Mf Galaxy

During the last few years, the catalogue of online slurs has grown considerably, but none has been as disturbing to me as the rise of the word "hotep." What does the word mean? What is its significance to those who prize classical African civilisations? How have two forces collided to degrade the word, and whose interests does that degradation serve? Joining me to discuss the issue is C.R. Sparrow. She's a writer and assistant editor at Black Girl Nerds.com, an Africentric website, podcast, and video series addressing pop culture, politics, feminism, and technology. Sparrow describes herself as "an avid fan of science fiction, fantasy, and afrofuturism… an alumnus of Temple University's School of Media and Communication [and a] Black Queer Woman in a world that frequently attempts to dehumanize each of these identities. She actively centers Black/queer/woman-ness in her lens as she looks out at the world." Sparrow recently wrote a powerful article for BGN called "Hotep is the Modern Day A.B.S. and It's Not OK