I like reading meta, but oh do I get tired of being represented to the academic world and the mainstream press only by slash writers.
There is also the irony of this place we celebrate as a mostly female space where we often discuss the representation (and lack thereof) of women in the media we consume and yet...we present ourselves as predominately writing stories about male-male relationships. If we only want to write about the men, we can't really accuse Hollywood, etc of doing the same.
It's such a limited view of what fandom and fanfic has to offer and the myriad of available human relationships and interactions and experiences we choose to explore.
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I like reading meta, but oh do I get tired of being represented to the academic world and the mainstream press only by slash writers.
There is also the irony of this place we celebrate as a mostly female space where we often discuss the representation (and lack thereof) of women in the media we consume and yet...we present ourselves as predominately writing stories about male-male relationships. If we only want to write about the men, we can't really accuse Hollywood, etc of doing the same.
It's such a limited view of what fandom and fanfic has to offer and the myriad of available human relationships and interactions and experiences we choose to explore.