[ SECRET POST #1907 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1907 ⌋

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

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[Disney's Gargoyles]


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[X-Men: First Class]


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[keanu reeves]


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11. [SPOILERS for Death Note]



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12. [SPOILERS for Kuragehime]



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13. [SPOILERS for The Walking Dead]



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14. [SPOILERS for Supernatural]



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15. [SPOILERS for Mass Effect 3]



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18. [TRIGGER WARNING for sexual abuse]



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19. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]



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20. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]



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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #272.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - hit/ship/spiration ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

How long have you been in fandom?: 8-ish years

Primary fandoms: Hmmmm I'm really flaky so it's always changing. Right now... probably Harry Potter, Glee, and Ace Attorney

How has fandom affected your life?: Mostly it's just a hobby. Since I got into fandom at a really young age, I guess it's changed the way I think about media in general. I think more critically about the things I read and watch because of my involvement in fandom. I've also become way more open-minded because of it. I grew up in the South, so fandom really opened my eyes with regard to issues like homophobia. I think it's safe to say that I would be a very different person if I hadn't had the opportunity to educate myself and reassess my beliefs--and fandom gave me that opportunity when I needed it the most.

Fandom has negatively impacted me as well though, in a few ways. I see people as more judgmental now because of how opinionated many fandom people are. I also am afraid to mention my [Japanese] fandom interests offline because of the stigma of being a "weeaboo." I didn't worry about that when I was younger, but now when I bring it up, I am very careful to try to appear to be only a very casual fan (i.e. someone who, say, watches anime occasionally but would not be involved in fandom). It is also frustrating to try to have conversations with people who enjoy the same games/shows/books as me and realize that they just don't care enough about them to talk about them on the same level I'd like to (if that makes sense). In some ways, fandom has made me overly opinionated and critical about media--especially the things I like most.

How do you think new advances in technology/social media (Facebook, twitter, LJ, tumblr etc) have changed fandom? For better or worse?: Honestly, I don't really have much to say about this. I think fandom is an evolving subculture, if you will, and since it's pretty much entirely online, it's going to evolve with the internet. When new platforms come around, fandom will utilize them. I don't really think fandom has any place on Facebook, but I guess I've never really thought about it. I'm certainly not one of the people seriously upset by the moving-to-Tumblr business, though.

How do you think current technology advances have changed how fandom interacts with the creators of the media of fandom?: Oh, god... well, there are some benefits. I mean, Brittana (on Glee) basically got started in large part because the fandom really pushed for it. That could never have happened without the internet, I think. I think it just generally allows people to interact with the creators and allows for (mostly) a richer media experience. Mass Effect 3 recently had some uproar about the ending and, due to protesting, they're doing some mysterious thing to soothe the fans. So, there's another example.

Also, I think the internet is a great outlet for people to express their concerns with media. The press often is quiet about offensive/poorly written material--or even praises it--out of fear of losing media connections and privileges. The whole GLAAD thing with Glee is an example of this. The internet, on the other hand, provides an outlet for normal people to show their displeasure with the direction shows/etc. take, which I think is important. It's sort of a step away from censorship, in a way.

Of course, there are bad things about it too. I think the downside is pretty obvious: you have some crazy fans sending explicit art/fanfiction/what-have-you to actors/actresses and that's... uncomfortable. And certainly the anonymity that comes with the internet gives people the chance to be pointlessly vicious to actors/actresses on Twitter.


Wow, sorry, I didn't mean for that to be so long haha. I guess I just have a lot of thoughts about this haha! Hope your paper goes well :)

[writerserenyty.livejournal.com]

Long is good! there are a lot of great thoughts in here, things that I don't know I thought about putting in my paper until now!

I am very careful to try to appear to be only a very casual fan
oh my goodness this is my life. Talking to people about things I'm in fandom for offline is hard, because I want to talk about shipping and fanfics and I don't want to scare people off. I totally relate about not wanting to seem like a weeaboo; JPop/JPop fandom is a HUGE part of my life.

I'll definitely bring up Brittana. Glee is probably going to be a pretty big example, because I used to be in the fandom and because the writers definitely keep an eye on fandom.

Thank you SO much for your help! I honestly appreciate it a lot. :)