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fandomsecrets2012-03-07 07:03 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-03-07 07:03 pm
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Oh, dear, now that would be creepy.
I suppose some people think that if you're inspired by a movie or a show or some other form of entertainment, your desire to learn is somehow less pure or something... or something, I don't know. People are strange.
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Yeah, I've seen that viewpoint too and it seems really silly to me. I mean, part of the reason good representation is important is because many people are exposed to the larger world through entertainment. It seems to me, also, that if the entertainment is old (i.e. classic literature) then it's okay to be inspired by it, but if it was made in the last fifty years then it's just trash and how dare you become interested in a different culture because it was featured in a show you like! But then I see this double standard applied to the power of stories a lot.
I suppose it would be problematic if, say, somebody saw appreciation of a culture and participation in fandom as one in the same or something - I can see how that would be disrespectful and would come off as trivializing a culture - especially if their interest is very fickle. And there are many ways to be insensitive about it; I imagine that when, say, Bend It Like Beckham or Slumdog Millionaire came out, some Indian Americans who were previously regarded with disinterest were suddenly inundated with questions about India, which then died out as a result of the movie passing out of popularity. But if somebody saw one of those movies and was inspired to really study Indian culture or Hindi or something, I don't see why that would be fetishizing or wrong or appropriative.
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Oh, yes, I certainly agree that in those cases, it would be problematic! I guess that's why anime fans who get interested in learning Japanese/studying Japanese culture are often regarded with so much contempt, like it's a sure thing that their interest won't last past their anime obsession... ^^;;