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[dumpsterfireofsubtext]

Bought my first book of the year after being on a self imposed book buying ban since Christmas. Feels good. (It’s poetry that my fav fan fic writer recommended so I’m ready to be slain)

[jennyandvastraflint]

Hiya! I run into your commercialization of fandom post and got curious about fan activism. Would you mind rambling about it?

Wouldn't mind at all! I'm gonna use some of my slides from my presentation again XD Also, my sources will be linked/cited at the very end once again, except for if I take something directly from a text.

Now, I'm gonna start with a definition of what fan activism actually is... Fan Activism describes fan-driven efforts to address civic or political issues using engagement with and strategic deployment of popular culture content. It's often conducted through the infrastructure of existing fan practices and relationships, and frequently framed through metaphors drawn from popular and participatory culture. Fan Activism can of course be directed towards goals such as keeping a show on air, but it can also be used for political causes.

(more under the cut)

Disclaimer that these "forms" I refer to here are a non-exhaustive list and are obviously not mutually exclusive, meaning one thing can fall into multiple of these or outside of them. It's just some examples Brough and Shresthova brought in relation to these.

Content-related Lobbying wants to keep programmes on air, and advocates for diverse representation - a negative example for this were white Disney fans screaming and sobbing about the casting of Haley Bailey as Ariel and threatening to boycott the movie because "that's not my Ariel >:(((" Of course, there are also positive examples of this, for instance fans' reaction to the cancellation of Warrior Nun (after a year or two of sooo many sapphic cancellations).

Fandom Forward is a campaign that advoates for human rights and equality by utilising narratives from popular media to run advocacy campaigns. Currently, for instance, they are running a campaign called "Save our Progress" encouraging people to vote, and one called "Book Defenders" which encourages people to stand against book bans! (Btw, joining such fan activist campaigns is not only a great way to get more politically engaged, but also to find new friends <3 AND you can use your passion and interest as a force for good in the real world as well :D)

As already mentioned, Fan Activism frequently uses pop culture imagery, and one very prominent example of that would be indigenous and Palestinian rights groups using the fictional Na'vi from the 2009 Avatar film to attract media attention for their cause. This is underlined by the fact that they related their own lives under occupation to the Na'vi people. The picture on the right in this slide is an image taken in 2010 in Bil'in in Occupied Jerusalem, when protesters from the West Bank came together to protest Israel's occupation of Palestine.

With the internet being at our constant disposal, online mobilisation and community building is also a form fan avtivism can take, and they are often followed by one of the other forms, utilising the community that has been built as a way to spread their efforts further.

Fan activism can also be put towards goals of education, for which fan conventions and panels for discussions are an example.

In the presentation I've taken an example for the integration with real-world issues where fans made very evident the parallels between the dystopian scenes in our world and the setting of the Hunger Games, with the richest lavishing in their colourful, beautiful ballgowns while people outside are protesting and a genocide is taking place. There are many videos following the same principle as this one, showing the Met Gala (which also has an incredibly ironic theme) and the ongoing genocide in Gaza at the hand of Israel while the song "The Hanging Tree" plays.

And one other thing that I wanna bring up are Fan-driven charity events! We've seen many artists take up their (metaphorical) quill and offering gifted artwork or fic as a Thank You for donations to Palestine, and the FTH has raised tens of thousands of dollars going to charities every year since 2016!

The brilliant thing about fan activism is that there is a pretty low barrier for entry, meaning any fan who wants to can join these causes with fairly little effort. Take a charity event, for instance; donating five dollars will not only go towards a good cause together with many others donating five dollars, but you also get a little thank you gift from the community.

However, we can't equate all acts of engagement with popular culture as inherently political and activist, as such a framing can have a depoliticising effect. Completely leaving popular culture and fan activism out of the picture, however, is a purist and ultimately unproductive way of viewing the political.

If you're interested in learning more about this, I definitely recommend checking out the sources I'll link, and also Henry Jenkins' concept of civic imagination which describes "the capacity to imagine alternatives to current cultural, social, political, or economic conditions; one cannot change the world without imagining what a better world might look like" (Jenkins et al. 5) and it requires (and is realised through "the ability to imagine the process of change, to see oneself as a civic agent capable of making change, to feel solidarity with others whose perspectives and experiences are different than one’s own, to join a larger collective with shared interests, and to bring imaginative dimensions to real-world spaces and places" (Jenkins et al. 5).

For my part, I can only say that fan activism has definitely played a huge role in me becoming more active politically, and especially in the past year or so, I've participated - while not (yet) as a fanfic writer - in multiple events particularly connected to Palestine. Maybe this is a wake up call for some to also take a step out into the political world through their interest!

(Also, some of these texts are Open Access - particularly the one on the TWC, but some are not - if you would like to read these and other texts, shoot me a message as I can get my hands on SO many texts thanks to my university giving us free access to a ton of academic texts!)

Sources:

Bennett, Lucy. "Fan Activism for Social Mobilization: A Critical Review of the Literature." In "Transformative Works and Fan Activism," edited by Henry Jenkins and Sangita Shresthova, special issue, Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 10, 2012.

Brough, Melissa M, and Sangita Shresthova. “Fandom Meets Activism: Rethinking Civic and Political Participation.” Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 10, 2012.

Shresthova, Sangita, Gabriel Peters-Lazaro, and Henry Jenkins. "Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination : Case Studies of Creative Social Change." New York : New York UP, 2020.

[powerbottomblake]

I’m new to the RWBY fandom and I was wondering if you have any blog recs? I really ship Bumbleby but I honestly love how this fandom has so many ships and fun ship names!

ok first of all welcome WELCOME glad v9 brought in new blood. and boy do I have recs for you I'm a great recommender if I do say so meself. gonna file them by category actually.

thee artists: for bumbleby: @corvophobia @sango-blep nuts and dolts enjoyers: @cosmokyrin rosebird central: @sunnyteea great many thingies: @smallandsundry

if you're a fan of bumbleby you've GOT to go through these people's backlog of fanfiction and also these are just some of the greater people to be around ngl!: @thirteenyasmin (I'd honestly advise to start here and start with Walk Where the Wild Things Grow that fic has been living in my head rentfree for the past three years it is dire we are Fucking Under Attack etc etc) @lightsaroundyourvanity @fiddleabout @pugoata @thecousinsdangereux (haley is still in warrior nun mode but on god we're gonna get you back here)

luscious luscious VIBES, miscellaneous rwby content (and jokes!) and also some great gif makers in here: @kienava @handsomejaclyn (do you like star wars. i hope you like star wars.) @pixelwishess @almea (<- some of thee best gif making on here. uniquely instrumental to me actually making a tumblr in the first place) @yeahbumbleby (al you're not included in the luscious vibing in here jsyk)

what I like to call the rwby Think Tank or ye olde meta posters: @aspiringwarriorlibrarian @professorspork @theseerasures @alexkablob (<- not active for v9 but I'd say take a look at past meta)

mewchies if I forgot one of y'all it's not bc I don't love you it's bc I have swiss cheese for a memory but yeah anyone I follow and consistently reblog rwby content from is a yes 10/10 recc

also anon. welcome to hiatus babe. let me be your shield in these trying times of people going absolutely haywire trying to post the worst memes of your life. just stick to me you'll be all good

[leighlew3]

Leigh, I'm so sorry to burden you with this, but I've followed you for a few years and witnessed how supportive you've been with SuperCorp fans and the shared disappointment with how the show ended, so I feel safe writing to you.

All the WLW shows getting cancelled fucking sucks. And it hurts. Not because I've necessarily been a big fan of them all, but simply because my voice and story, as a consumer and queer woman, doesn't feel valued.

When I heard Netflix cancelled Warrior Nun, I got angry, and I've been so ever since. It somehow hit different this time, and the cancellation doesn't make sense to me. I've loved the show since its first day on Netflix in 2020. I fell in love with the characters and the actors who portrayed them. I fell in love with the story they were telling and how it was told. Something about Warrior Nun just felt different to me.

Now it's almost 7 in the morning where I live, and I haven't been able to sleep. I was reading a Warrior Nun fic - as one does - and then all the feelings suddenly hit me. Angry turned into sad, and I feel sort of silly for admitting this, but I actually cried. I read somewhere that the brain can't differentiate real people from fictional ones, and I think I'm kind of mourning the loss of the characters 🤷🏻‍♀️ I've never felt this way before and I honestly don't know what to do about it. The whole situation just sucks.

Do you have any advice on how the consumers can be heard by big companies like Netflix and how we can get them to actually value their WLW shows?

Again, I'm sorry to lay this on you, but I don't really have anyone to talk to about this, and I'm just sick and tired of the situation and needed to rant.

(I appreciate you and wish you and your loved ones a happy new year)

It's not a burden at all, I'm glad you feel this is a safe space. 💜

Everything you're saying is relatable and valid as heck. When a show means the world to you, especially if you're part of a marginalized group and taking hit after hit after hit no less... it can be exhausting, infuriating, demoralizing, and so many other complicated emotions when you lose that art that struck you so deeply, that you related to, and that you looked forward to more of to get you through life.

To be honest, I feel like for the most part, fans are doing as best they can as far as efforts to keep shows around. There really are no more tangible specific solutions for fans aside from what's being done, and that's what's frustrating. The endless rewatches, fans doing street team style spreading the word on their own (even spending a lot of money) to make up for lack of official marketing, getting influencers and press behind them, etc. It's actually a sad state of affairs that in recent years, LGBTQ fans have WORK, and FIGHT and PUSH and even PAY constantly to keep a wlw show on the air or to try to get someone to make a ship canon after queerbaiting, or to get more screen time or respectful exploration for a wlw pairing, or to make TPTB see how bad the bury your gays trope is (time and again and again), etc -- rather than just sit back and watch and enjoy.

Fans shouldn't have to work so hard for entertainment, and yet queer fans so often do. And even when people successfully give a show solid numbers, sometimes it's still not enough, and like WN, a well-reviewed, heavily watched series gets the axe anyway.

So it's not on the fans. It's on those at the top, at the end of the day.

Alas, if I had to make some kind of a suggestion... all I can think to say is on the macro, bigger picture level. And this will take some self reflection and increased empathy for some people (sadly a thing some may not be capable of). But... collectively, some people in fandom spaces (small portions, but loud ones) for wlw shows have got to try to stop the silly fanon vs canon wars, and gatekeeping, and jealousies, and creating unnecessary drama and toxicity. There really should be no rival fandoms in wlw spaces at all, unless a show has a fully wlw love triangle or something and people are Team Ship 1 vs Team Ship 2, lol, but even still -- it should be a 'fun' battle, not a toxic war that hurts real people, drives away viewership, etc.

If most people in queer fandoms stuck together, and respected each other's ships even if they don't ship it or watch the show, and generally were supportive of each other as fellow queer fans in their battles against cancellations, in demanding queerbait to be made canon, fighting the BYG trope, etc -- LGBTQ fandoms would have such a collective, expanded power behind these positive efforts. And either way, even if all efforts fail to save a show, etc, at the very least, it would help create a safer, healthier space for queer fans online.

And I know, asking toxic people to not be toxic seems futile, but some people simply need to be reminded that we're all in this together and working together is always going to be ideal when facing off against the real opposition: corporate bias / phobia in the media / industry space.

Ultimately, it's 100% on TPTB at the shows and networks/streamers/studios to do better -- at times creatively, and other times as far as marketing efforts. Sometimes both.

But in the meantime, as far as fandom spaces, some LGBTQ fans gotta try to learn to stick together as much as possible. While there will ALWAYS be toxicity in every fandom from all backgrounds, and fans cannot control each other, I am noticing that as time goes on, and as more wlw fandoms get hurt by networks and streamers, the more angry people are understandably getting, the more reactive and protective of their shows and ships people are getting, and the more then they lash out and try to gatekeep and attack their fellow queer fans and allies, which is... just not it. It's counter productive.

Point is... fans are doing all they can IMO as far as tangible efforts to save (or fix) certain shows. And the rest is on the creatives, the networks and streamers, etc. But in the meantime, at the very least, people shouldn't attack true allies who have proven their support, nor especially attack fellow queer fans who just want to see what a show or ship is about or make positive parallels to their other faves, etc as it could be extra viewers for the show that they're running off.

TLDR: Stay focused on the real problem: corporate media's bias / phobia. Fight them collectively, not each other.

[not-so-avid-fanfic-writer]

Chapter 7

CW: suggestive??

About a month passed by, and you avoided 3 specific people like the plague.

Whilst doing so, you trained with your peers, improving the control you have over your quirk in the process, and creating new moves to utilise during combat.

The sports festival was just over a week away, and your nerves were steadily rising. You were getting overwhelmed more often than not and you dreaded what you would be like on the day, in front of all of your possible employers.

When you walked into class one morning, there's a ruckus going on by the window, and as you were closing the door, Kaminari came over to me,

"C'mon, (L/n), you've got to help us, Bakugo is gonna end up killing him this time."

With that, your concern grew, Mina said his anger issues had gotten better over the years.

Before you knew it, you had pushed your way to the centre of the crowd and a voice you barely ever heard before came out of your mouth.

"KATSUKI BAKUGO, WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"

The blonde nearly jumped out of his skin, and with that, you scrunched up the shoulders, pulled him up, and slammed him against the wall.

Slowly his face was overcome by an intense blush (caught by the class members watching) and you repeated your question.

"What. The Fuck. Do you think you're doing?" Doing so quietly as you inch your face close to his.

To him you were now too close for comfort, and let's just say, blood was rushing south, but enough was left to leave his cheeks as red as his eyes.

Then suddenly, everything was quiet, despite the tittering of the classmates around you. I promised myself that I'd stop doing this, you thought having these outbursts when it's unwarranted.

All of a sudden you dropped Bakugo and ran to sit by your desk, partially under it, and not even bothering to acknowledge the boy he was trying to fight.

~~~

"See, this is what I'm on about, Kaachan. Why do you even bother with them." The blonde glared down at his newest enemy and bent down to his height.

"Because I'm not like you or the bitch you simp for."

~~~

Meanwhile, you were still stuck inside your head.

Why the fuck did I do that. They're going to be so mad when they find out. Oh god. WHY.

*-*-*-*

So I was thinking of doing another fan fic along the side of this one with an oc of mine.

Idk what do you guys think?

It won't end up being character X oc, but I'm thinking of doing a Ghostverse and Warrior Nun crossover.

(Like the lore that goes with the band, and the show)

I just need to do this deal with my artist/writers block that comes during and after my seasonal depression.

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[femmeetart]

Thanks for tagging me <33 oo uhm I was never really into tv shows because it's too overwhelming and I would just hop onto YouTube and watch bits and pieces of whatever I could get but there's a few that I've absorbed and is part of me now

Warrior Nun (the most involved in the fandom I've ever been, it was crazy.. 8 months? Returning to Twitter, hashtagging save warrior nun on everything. Doing little comics, drawing for the cast's birthdays, making so many friends?? The cast and crews love for the show really showed and it was really motivating. I'm not even talking about the show yet omg uhm ava "I want to live" silva is my precious lil baby, I'll protect her and live my life for her. Omg I can't wait to see everyone again on my screen 🥺)

Legends of Tomorrow (was unlike any other show, it's unhinged and fun, right up my alley in the way that its so random and feels so.. unreal)

Doom Patrol (like legends of tomorrow but more confusing and funky- I haven't watched S3 yet)

Agent Carter (I was a marvel fan before all of these and Im more interested when it's female led. Someone on YouTube uploaded pretty much the whole two seasons of Agent Carter, I had to stan.)

Stranger Things (when I started drawing digitally, all thanks to ronancetober. And it's also when i wrote my first spicy fic)

Killing Eve (I'm pretty sure was my first canonically sapphic tv show, I was obsessed in a new way. It called out to the speck of darkness in me)

Batwoman (I like to stay away from Gotham but Ryan tugged on my heart strings and enemies to lovers.. 😏. I'm also never gonna not bring up the fact that Javicia reposted my art- without credits but a win is a win)

Lucifer (me watching a show with a male lead?? But it's so fun, he's literally the devil n queer. maze x eve was so skjsjdkdkd and Chloe was so shippable with them too ugh)

Bonus: Victorious (I have to put this in for 10yr old me, I'll never rewatch it but I felt gay things before I understood what that feeling was- it was gay)

No pressure tags @northstarx-of-the-night @ilsalanna @ostropest @philomendron @grabyourpillow @ronanceisintheair

RULES: list 8 tv shows to get to know me better!

tagged by: @natscatorrcio thank u ily <3

tagging: @lottieurl @annieofhearts @femmeetart @bonesandall2015 @akkpipitphattana @hellmo @hellsfireclub @deankarolina (if u want!! no pressure! and anyone else that sees this and wants to share!!)

i took the assignment seriously. to really know these are the shows you need to know

1. the haunting of hill house

2. the haunting of bly manor

3. one day at a time

4. yellowjackets

5. the good place

6. warrior nun

7. penguin town

8. the l word

okay way let me explain

i am so serious about some of these. like. i took it seriously. this isn't even recommendations it's literally the shows you need to understand me. hill house and bly manor are everything to me, spooky emotional gay. odaat is very important, sometimes it's scarily relatable. yellowjackets bc it's taken over my life like few other things ever have. tgp i've actually only watched once but it's my favorite way to explain where i live. warrior nun for me being gay and only vaguely catholic. penguin town bc listen i had to include penguins otherwise it's not me. and the l word i know it's not good but you need to know i don't care about that!! to know me better you need to know that!! i'm not here to watch high quality stuff and that includes facing things that are just a mess!