[ SECRET POST #3687 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3687 ⌋

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Comments

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[sparrow_lately]

I've gotten yelled at for saying this on FS before, but some people just can't be quite as apolitical as others. It's a privilege to be able to consider "politics" separate from media, entertainment, etc.

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[(Anonymous)]

It's pretty easy to not pay it the time of day though. It's easy enough to find stuff thats cater to what I want. Trouble is when people expect it from the big corps but still desperately cling to it

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[sarillia]

I've sort of gone back and forth on this. I'm very much of the "the personal is political" mindset. I think the divide between "politics" and "not politics" is often artificial. But at the same time, there are times when I just need a break from all things Trump and if people are shorthanding that as "politics" I'll deal with it.

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[sparrow_lately]

I think the divide between "politics" and "not politics" is often artificial. But at the same time, there are times when I just need a break from all things Trump and if people are shorthanding that as "politics" I'll deal with it.

I agree wholeheartedly with this, and don't argue against escapism in the least. I'm just consistently surprised that people seem to think one can consume media in a way that is entirely apolitical. I can only speak for myself, but since I have a body that isn't allowed to be apolitical (to get a little postmodern continental feminist philosophy about it all), my consumption of media could never be apolitical either. I also find it weird that people seem to think any media can be apolitical? Which I suppose is an offshoot of the privilege I'm talking about.

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[(Anonymous)]

+1

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm kind of uncomfortable with people calling it a privilege because I don't know that I agree, some people are apolitical simply as a survival mechanism but they are not at all privileged in the slightest.

I actually think it can even be a privilege to be political, if you have the time to protest, the money to donate, etc etc, that may not be things some people have.

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[sparrow_lately]

I don't mean "political" is in "able to participate in resistance," I mean "political" as in being a person whose very existence is political--a woman, broadly speaking, but more pressingly POC, disabled folks, LGBT folks, immigrants/families of immigrants, and in the US right now, Muslims, etc.

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[(Anonymous)]

I definitely agree that there is often a huge overlap between politics and media, to say nothing of media that is specifically centred around politics. But I disagree with the inference that fans wanting to keep politics out of fandom makes them apolitical or privileged. Look at the thread on the first page: people are worn out and want some escapism. That doesn't make them apolitical and has no bearing on what privilege they do or do not have.

Re: politics in MY fandom?

[sparrow_lately]

I have no problem with escapism! I just think a lot of the "keep politics out of my fandom!" comes from people who have that privilege. Not exclusively by any means. I guess I just don't believe anything is really apolitical.