06-07-2016, 02:28 PM
A post on tumblr which I thought needed to be posted here:
"What is scary about transformative fandom is that it’s a place where young women love their media without reservation, and where they can make stories for themselves. That’s why as a culture we’ve decided that transformative fandom is weird and gross and morally wrong, and that’s why all the articles in the world explaining that transformative fandom is a totally legitimate way to interact with a text aren’t really making a dent in the never-ending stream of repulsed investigations of fandom. Because fandom is the province of young women and, culturally, we find young women terrifying."
— Why we’re terrified of fanfiction - Vox (via tiffreblogsfandom)
The article that started it all...
http://www.vox.com/2016/6/2/11531406/why...teen-girls
"What is scary about transformative fandom is that it’s a place where young women love their media without reservation, and where they can make stories for themselves. That’s why as a culture we’ve decided that transformative fandom is weird and gross and morally wrong, and that’s why all the articles in the world explaining that transformative fandom is a totally legitimate way to interact with a text aren’t really making a dent in the never-ending stream of repulsed investigations of fandom. Because fandom is the province of young women and, culturally, we find young women terrifying."
— Why we’re terrified of fanfiction - Vox (via tiffreblogsfandom)
The article that started it all...
http://www.vox.com/2016/6/2/11531406/why...teen-girls