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fandomsecrets2013-03-23 03:35 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2013-03-23 03:35 pm
[ SECRET POST #2272 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2272 ⌋
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 140 secrets from Secret Submission Post #325.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
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Re: ...fanart is more socially acceptable than fanfic?
I was in high school during the early aughts in the middle of the anime boom. If even just a regular non-nerd saw you drawing Goku, it was "cool." Beyond that, if you drew at all, most people just thought that it was cool that you could draw, because "I can't even draw a stick figure!" (By the time we're in our 20's, every artist is so tired of this phrase that we spontaneously turn into Art Student Owl every time it's uttered.) Now, if you're drawing some steamy yaoi or something that's perceived as strange in and of itself, then you might get some weird looks, but if you're just turning out a pretty cool picture of Batman or a character from a hit TV show or something that average people may or may not recognize, then nah. You're drawing, that's so cool, draw me!
Writing fanfic is still perceived as...strange. Over-invested. Possibly sexually deviant, if the person judging has gleaned the slightest bit about what most fanfic is about. But while Average Joe On The Street may think it's pretty cool to sit and watch someone draw a nifty picture of Iron Man, they probably are going to feel really uncomfortable if you start telling them about this really great Bruce/Tony fic you're in the middle of writing.
On a professional level, fanart is something that is considered acceptable to sell at conventions, while fanfic can get a little more dicey. There are a lot of reasons for that, both legal and practical, but that's the way it is.