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F!S Anon Meme (the Seventh, and now on DW!)

Secrets, rants, opinions, anything you want to say about your fandom or a fandom or fandom in general, do it here! Anonymously, of course. Get it all off your chest.

Some ground rules:
1. Going anon is encouraged but not absolutely required (for those who struggle with captchas and stuff).
2. No autoplaying/autolooping embeds, or embeds that cover/stretch the screen.
3. No dropping personal info or IRL contact info, etc.

That's about it, though!

I'll be linking some general/general-fandom threads I see so people don't repost new threads with the same stuff.

Unpopular Ships
Obligatory Masturbation Thread
Fandoms you wish existed
How old are you?
What series have you always meant to watch/read/play/etc. but have never?
Time and location
Female-centric works
How do you feel about Tumblr?
Pet thread
Guilty pleasure thread
Favorite old shows
First fandom?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Same Anon. Back because rereading my comment, it kind of sounds like I think it's okay to pounce on people as long as you do so gently, which isn't what I intended. What I was actually trying to say is that there are appropriate times and methods for attempting to educate others--even doing so online through media, but SJW types are going about it all wrong.

Here's an example, since I find it way easier to express myself clearly that way (too late, I know):

Scenario: You love a new TV show that's generating a large fanbase, but it has lots of things that you see as problematic, and it bothers you that other fans don't seem to recognize them.

If you're a SJW:
You bring up the fact that it's problematic whenever possible. People who ask you for clarification get some combination of snapped at, condescended to (How can they not see it? The idiots!), and accused of holding the ism's you see in the show. Alternative interpretations are smacked down, and you do your damndest to always get the last word, never just agreeing to disagree.

If you're an actual online Social Justice advocate:
You're honest about what you find problematic about the show, but you don't overwhelm conversations with it. If someone isn't seeing it, you provide an explanation, either yourself or in the form of a link to someone else's analysis that you agree with. You listen to alternative interpretations with an open mind (because you AREN'T actually looking for things to be offended by). You agree to disagree and drop the subject if it starts to become a derail. You may do things like create your own episode analyses/recaps that include pointing out stereotypes and problematic tropes that crop up in a subtler, more natural, and probably more enjoyable way. Then, other fans who like your writing may end up more aware of those elements, too, and if they don't, you've put your two cents in.