Polcon 2002 w Krakowie.
Od lewej: Jacek Dukaj, Jadwiga Zajdel, Andrzej Ziemiański, żywa statuetka (w jej roli Witold Siekierzyński)
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#fandom
3 posts3 participants1 post today
https://apobangpo.space/@pixelcats/114820949371820314
A conversation amongst #Kpop fans included this mention of the variety of fans and the importance of inclusivity and mutual respect in the fandom here on Mastodon - qualities sorely lacking in some other Kpop spaces.
Anyway, that part of the conversation reminded me of the history of inclusivity and mutual respect, which in turn set me thinking about religious "toleration" in early modern European history, which in turn reminded me of the Edict of Torda in the Transylvania of 1568:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Torda
I was going to finish there with a pronouncement of "There's a lot more to Transylvania than Dracula!" which is true, but, on reflection, a bad note on which to end because it sounds smug and condescending.
Yes, early modern history is fascinating, anybody who can visit Transylvania should do so, and "toleration" deserves much attention from both a historical and philosophical point of view - but shouldn't I be more alive to today's interest in vampirism and to goth subcultures ? Shouldn't I remember that, in the words of @pixelcats, "all ways of stanning are valid" and that includes the stanning of Transylvania too?
From Kpop to C16 Torda and back again!
ApobangpoPixelcats⁷ (@pixelcats@apobangpo.space)@Erzbet @girlbandgeek@mastodon.social @abuelaskpop @planetnine@mastodon.social I agree so much, .. but I would also hate to see the gatekeepery, condescending vibe that goes on in many fandom spaces leak over into this space. History is important. Culture and etiquette are also important. But, our ways of being evolve and grow, too. We have a range of eras of fans here, and all ways of stanning are valid.
Reading that article about the #danmei authors arrests in hubei (and also a comment about bl by the author of heartstopper i saw recently), one random thing that really stopped me short was the description of danmei as being created mainly by and for straight women. I had fully forgotten that this is the general narrative (and is probably statistically true, idk?), because it really doesn’t tally at all with my personal experience of danmei #fandom.
While I would say that the vast majority of the people I follow/read/interact with are indeed afab, I don’t think that very many are cishet? Like, not a vanishingly tiny minority, but definitely a minority, definitely well below 50%.
So, in my personal, obviously curated and non-representative experience, danmei is definitely a queer space, beyond the gay ships (and I don’t mean that makes it unproblematic! That’s not at all what I’m getting at). And I just wonder why that is? Am I selecting a particular type of people/posts/fic because I am also queer? Are lgbtq people just more likely to be *active* in fandom, instead of just consumers of original danmei? Is the narrative about danmei being for cishet women not true anymore/not true in the west/was never true in the first place? Is it just a case of the usual “in the absence of actual facts, we’ll just default to assuming people are straight until absolutely proven otherwise”? Or of the usual, misogynistic assumptions about women’s sexuality?
Just to be clear, I don’t think that, if my experience turned out to be “true”, to be representative of the general facts and danmei fandom was overwhelmingly queer after all, that that would somehow be “better”! I am very fascinated by danmei as a form of expression by women in the context of the patriarchy. I think if it’s being read by straight people, that’s just as interesting as when it’s read by queer people, and whether those people in either case are women does remain kind of the most important part of the picture. But it’s not the whole picture.
Much to ponder. There must be academics working on these questions, if anybody knows of any articles on the topic, please do send recs!
A jeśli wybieracie się na Polcon, to koniecznie wpadnijcie na stoisko Nagrody im. Janusza A. Zajdla, na pasowanie Smoków Fandomu i Galę Bazyliszka! Mamy też w tym roku świetny blok fandomowy, więc jeśli chcecie się czegoś dowiedzieć o ruchu fanowskim, to lepszej okazji długo nie będzie :)
"Sinners" (the best Vampire vs the Blues movie ever) will not just hit streaming July 4, but with a Black American Sign Language (BASL) version
NerdistSINNERS Will Have a Black American Sign Language (BASL) Version on MaxSinners will hit Max with a Black American Sign Language (BASL) version to encourage others to learn about this special form of communication.
Do any of your family/friends irl know that you write fanfic/make fanart? Or create other fannish creations?
Honestly, the trajectory that #YouTube is currently following makes me appreciate #Wikipedia and its caretakers all the more.
That Wikipedia hasn't devolved into something abominable like #Fandom is nothing short of a miracle in this day and age.
#enshittification
https://mstdn.party/@benbloodworth/114774517679721047
Mastodon PartyBen Bloodworth (@benbloodworth@mstdn.party)#YouTube is still one of the most valuable tools in the world for self-education and knowledge sharing, but the people who run it are hell-bent on making it another #brainrot factory.
For ex: There's a well-known "quack" doctor who promotes #pseudoScience and known #scams. Every time I search for a health problem, he's 75% of the results. YouTube gives me no way to hide him from search results.
They push what gets views at the detriment of what promotes truth. It's so frustrating.
Tell me you have scars from a fandom in one sentence. I'll start, and if you know... I'm sorry. Put it under a cut, because some of this stuff...
Introducing the Muse Happens Community
A month or so ago I questioned my newsletter subscribers and asked if they would be interested in a reader community. I won't lie. I've long thought of my expansive Radio Arcanum--Musimagium world as a great place to build a fan community and a place where readers will want to dive in deeper.
I'm pleased to announce I've created the Muse H
https://kitauthor.com/introducing-the-muse-happens-community/
#MuseHappens #community #FanCommunity #fandom
The Blind Fraggle Did your brain ever insist on putting one character randomly into another, totally different fandom for some reason you can't figure out for the life of you? I keep picturing Penny from the Big Bang Theory in the Wandering Inn, lol. I've done the same thing before with other fandoms and characters. #Fandom #TheBigBangTheóry #theWanderingInn
I hate that Shen only seems to post to Facebook but
(URL: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1266735071480965&set=a.241978050623344 )
eta: courtesy a reply, I now know they also publish on Webtoons! They're one strip behind there but that's fine xD
https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/shen-comix/fan-favorite/viewer?title_no=129357&episode_no=135
Wir veranstalten auch in diesem Jahr, am 13. & 14. September 2025, wieder unsere nichtkommerzielle Geeks & Freaks-Con in #Remscheid. Diesmal mit einem deutlichen Schwerpunkt auf #Cosplay, es sind aber auch viele Künstler°Innen und ein Hörspielstudio anwesend.
Das Bild zeigt unseren diesjährigen Top-Act, die Mandalorian Guard
https.//geeksundfreaks.de
Toxic Fan Tuesday - tell me your best 'toxic fan' moment.
Given that the science fiction fandom is older, it's interesting to see that the fantasy genre dominates tabletop roleplaying games.
Here, for no reason, is the Prayer for Peace from Godzilla
New in our electronic #collection:
Affect in #Fandom Fan Creators and Productivity
https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/99302/1/9789048554706.pdf
Any "Release that witch!" fans?
#fandom #celebrity #scifi #birthday #spiffy
Happy birthday to the man behind one of the most iconic characters in science fiction, the "We Ain't Found Shiat" guy from Spaceballs. Oh, and apparently he played some pointy-eared weirdo on some TV show or other
IMDbTim Russ | Actor, Director, WriterKnown for: Spaceballs, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Of Gods and Men