow
January 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
can't wait to become a menace to every other social media platform starting tomorrow
the "graduation goggles" effect from tiktok users has been PROFOUND
One thing the TikTok ban discourse has not included is that many TikTok creators privately do not like TikTok, which of course they’re not saying because none of us want it banned.
It’s a brutal creative ecosystem that extracts from creators until they burnout and then they are replaced.
It’s a brutal creative ecosystem that extracts from creators until they burnout and then they are replaced.
January 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
the "graduation goggles" effect from tiktok users has been PROFOUND