[ SECRET POST #5960 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5960 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

It seems to me that, in the situation you're describing, the parallel harm to the authors would be discomfort with knowing that the people they're writing about are reading their fic, which could be avoided by not watching the episode. And sure, other fans may see it and harass them over it, but that applies to your "don't read the fanfic if it makes you uncomfortable" situation as well.

"Real life" consequences are only a concern if real names are being used (unlikely!) or if the author has zero common sense when it comes to basic internet safety. If the author is that easy to track down, they've got bigger problems than someone reading their fanfic in public. Let's be honest though. The people who've gotten upset about this aren't afraid of negative consequences. They're just embarrassed because for some reason it never occurred to them that writing things down and posting them in a public place might mean that someone would read those things in public.

[(Anonymous)]

And sure, other fans may see it and harass them over it, but that applies to your "don't read the fanfic if it makes you uncomfortable" situation as well.

No - the reason that it's not symmetrical is because, in general, the people who encounter fanfic regularly are people who are part of a community that is built around writing and reading fanfic and that can be expected (to some extent) to be familiar with the cultural norms of that community. A celebrity reading RPF fic about them exposes that fic to general audiences, including tons of people who are not part of the community.

In other words, the problem here is that celebrities referencing fic are breaking containment.