[ SECRET POST #2932 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2932 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 050 secrets from Secret Submission Post #419.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[xenomantid]

Feminism was a constant undercurrent in LiveJournal fan communities long, long before the advent of Tumblr, although the general understanding I saw of it tended to be superficial. In fact, the intersection of social problems and fandom is nothing new. Letters columns in science fiction magazines of the 1930s and '40s printed submissions that commented on the stories' portrayal of women. When the original Star Wars trilogy was still being released in cinemas, at least one fanzine reader expressed concern over Lando Calrissian's (the only prominent Black character in the movies) frequent exclusion from the fiction the zines published. (Even now, he doesn't make many fanfic appearances.)

The concept of the SJ warrior, however, was spawned by Racefail, a lengthy series of articles, blog posts, and comment threads regarding racism and related topics in then-recently published science fiction and fantasy literature. The issues that these conversations brought to light trickled down into much of Internet-based fandom, probably because of the large overlap between media fandom and SFF literature. In some ways, this change was positive: we can all appreciate a heightened awareness of social problems in what is supposed to be an enjoyable activity for all parties involved. Unfortunately, the attitude quickly arose that if you, a creator of fanwork or canon, made any mistakes, you were subhuman and worthy of nothing but the most venomous verbal abuse. A lot of worn-out memes regarding social problems started during Racefail. (If it makes any difference to anyone reading this comment, Racefail seems to have altered online fandom possibly irrevocably, but the state of SFF literature doesn't seem to be exceptionally shaken by it.)

I used to get annoyed by people who brought up social problems when I read LJ comment threads, but now I've come around, since such conversation is often helpful and sometimes necessary. "Anti-SJ" people scare me far, far more.

[grackle]

This was also my experience of the start of it.