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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-04-11 06:37 pm

[ SECRET POST #2291 ]


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[personal profile] kluify 2013-04-12 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
It definitely makes sense that fandom focuses on attractive men because it is mainly populated by straight women, no brainer. Also, what I've always loved about fandom is that it provides a forum and community for people, straight and queer alike, to talk about and express their interests and sexuality in a relatively accepting environment.

But focusing on hot guys is one thing. Writing diatribes about how any female love interest for one of those guys is an 'ugly stupid whore' with ulterior motives is another. Specifically, it's sexism at best and misogyny at worst. This doesn't mean that fandom doesn't have its great points - I actually think that the fact fandom is so self aware of issues like this is one of them, SJW and anti-SJW trolling aside. Instead, it just means that fandom doesn't exist in a vacuum (and couldn't by definition, and shouldn't), and therefore shouldn't be immune to criticism.

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(Anonymous) 2013-04-12 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Writing diatribes about how any female love interest for one of those guys is an 'ugly stupid whore' with ulterior motives is another. Specifically, it's sexism at best and misogyny at worst."

I fully agree. I wasn't referring to those so much as the cases where people are called misogynist for not reading/writing more femslash, or just focusing more on guys (without any associated female-bashing).
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Re: OP

[personal profile] kluify 2013-04-12 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
All good then :)

Re: OP

(Anonymous) 2013-04-12 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
people are called misogynist for not reading/writing more femslash, or just focusing more on guys

what a lovely strawman! <3<3<3

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(Anonymous) 2013-04-12 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
thank you, i try my best. i spend lots of time and attention ensuring that my strawmen are of the highest quality and lovely to the eye.

Okay, I suppose I didn't word that properly. 'people' might not have been the right word, more like fandom in general. which *has* been called misogynist for its over-focus on male characters and m/m slash.