ONTD Original: Lesbians of Fandom, Part 2
Previously on ONTD
There have been a lot of revelations and weirdness in lesbian fandom subcultures since the first lesbians of fandom post. This follow-up ONTD Original is a DEEPLY SERIOUS, NUANCED, COMPREHENSIVE study of lesbians in fandom, focusing on a) new subcultures that have sprouted since the first post, and b) existing subcultures that were previously criminally overlooked.
ON TO THE FINDINGS OF "LESBIANS OF FANDOM, PART 2 - ELECTRIC BOOGALOO" -
Sportsbians
- Currently holding a grudge against Ashlyn Harris (OGs have always hated her and sensed her bad vibes)
- Former L chat regulars c. 2011; knew Preath were together before Preath knew Preath were together
- Make Twitter threads about all the straight WNBA players who haven’t discovered they’re gay yet
- Recognize these related terms: Sedona, ATV, N-word apology
- Angry that men have discovered the WNBA
- Y’all begged for this
[delulubians]
Delulubians
- Exclusively ship shit that will never be canon
- Faberry, Supercorp, Swan Queen, Rhaenicent, etc. (Aren’t you tired?)
- A straight white actress with a pussy-eating jaw hates to see them coming
- Either very imaginative or very masochistic; can’t tell which
- Won’t stop tweeting about “toxic yuri”
- Don't play about that one fancam set to a Taylor Swift song
[canonbians]
Canonbians
- Their pussies have led them places they wouldn’t even go with a gun (like to a Taylor Sheridan show about the CIA)
- Lily Gladstone lifting Riley Keough onto the bathroom counter in Under the Bridge
- Anna Sawai stealing her brother’s gf in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (shoutout to Kiersey Clemons for always providing flaky queer girl rep)
- Rhaenyra and Mysaria giving dykes the best lesbian makeout since Jennifer’s Body (2009)
- Every Canonbian eventually becomes a Xenabian because there is no greater or more fulfilling wlw rep
- Reformed Delulubians
- “My coven is Claudia” just triggered you
[indiebians]
Indiebians
- For girlies who only want that obscure shit
- Vivid memories of when ONTD wouldn’t stop horny posting about Thelma (2017)
- 5-star Letterboxd reviews for Blue Jean, Anaïs in Love, Aşk, Büyü, vs., How to Blow Up a Pipeline, etc.
- In Julia Ducournau’s walls
- Struggling to get the groupchat to watch Deadloch (Please watch Deadloch)
- The true crate diggers of lesbian rep
[youtubians]
YouTubians
- Well-versed in Thai GL series (all 300 of them)
- Know what “Stupid Wife” is; have a pavlovian sexual reaction to the sound of a DVD case popping open
- “Rhaenyra Alicent scenes” keeps popping up in their search histories (at risk of becoming a Delulubian)
- Might have short attention spans
[bookbians]
Bookbians
- Goodreads is their Letterboxd
- They keep telling people to read Priory of the Orange Tree and people keep answering “I’ll put it on my list”
- Girlies who pay 99 cents on Amazon for a repackaged Supercorp fic
- Kinda boring (Don’t act like you haven’t read Legends and Lattes, you basic bitch)
- Anyway, list your sapphic book recs below, thank you!
[chappellbians]
Chappellbians
- You are [gay]white gay terrorists
- Dark tether to Reneebians
- Light tether to Kehlanibians
[rpfbians]
RPFbians
- Prayed for Sophia Bush
- Regret praying for Sophia Bush
- High chance of being a Sportsbian
- Currently wondering if Sonoya Mizuno is fruity (Julianne Moore syndrome) and when Emma D’Arcy will break up with their partner to marry Olivia Cooke
- Like, where are the shameless gays who used to write Glee RPF? The House of the Dragon cast is in need
- Trick question: they’re all too busy writing USWNT fic
[dirtbagbians]
Dirtbagbians
- Only watch movies they can smell
- Bodies Bodies Bodies, Bottoms, Drive-Away Dolls, etc.
- Extremely horny for Lily Gladstone’s armpits in Fancy Dance
- Slightly less horny (but still horny) for Kristen Stewart sucking Katy O'Brian’s toes in Love Lies Bleeding
- Not every Dirtbagbian has seen Castaways (2023) but everyone who’s seen Castaways (2023) is a Dirtbagbian
[wanna be domd bians]
Wanna Be Dom'd Bians
- That one Irma Vep scene
[credits]
credits: mammary_glands for most of the write-up & all of the graphics, lolbye for beta reading, me for a little bit of the write-up and, accordingly to mammary_glands, "abusively throwing ideas" at her
Poll what sort of fandom lesbian are you?
There have been a lot of revelations and weirdness in lesbian fandom subcultures since the first lesbians of fandom post. This follow-up ONTD Original is a DEEPLY SERIOUS, NUANCED, COMPREHENSIVE study of lesbians in fandom, focusing on a) new subcultures that have sprouted since the first post, and b) existing subcultures that were previously criminally overlooked.
ON TO THE FINDINGS OF "LESBIANS OF FANDOM, PART 2 - ELECTRIC BOOGALOO" -
Sportsbians
- Currently holding a grudge against Ashlyn Harris (OGs have always hated her and sensed her bad vibes)
- Former L chat regulars c. 2011; knew Preath were together before Preath knew Preath were together
- Make Twitter threads about all the straight WNBA players who haven’t discovered they’re gay yet
- Recognize these related terms: Sedona, ATV, N-word apology
- Angry that men have discovered the WNBA
- Y’all begged for this
[delulubians]
Delulubians
- Exclusively ship shit that will never be canon
- Faberry, Supercorp, Swan Queen, Rhaenicent, etc. (Aren’t you tired?)
- A straight white actress with a pussy-eating jaw hates to see them coming
- Either very imaginative or very masochistic; can’t tell which
- Won’t stop tweeting about “toxic yuri”
- Don't play about that one fancam set to a Taylor Swift song
[canonbians]
Canonbians
- Their pussies have led them places they wouldn’t even go with a gun (like to a Taylor Sheridan show about the CIA)
- Lily Gladstone lifting Riley Keough onto the bathroom counter in Under the Bridge
- Anna Sawai stealing her brother’s gf in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (shoutout to Kiersey Clemons for always providing flaky queer girl rep)
- Rhaenyra and Mysaria giving dykes the best lesbian makeout since Jennifer’s Body (2009)
- Every Canonbian eventually becomes a Xenabian because there is no greater or more fulfilling wlw rep
- Reformed Delulubians
- “My coven is Claudia” just triggered you
[indiebians]
Indiebians
- For girlies who only want that obscure shit
- Vivid memories of when ONTD wouldn’t stop horny posting about Thelma (2017)
- 5-star Letterboxd reviews for Blue Jean, Anaïs in Love, Aşk, Büyü, vs., How to Blow Up a Pipeline, etc.
- In Julia Ducournau’s walls
- Struggling to get the groupchat to watch Deadloch (Please watch Deadloch)
- The true crate diggers of lesbian rep
[youtubians]
YouTubians
- Well-versed in Thai GL series (all 300 of them)
- Know what “Stupid Wife” is; have a pavlovian sexual reaction to the sound of a DVD case popping open
- “Rhaenyra Alicent scenes” keeps popping up in their search histories (at risk of becoming a Delulubian)
- Might have short attention spans
[bookbians]
Bookbians
- Goodreads is their Letterboxd
- They keep telling people to read Priory of the Orange Tree and people keep answering “I’ll put it on my list”
- Girlies who pay 99 cents on Amazon for a repackaged Supercorp fic
- Kinda boring (Don’t act like you haven’t read Legends and Lattes, you basic bitch)
- Anyway, list your sapphic book recs below, thank you!
[chappellbians]
Chappellbians
- You are [gay]white gay terrorists
- Dark tether to Reneebians
- Light tether to Kehlanibians
[rpfbians]
RPFbians
- Prayed for Sophia Bush
- Regret praying for Sophia Bush
- High chance of being a Sportsbian
- Currently wondering if Sonoya Mizuno is fruity (Julianne Moore syndrome) and when Emma D’Arcy will break up with their partner to marry Olivia Cooke
- Like, where are the shameless gays who used to write Glee RPF? The House of the Dragon cast is in need
- Trick question: they’re all too busy writing USWNT fic
[dirtbagbians]
Dirtbagbians
- Only watch movies they can smell
- Bodies Bodies Bodies, Bottoms, Drive-Away Dolls, etc.
- Extremely horny for Lily Gladstone’s armpits in Fancy Dance
- Slightly less horny (but still horny) for Kristen Stewart sucking Katy O'Brian’s toes in Love Lies Bleeding
- Not every Dirtbagbian has seen Castaways (2023) but everyone who’s seen Castaways (2023) is a Dirtbagbian
[wanna be domd bians]
Wanna Be Dom'd Bians
- That one Irma Vep scene
[credits]
credits: mammary_glands for most of the write-up & all of the graphics, lolbye for beta reading, me for a little bit of the write-up and, accordingly to mammary_glands, "abusively throwing ideas" at her
Poll what sort of fandom lesbian are you?