July 10th, 2007

09:29 pm

fabu: One more thought about female characters - I'm *not* saying that every fan who criticizes a female character's sexual behavior is a misogynist or actually buys into all of that. But because those ideas have so much cultural currency, they're. . .sticky. -
(tags: gender fandom potc)
bop_radar: Creativity and depression - Maisel's message resonated very strongly with my own instincts. I certainly identify as someone who struggles with meaning at all levels of life. And in constructing something--in my case, vids--I've found a small level of peace and satisfaction. -
(tags: fandom vidding creativity)
skuf: Fandom newsletters poll: results and thoughts - The following are some of the biggest peeves gleaned from the poll and comments. -
(tags: newsletters)
devilindupriest: Thoughts about wank - I really don't like the idea of people being afraid to post because people might make fun of them. I mean, yeah, there is always that risk, right? But nowadays it seems like less of a risk, and more of a certainty. -
(tags: fandom)