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02_Fandom 50
I am coming up dry when thinking of things about fandom to talk about.
So today you get five things I like about fandom and five things I don’t.
I like:
1. The feeling of community in some fandoms. I live in the middle of nowhere in a red state in a red county. I have few friends where I live and NONE of the ones I have are fandom-ish.
2. Having a huge body of work to choose from in fandom. That’s why I like Marvel. There are endless comic books that span 80 years. There are television shows, movies and all the fanfiction you could ever want.
3. I like the eye candy, especially in the movie and tv fandoms. Could anyone look prettier than Captain America?
4. Just like being a reader, fandom gives me another world and a way to make my own more fun.
5. I have been a stay at home person for almost all my adult life and fandom is a ‘job’ to go to. I write, read, mod, beta, and other things. It’s like a job I love to go to.
Now the things I don’t like:
1. The cliques. Fandom can be a lot like high school. There are the Big Name Fans who rule everything and make all the rules. I refuse to play with these people just as I did in high school.
2. Gatekeeping. I am a grown ass woman and will write what I damn well please. If it isn’t something you like, DO NOT READ IT.
3. There has always been a group of folks in every fandom who court the folks they think are important. They tend to be false friends and users. I’ve met some of them.
4. Sources who are mean to fandom. We buy your crap. Let us play. I am referring to folks like the late Anne Rice, who was reported to send a box of poop to a fanfic writer. There are authors whose books I like but who are such jerks that I either don’t read them anymore or always buy used.
5. When old fand are mean to newbies. We were all newbies once.
I am coming up dry when thinking of things about fandom to talk about.
So today you get five things I like about fandom and five things I don’t.
I like:
1. The feeling of community in some fandoms. I live in the middle of nowhere in a red state in a red county. I have few friends where I live and NONE of the ones I have are fandom-ish.
2. Having a huge body of work to choose from in fandom. That’s why I like Marvel. There are endless comic books that span 80 years. There are television shows, movies and all the fanfiction you could ever want.
3. I like the eye candy, especially in the movie and tv fandoms. Could anyone look prettier than Captain America?
4. Just like being a reader, fandom gives me another world and a way to make my own more fun.
5. I have been a stay at home person for almost all my adult life and fandom is a ‘job’ to go to. I write, read, mod, beta, and other things. It’s like a job I love to go to.
Now the things I don’t like:
1. The cliques. Fandom can be a lot like high school. There are the Big Name Fans who rule everything and make all the rules. I refuse to play with these people just as I did in high school.
2. Gatekeeping. I am a grown ass woman and will write what I damn well please. If it isn’t something you like, DO NOT READ IT.
3. There has always been a group of folks in every fandom who court the folks they think are important. They tend to be false friends and users. I’ve met some of them.
4. Sources who are mean to fandom. We buy your crap. Let us play. I am referring to folks like the late Anne Rice, who was reported to send a box of poop to a fanfic writer. There are authors whose books I like but who are such jerks that I either don’t read them anymore or always buy used.
5. When old fand are mean to newbies. We were all newbies once.