This is why we can't have nice things

[sqbr]

I think in future I will follow my instincts and ignore any further posts about the movie (I read it this morning at 4am and decided to leave any comment until I was more awake, and now it's all frozen)

I was thinking about it last night and Avatar:The Last Airbender and Pride and Prejudice are probably the two canons for which I am closest to the general fanfic fandom concept of "being in the fandom" eg on canon specific communities, making multiple fanworks out of love not fixits(*). And alas, both fandoms have a hefty dose of fail (though I guess pretty much all fandoms do) I guess I should be glad that at least the canon is pretty good and I didn't fall in love with Supernatural or whatever.

(*)Leading to my constant irritation with the assumption that everyone's fannishness is primarily expressed by being "in" one or more specific fandoms, and that any multifannishness comes as you learn to look beyond your One Fandom. My attention span is way too short to stick to one thing that much!

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[ex_pippin880]

But they have blue eyes, Sophie.

[sqbr]

Wait! You're right! How silly of me not to notice.

And the Fire Nation have gold eyes which is why they're being played by...South Asians. Yes. IT ALL BECOMES CLEAR.

[ex_gretel640]

Wait, Avatar has fandom fail to it? Goddamnit, I thought I found something nice.

Man... DC fandom is so boring (except for the underage boy slash lulz, and that's all from years ago).

[sqbr]

Lets just say I first encountered it via Fandom Wank.

The show is awesome though.

[furikku.livejournal.com]

Oh what a surprise a bunch of white kids

[elaran]

I guess I should be glad that at least the canon is pretty good and I didn't fall in love with Supernatural or whatever.
ahahaahahahah so true.

I think I was reading Star Wars fic first but SG-1 and HP started simultaneously for me in terms of fandom. Now I am all over the place.

[sqbr]

*nods*

I'm sure a lot of people do fit the model.

[velithya]

I guess I should be glad that at least the canon is pretty good and I didn't fall in love with Supernatural or whatever.

;_; *sniff*

actually I think the canon - meaning the overall myth arc, I guess, rather than any individual MOTW episode - in Supernatural is pretty good!

[sqbr]

Oh I didn't mean good in terms of quality (there's much worse than spn), but in terms of not wanting me to make long rants about the maiden/whore dichotomy and the literal demonisation of women.