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⌈ Secret Post #6385 ⌋

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[(Anonymous)]

I think there needs to be nuance and a proper time and place for it.

I have/had fandom friends who I struggled to have nuanced discussions about issues with. I don't know how to articulate when to do this or how to approach it in a way that is "right" because it often is dependent on what the fandom is and what the issue is.

All I know is that I've noticed fans who tend to have social issues with fandom tend to see it everywhere. They see it in the text/canon work, they see it with the writers/producers/directors/creators, they see it with the cast via gossip rags/social media/traditional media coverage, they see it in the fandom amongst fans.

And I get a lot of issues are rampant across all boards, but when you, a fan, are bringing these issues up, what exactly is your precise issue, what do you want changed, is it systemic/individualistic, is it realistically speaking something that can be properly addressed or dealt with on some level, are you going in understanding that not everyone will agree with you or that it likely will not be well received?

Like...I appreciate YT creators for making video essays or commentary videos that help give space and some pointers on addressing issues in fandom (same with places like FS or Reddit), but the fans need to understand that we (fans/consumers) are NOT a monolith.

It does not begin and end with long angry paragraphs about what is wrong with society/the fandom.
It is ever moving work where we address our issues, try our best to hold those with power accountable, engage with those inside and outside of the works/fandoms, reflect how it applies to our actual IRL lives and communities and do our part to do better where we can.

Because I don't know how to tell fans in a polite way that will get my point across: They don't care. Your idols, authors, heroes, celebrities, people in power...they don't care.
There's no amount of angry bitchy Twitter threads that will get Hollywood to see that you are right in your anger or frustration.

Like...I think people are a little too in love with their persecution complex to be realistic in doing something actually useful to make their communities a little more accepting and open minded.

I get that fandom is filled with people who don't want to be more critical of the stuff they consume, but we don't overcome that by shouting at the top of our lungs on a soap box every opportunity we get.

Know your audience when you're calling for people to listen to you.