those people are creating very bland, very "mainstream" works that garner a lot of attention without delving into the reasons I like fandom in the first place
I think about this. For example, I read occasionally the transcripts of the Fansplaining podcast. I enjoy it, but it's often tempered with a sense of: Hmmm....why so many generalizations about fandom? Why does everything have to be reduced to the LCD of what fandom 'is'? It inevitably leads to me feeling that I am not part of this fandom experience they're talking about.
Trying to talk about a sprawling culture which is made up of a great many subcultures, many of which the podcasters/writers/etc. aren't part of, is a tough endeavor. And now that you bring it up, it does make me wonder who this content is aimed at.
Hmmm....
Also, I should finish up Schitt's Creek. I love Moira and Alexis. And the Rose marriage is one of the great ones.
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I think about this. For example, I read occasionally the transcripts of the Fansplaining podcast. I enjoy it, but it's often tempered with a sense of: Hmmm....why so many generalizations about fandom? Why does everything have to be reduced to the LCD of what fandom 'is'? It inevitably leads to me feeling that I am not part of this fandom experience they're talking about.
Trying to talk about a sprawling culture which is made up of a great many subcultures, many of which the podcasters/writers/etc. aren't part of, is a tough endeavor. And now that you bring it up, it does make me wonder who this content is aimed at.
Hmmm....
Also, I should finish up Schitt's Creek. I love Moira and Alexis. And the Rose marriage is one of the great ones.