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fandom-blahs · 24 days ago

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This is a bit of a stretch...

I sometimes wonder whether the "ughh why is fandom more puritan" is because fandoms online are no longer concentrated in Western countries and now encompass a lot of conservative countries who naturally will have a lot of conservative fans and they're uncomfortable with sexual media because...it's just...not a thing in a few countries and Westerners are seen as perverted in certain countries and now fans are putting it in English.

Don't get me wrong I still think the way tumblr shaped up fandom spaces over the past 10+ years is def more responsible but I've run into a specific kind of "ew sex" feels like a cultural knee jerk and people try to use the Accepted Social Media terms while lowkey bringing up their culture but to Westerners it just comes off as Woke and progressive instead of a conservative backlash.

#actually funny but with HOTD i've had massive successes in guessing someone's background on twitter and tiktok based on what they post lol #oh also reddit ... anyway that made me feel very self conscious as well #not because it's a “go touch grass” activity #but because...i'm very much the same....demographic?#Westerners aren't aware how much they're perceived as immoral perverts in some parts of the world #fandom meta #fandom blahs #the millions of “she's a hijabi! This Is Offensive!" arguments #literally can't have Muslim women struggling with their faith and identity like that in Egyptian media #very cringe but I always had mixed feelings about those arguments about hijabis in the West #Again if you're from a conservative country/background family and you're scoffing good on you #but...if I continue speaking...

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