*sniff*

[lirazel]

Y'all should go read this right now and join me in sobbing with love. I LOVE FANDOM AND I LOVE FANFICTION AND I LOVE YOU.

I just have a lot of feelings, okay?

They're fans, but they're not silent, couchbound consumers of media. The culture talks to them, and they talk back to the culture in its own language.

Oh, hello people who understand us! You can stay!

Comments

[blackfrancine.livejournal.com]

I know! I've learned so much and I haven't even been around that long. But, it's really amazing how well immersion works. Because, mostly isolating myself from mainstream media but still reading (and watching) fandom stuff for 1-2 years has broadened so many of my perspectives. And I'm an adult! I can only imagine the influence it has over people who grow up in fandom. Amazing.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

If my mama only knew she had fandom to thank for me turning out to be a raging liberal* she wouldn't have let me spend all that time on the internet growing up, you know?

*I am not really a raging liberal. I am actually pretty moderate. But those words are relative anyway, right?

[blackfrancine.livejournal.com]

This is a really random question (that you should feel free to ignore)--I don't know if you remember--a while back you did a meme (I think?) or maybe just a post about your kinks--and it was detailed (married couples who fall in love and post apocalyptic settings, etc.) I don't suppose you know where that post is, do you?

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh! Yeah! Let me find it. I think I'm gonna link to it on my "stuff I've made" page because it's useful.

here it is!

I basically just stole the idea (and several of the specific answers) from snickfic because she's awesome.

[blackfrancine.livejournal.com]

Awesome! I was thinking about doing something similar.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I hope you do! I really enjoy reading other's people's. And it's fun to really analyze yourself that way.