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November 8th, 2007
05:03 pm
tvm: let's talk about sex, baby - The most important thing, IMO, is that the sex (and the particulars thereof) must be in keeping with both the relationship and the characters in the story to work. -
fandebate: GENDER AND FAN CULTURE (ROUND TWENTY-ONE): BARBARA LUCAS AND AVI D. SANTO - PART ONE
While the new technologies offer fans more creative possibilities, I do not see creators giving much access to their power to fans in significant ways. However, I do see fans offering fellow fans more sophisticated (and competitive) alternatives to the c
fandebate: GENDER AND FAN CULTURE (ROUND TWENTY-ONE): BARBARA LUCAS AND AVI D. SANTO - PART TWO - I'm interested in hearing more about what you have to say about branding, because I'm involved in a fan community that is focused on a brand and a non-narrative product--a set of perfume oils from the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab (BPAL)--as their source text -
wga_supporters: [Mod Post/Mission Statement] - While the writers prepare for a marathon, the fans should prepare for a triathlon. We must support the writers, protest the networks, and keep the fanbase happy. -
- pyratejenni: [in fandom_discuss] [on journalfen] Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Fans and Fannish Entitlement - Other fandoms have a sense of entitlement, too, but Harry Potter fandom really does outdo them all. Why? How did it start? Has it affected how you view similar attitudes in fandoms outside Harry Potter? -
jenskijen: [in wga_supporters] Fans4Writers - Feeding the Bodies that Feed our Minds (among other things) - Fans4Writers is a movement born from fans of Joss Whedon, at WHEDONesque.com. As supporters of the people behind the scenes, who develop and write the stories that have meant so much to so many, we wanted to do something tangible to show them that we supp -
ithiliana: Fandom, Culture, Anthropology, and Discourses - In a locked post, I read a fascinating comment by someone trained in anthropology equating fan studies to colonial anthropology, expressing concerns over the privileged/outside status academics (or aca-fen) speaking "for" the fans. -
fairestcat: In Defense of Wives and Girlfriends - I like RPS better when it features the wives and girlfriends of the slash objects or at the very least acknowledges their existence. -
zillah975: General stuff about the WGA strike - Until I saw that post, I did not realize that the writers of a show get paid nothing for iTunes downloads or streaming video, and only $0.04 for DVD purchases. This isn't acceptable. -