[ SECRET POST #2756 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2756 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

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Comments

Re: Fandom Confessions!

[sarillia]

I think it's kind of sad that "active" equals "negative" here. I understand why, I'm not criticizing. It's just sad that so many people have a hard time finding the happy, positive sides of fandom that they want.

Re: Fandom Confessions!

[(Anonymous)]

Well, the post itself did imply that being 'active' meant being critical and "examining the text closely" and similar things. Which is not something that I think is wrong, I just wish that poster understood that there are completely valid reasons not to WANT to do that sort of stuff.

Re: Fandom Confessions!

[sarillia]

Yeah I figured the post did that. I see that attitude a lot, that somehow you're not being an active audience unless you're criticizing the media. But I examine the text closely and come up with things to praise all the time. I prefer looking at what was done right. I do complain sometimes but I love being able to say "I adore what they did with this female character and here's why". But there's this cynical attitude out there that if you're not spending more time on complaints than praise then you're blind to the problems and not contributing to improving things in any way.

I can sympathize with the people who act like that though. I get annoyed at the opposite too where people act like it's impossible to like something and criticize it at the same time. I don't know how many times I've had people go "well, okay, you don't like it and that's fine but..." when I point out an issue I have with a movie or whatever only for me to go "oh no, I love this movie!"

But anyway, you're right that there's no obligation to be active. People enjoy being a passive audience and that's okay.