thinky links for follow-up
How could they? How could anyone? examines the way that people are led to do the kind of thing that the SPN J2 author did - without thought or self-examination.
Fanfiction as a vehicle has some notes on writing fanfic set in RL crises/catastrophes.
Itys, which is about anger and reason and comfort and safety, and speaking out, and the prices it asks of those who've been socialised to believe they shouldn't rock the boat.
And, finally, Activism, solidarity, and My Stuff is a thoughtful post that has a lot of points that resonate with why I boost the signal on these matters: "I post because I want to do better. I'd like fandom to do better. This little journal here is a spanner in my toolkit, and I'll continue to make use of it."
eta:
Whose stories are worth telling?
And a hilarious comic strip of SPN by
glockgal. All you need to know is the Supernatural premise (two brothers go hunting the supernatural across the US in a Chevy Impala).
Fanfiction as a vehicle has some notes on writing fanfic set in RL crises/catastrophes.
Itys, which is about anger and reason and comfort and safety, and speaking out, and the prices it asks of those who've been socialised to believe they shouldn't rock the boat.
And, finally, Activism, solidarity, and My Stuff is a thoughtful post that has a lot of points that resonate with why I boost the signal on these matters: "I post because I want to do better. I'd like fandom to do better. This little journal here is a spanner in my toolkit, and I'll continue to make use of it."
eta:
Whose stories are worth telling?
And a hilarious comic strip of SPN by
glockgal. All you need to know is the Supernatural premise (two brothers go hunting the supernatural across the US in a Chevy Impala).