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wyncatastrophe

Irrelevant Fan Culture Post

Nov 10, 2010 12:19

So thanks to my Real Life, I've been spending an insane amount of time lately thinking about what constitutes fan culture and what that means, and how those meanings are different for insiders vs. outsiders to the culture ( Read more... )

fandom, academia, grad school, real life, fan culture

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wyncatastrophe November 11 2010, 04:32:35 UTC

Significantly less dorky than me, because it just took me the last ten minutes to finally realize that I was looking at an acronym. And I still don't know why ...

*le giggle*

goerfy November 11 2010, 07:26:06 UTC

oh my, I might have a lot to say on this if I didn't have a paper due very soon.

Is there a ladies' night happening this week, by the by?

wyncatastrophe November 11 2010, 15:10:24 UTC

If there is, I haven't heard about it. Good luck on your paper! And you can totally come back and answer later - please? :)

<-- devil's fanboy goerfy November 12 2010, 00:51:42 UTC

I wish I had time to read those things you cited! I'm just winging it, here ( ... )

michiru42 November 12 2010, 04:44:15 UTC

I dunno...they can be used condescendingly, but so can anything involving being a fan of something depending on how it's used and how they use it.

"He's a sports fanatic," she said, rolling her eyes.

I suppose saying someone is a "fanboy" as opposed to just a fan kind of wraps their whole personality up in their fandom, which is why it's more objectionable. For me personally, being called a "fangirl" would be objectionable only if I didn't like the person saying it.

pronker November 12 2010, 15:31:40 UTC

Perhaps not what the Dr. ordered, here goes nothing:

a/I am insulted by being called any sort of 'girl', 'fan' is ok; I've never been a boy, so cannot answer for any former boys

b/fan culture is delightfully international; to me a big plus, as my traveling days are over; get a frilly sort of fun in looking at ffn stats and seeing 'Congo, Republic of' as a reader source

c/fan culture describes so many things, like being a fan of a particular sports team, or an artistic movement such as Art Deco ... how to circumscribe it? Movies aren't the only thing in life. Is 'enthusiasm' better? I'm enthusiastic about cooking, but not a fan of it ... hmmm, more questions to ponder.