ONTD Original: Lesbians of Fandom
ONTD University recently spearheaded the most comprehensive study of lesbian subcultures in fandom. A 1,398 page report was published in the academic journal Cultural Anthropology. This groundbreaking report contributed to US News ranking ONTD U #1 on its annual list of Best Livejournal Colleges.
Please see below for report highlights:
Lesbians of Fandom
CAROLBIANS
- Milfs and age-difference ships
- Sarah Paulson (and Holland Taylor), Cate Blanchett, Rachel Weisz, Sandra Bullock, Charlize Theron
- The Morning Show (hate it but watch it anyway; bully Reese Witherspoon but she deserves it)
- White, A-list lesbian rep connoisseurs (Disobedience, Carol, The Favourite)
[trashbians]
TRASHBIANS
- CW, Freeform
- Pretty Little Liars, The 100, Supergirl
- Migratory gays. Originally grazed in Faberry pastures
- C-list lesbian rep appreciators and not ashamed of it
- Think they're normal
[alt-lesbians]
ALT-LESBIANS
- Carolbian adjacent. Seek alternative media and stan underrated (still white) actresses
- Merritt Wever, Jean Smart, Suranne Jones
- HBO, FX, BBC
- Usually ship subtext pairings between unconventionally attractive women
- Hacks, Kevin Can F*** Himself, Gentleman Jack
- Also weirdly ship Roman/Gerri from Succession
[millennesbians]
MILLENNESBIANS
- Netflix, video games
- The Last of Us, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Arcane, Warrior Nun, Atypical, The Wilds
- Former Glee watchers but not huge shippers (may have hyper-fixated on one actress…may have believed in Swiftgron conspiracies)
[cartoonsbians]
CARTOONSBIANS
- Too old for this shit
- She-Ra (furries), Owl House, Steven Universe, Amphibia
- Korrasami and Bubbline shippers aren't included in this because they all grew up and became Millennesbians
- Draw fanart
- Most likely to be poly
[lesbians of color]
LESBIANS OF COLOR
- Just trying their best
- Batwoman, Black Sails, Saving Face, San Junipero, The Handmaiden, Pariah, Sandra Oh (NOT Killing Evesbians)
- Invested in Tessa/Brie/Lupita/Janelle love quadrangle rumors
- Streamers, torrent sites for obscure lesbian media
- Read the same 10 fics over and over again
[killing evesbians]
KILLING EVESBIANS
- Sometimes funny, mostly scary
- Jodie Comer terrorists
- Primarily stan Killing Eve but will dabble in some of the other subgroups in the off-season
- Know they're not normal
[boomerbians]
BOOMERBIANS (none for generation x)
- Unironically enjoy The L Word (original)
- Xena/Gabrielle stans
- Read books (Sarah Waters), have written 130-chapter fanfic
- Have families
- Saw Imagine Me & You in theaters
[horrorbians]
HORRORBIANS
- Thelma, High Tension, What Keeps You Alive, Yellowjackets, Fear Street
- Stan Theo from The Haunting of Hill House
- Support Gay Rights and Gay Wrongs (if the actress is hot)
- Jennifer/Needy makeout was their gay awakening
- NOT Babadook gays
- Swear Sidney Prescott is gay for some reason
[old hollywoodbians]
OLD HOLLYWOODBIANS
- Stan The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (terrible book)
- Have all the gossip on gays of yore
- The gag is: they think all old Hollywood actresses were gay (bad scholarship)
- Rivalries, beards, and daily polls ranking dead women
[disclaimer]
DISCLAIMER
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire transcends category or stereotype
- Lucy Liu is everyone's eternal crush
- No one likes Blue is the Warmest Color (porn for men and spaghetti fetishists)
Poll
h/t to mammary_glands and lolbye
i hope you have appreciated this 100% academic study
Please see below for report highlights:
Lesbians of Fandom
CAROLBIANS
- Milfs and age-difference ships
- Sarah Paulson (and Holland Taylor), Cate Blanchett, Rachel Weisz, Sandra Bullock, Charlize Theron
- The Morning Show (hate it but watch it anyway; bully Reese Witherspoon but she deserves it)
- White, A-list lesbian rep connoisseurs (Disobedience, Carol, The Favourite)
[trashbians]
TRASHBIANS
- CW, Freeform
- Pretty Little Liars, The 100, Supergirl
- Migratory gays. Originally grazed in Faberry pastures
- C-list lesbian rep appreciators and not ashamed of it
- Think they're normal
[alt-lesbians]
ALT-LESBIANS
- Carolbian adjacent. Seek alternative media and stan underrated (still white) actresses
- Merritt Wever, Jean Smart, Suranne Jones
- HBO, FX, BBC
- Usually ship subtext pairings between unconventionally attractive women
- Hacks, Kevin Can F*** Himself, Gentleman Jack
- Also weirdly ship Roman/Gerri from Succession
[millennesbians]
MILLENNESBIANS
- Netflix, video games
- The Last of Us, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Arcane, Warrior Nun, Atypical, The Wilds
- Former Glee watchers but not huge shippers (may have hyper-fixated on one actress…may have believed in Swiftgron conspiracies)
[cartoonsbians]
CARTOONSBIANS
- Too old for this shit
- She-Ra (furries), Owl House, Steven Universe, Amphibia
- Korrasami and Bubbline shippers aren't included in this because they all grew up and became Millennesbians
- Draw fanart
- Most likely to be poly
[lesbians of color]
LESBIANS OF COLOR
- Just trying their best
- Batwoman, Black Sails, Saving Face, San Junipero, The Handmaiden, Pariah, Sandra Oh (NOT Killing Evesbians)
- Invested in Tessa/Brie/Lupita/Janelle love quadrangle rumors
- Streamers, torrent sites for obscure lesbian media
- Read the same 10 fics over and over again
[killing evesbians]
KILLING EVESBIANS
- Sometimes funny, mostly scary
- Jodie Comer terrorists
- Primarily stan Killing Eve but will dabble in some of the other subgroups in the off-season
- Know they're not normal
[boomerbians]
BOOMERBIANS (none for generation x)
- Unironically enjoy The L Word (original)
- Xena/Gabrielle stans
- Read books (Sarah Waters), have written 130-chapter fanfic
- Have families
- Saw Imagine Me & You in theaters
[horrorbians]
HORRORBIANS
- Thelma, High Tension, What Keeps You Alive, Yellowjackets, Fear Street
- Stan Theo from The Haunting of Hill House
- Support Gay Rights and Gay Wrongs (if the actress is hot)
- Jennifer/Needy makeout was their gay awakening
- NOT Babadook gays
- Swear Sidney Prescott is gay for some reason
[old hollywoodbians]
OLD HOLLYWOODBIANS
- Stan The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (terrible book)
- Have all the gossip on gays of yore
- The gag is: they think all old Hollywood actresses were gay (bad scholarship)
- Rivalries, beards, and daily polls ranking dead women
[disclaimer]
DISCLAIMER
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire transcends category or stereotype
- Lucy Liu is everyone's eternal crush
- No one likes Blue is the Warmest Color (porn for men and spaghetti fetishists)
Poll
h/t to mammary_glands and lolbye
i hope you have appreciated this 100% academic study