I mean, i'm not deeply into fandom (the phenomenon) because i don't watch contemporary TV shows (apart from BtVS...).
But. What you say is true nonetheless and whenever i do encounter fandom conversations this is just what's needed to be said like, every time.
And: Ok, i'm not a very tolerant person but hating on and belittling people over the internet over pop culture stories? The same internet which is notorious for misunderstandings and shortened attention spans and due to that some real difficulties to express complicated matter?
Your essay really hits home.
The problem is with fandom is rather similar to the problems with the shows/stories which spark fandom in the first place: not perfect, interlaced with all the problems and problematic areas of our society.
But! We as fandom have one big, shiny and joyful advantage - we're not doing this for economic reasons. So, we are able to actually act and speak differently than those laboring under the laws of capitalism.
While it is certainly difficult to "live the right life in the wrong one" at least we can make an effort to reflect on what we're doing here (in fandom, i mean), what we're saying, how we're saying it and to whom we're speaking.
Critique the problem, not the person. Discuss the matter, reflect on it and remember that this is our place (albeit sparked by economic works), so indeed we can do it differently.
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I mean, i'm not deeply into fandom (the phenomenon) because i don't watch contemporary TV shows (apart from BtVS...).
But. What you say is true nonetheless and whenever i do encounter fandom conversations this is just what's needed to be said like, every time.
And: Ok, i'm not a very tolerant person but hating on and belittling people over the internet over pop culture stories? The same internet which is notorious for misunderstandings and shortened attention spans and due to that some real difficulties to express complicated matter?
Your essay really hits home.
The problem is with fandom is rather similar to the problems with the shows/stories which spark fandom in the first place: not perfect, interlaced with all the problems and problematic areas of our society.
But! We as fandom have one big, shiny and joyful advantage - we're not doing this for economic reasons. So, we are able to actually act and speak differently than those laboring under the laws of capitalism.
While it is certainly difficult to "live the right life in the wrong one" at least we can make an effort to reflect on what we're doing here (in fandom, i mean), what we're saying, how we're saying it and to whom we're speaking.
Critique the problem, not the person. Discuss the matter, reflect on it and remember that this is our place (albeit sparked by economic works), so indeed we can do it differently.
Thanks so much for this essay! You're great!