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May 8th, 2008
12:08 am
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poisontaster: Why Is There Not More Shunning? - I feel - and again, personally - that sometimes (oftentimes) THE POINT is that it's important for the members of a community to stand up and say "I do not approve of this. I do not condone this. I do not support this." -
- winterlive: [ bananaphone ] - shunning, dogpiling, social ostracization in whatever terminology, is the feminine weapon of choice. we all know that, right? it's used like any power is - responsibly, by those who have ethics, to show the difference between what's acceptable and unaccep -
- idyll: No, really, some of us hear you - Whether or not I participate in them, discussions of race, and other controversial issues, in fandom have provided me with opportunities to examine my views and opinions, and revise them as needed. -
- ithiliana: Spiraling off from Abyssinia's post on how history might inform our stories - this is an invitation to think about how creators can deal with histories, especially the history of oppression and genocide[...]to invite you to share information on any creators in any medium you think do a good job of telling the stories of the past -
- wistfuljane: In case you weren't already feeling overload with discussions on classification - Let's discuss some of the possible ways to classify a fandom - or rather, some of the ways RPF fandoms have been classified. -
09:43 pm
- miriammoules: [Public] Rehabilitation and Social Exclusion - So in the self-esteem view, criticism can become "what I have done (who I am) is being attacked", while in a self-worth view it becomes "what I have done is being critiqued, someone cares enough to say something, I care enough to listen and discern." If w -
- coffeeandink: nice is different than good - Both actions attempt to codify behavior while treating speech content as empty; they ignore power differentials; they treat actions or speech acts as if they take place in a vacuums free of social circumstances, historical knowledge, or political influenc -
- geekmama: Fannish Love - Whatever you write â“ stories, authorâ™s notes, meta, comments, whatever â“ let it be written out of love. Love of the characters, the stories, and your fellow fans. Weâ™re all in this together, as diverse as we are. Letâ™s be good to each other, civ -
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