#this is like the opposite of what conservatives do w calling anything that acknowledges queers/poc/etc. as ‘too political’ | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

badolmen · 7 months ago

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I feel that there’s a world of difference between “fandomizing real world politics and tragedies” (in my understanding - applying ‘fandom’ to, well, real world politics and tragedies eg. shipping war criminals or writing rpf for victims of traumatic events) and “making fandom art which acknowledges real world politics and tragedies” (in my understanding - political cartoons/art with a particular flag/etc.).

I’m not saying that the latter can’t be insensitive or in poor taste depending on execution but also…idk it’s weird to see tumblr activists freaking the fuck out over art of dunmesh senshi bringing food to Gaza. I can’t believe that’s the hill you want to kill (your own allies nonetheless!) on. We have people writing smut for about specific IOF soldiers or shipping Palestinian journalists, like, is the comic imagining a fictional character showing up to help people in a horrific situation really what you want to call tone deaf and insensitive?

#ra speaks #personal #fandom #tumblr #did the Jewish creators of Superman commit fandom sin by writing comics where he beat up Nazis? tumblr users weigh in.#it reminds me how people saying art of Aaron Bushnell was ‘fandomizing’ his death like….#I’m sorry was grafitti of George Floyd on the apartheid wall Palestinians ‘fandomizing’ the death of a Black American???#people make art of people who die under politically powerful circumstances. yes it can potentially be insensitive but context matters.#you cannot put a blanket statement on any and all art that acknowledges politics as ‘fandomizing’#this is like the opposite of what conservatives do w calling anything that acknowledges queers/poc/etc. as ‘too political’#POLITICS AND ART ARE INHERENTLY ENTWINED. YOU CANNOT MEANINGFULLY SEPARATE THEM.#can shit be in poor taste or offensive or straight up ‘that’s an inside thought you should have kept to yourself’? yeah duh. HOWEVER #spending your finite time energy and attention being constantly outraged by anything and everything ‘fandomizing’#(a niche potential of a niche community on a niche site) maybe you should idk. go sabatoge an elbit systems factory.#some of us are doing shit out here and your bullshit Internet slap wars are fucking pathetic.#try doing something productive and educational and constructive #instead of bitching about shit that doesn’t even impact your American WASP middle class ass

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