I don't really read tumblr unless pointed to a specific post,* so I've only caught the edges of the whole Fandom Olds/Fandom Moms/don't trust anyone over 30 25 thing. Honestly, I had a hard time believing that it was really a thing. Not that I haven't run into the, "aren't you a little old for that sort of thing?" before. That's a familiar refrain ( Read more... )

So, I have dug just enough into the ao3 wank on tumblr (summary: at least a couple of fans are agitating to be able to report and have taken down fiction that is "abusive" - contains abuse or rape, I think - or contains child sex, along with a few other things) to have hit a wall of, "wait, what?" As I do not tumblr well enough to respond to the ( Read more... )

It seems another author is objecting to fanfic on all the usual grounds (which mostly amount to, "MINE! You no touchy.") My very favorite part is the following:

I don't want "other people interpreting" our characters. Interpreting our characters is what Steve and I do; it's our job. Nobody else is going to get it right.This is the kind of thing ( Read more... )

Something that may be relevant to some of your interests: my original Post of Doom, Fandom and Male Privilege, was revised and published with a new introduction in Transformative Works and Cultures.

Fandom and male privilege: Seven years later

(Yes, Real Name is on it, but let's face it: not exactly a state secret ;).

This entry was originally ( Read more... )

There’s been something wriggling in my mind about the tone argument, and why I think it is (a) a perfectly valid concept that is (b) often misused. The other day, while looking up a link on logical fallacies, it finally occurred to me just what it was I was trying to say ( Read more... )

Definition of Irony:

Someone's whose opening salvo in a conversation was saying that a fairly large number of people lack taste and imagination complaining about ad hominem attacks.

I was going to reiterate things I've said before about why, actually, I don't "respect" the wishes of writers who say they hate fanfic, or don't want certain types ( Read more... )

Okay, I think we need a little lovins, here. Tell me why you love fandom. Just one reason will do.

I love fandom because of the smart, funny people. Not only is someone like tzikeh willing to take time out of her day to read over my course policies for inconsistencies, but she sends me back a summary of them that includes things like:

Extra Credit ( Read more... )

Note: yes, this was prompted by a specific comment; yes, it's just a couple of people behaving badly; yes, I'm probably giving it more attention than it deserves. It's a pet peeve. I'm choosing not to link because it wasn't in my journal, and I don't think the person whose journal it's in wants more of shitstorm in hers. Quoting, however:

Sorry ( Read more... )

So, I keep thing I should have something to say about recent discussions of acafannishness and sociopolitical discussions in fandom (which are not, IMHO, quite the same thing, but that's a topic for another day), and how they're affecting others' fannish experience and the feelings some are having (and I emphasize, I've seen this from more than one ( Read more... )

Summarized because computer time is low ( Read more... )