Gah! I completely agree with this. I have been reading up on everything but the things that have sucked the life out of me in the last week are the J2 racist fic controversy and the h/c debate going on
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the things that have sucked the life out of me in the last week are the J2 racist fic controversy and the h/c debate going on
Yep, trying to keep up with fandom meta will do that to you. *g* I'm frankly amazed at the people whose names keep cropping up in the debates, simply at the thought that any one person has the time and energy to stay involved for more than a week or two here and there.
We are supposed to support one another, not scare each other into being silence for fear of being the next big discussion topic in meta.Now, this I can't agree with. It would be great if fandom were the one big happy family we'd like it to be, that I used to feel it was... back around, oh, 1993. Believe me, I've pitched more than one hissy fit when confronted with the fact that there are people in fandom, more and more of them every year, who aren't like me and don't share my values. The cut text I used in my other journal to link to this says "fandom was better before all you young whippersnappers contaminated it with your mainstream blinders
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Yep, trying to keep up with fandom meta will do that to you. *g* I'm frankly amazed at the people whose names keep cropping up in the debates, simply at the thought that any one person has the time and energy to stay involved for more than a week or two here and there.
We are supposed to support one another, not scare each other into being silence for fear of being the next big discussion topic in meta.Now, this I can't agree with. It would be great if fandom were the one big happy family we'd like it to be, that I used to feel it was... back around, oh, 1993. Believe me, I've pitched more than one hissy fit when confronted with the fact that there are people in fandom, more and more of them every year, who aren't like me and don't share my values. The cut text I used in my other journal to link to this says "fandom was better before all you young whippersnappers contaminated it with your mainstream blinders ( ... )
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