how we feel about people in real life, but also by how we feel about narratives
Oh, yes, and what kind of narratives we want at a given time -- I feel like I want a very different thing from narratives that I want to have fun with, and say, reading a book that I'm reading for the themes.
"celebrating female characters"
This language caught my eye, because I actually don't personally relate to the idea of doing any kind of celebration of characters (not sure how common that is?). It feels to me like it implies a kind of ethical approval of how the character is written, a gladness that the character exists, and (perhaps) an intent to promote, that I don't think I'm personally doing when I'm engaging in when I'm doing fandom. The exception might be a fanweek or a zine was like, "let's celebrate [ship] or [character], I would absolutely buy into that -- but that feels more like celebrating the community to me and being like, "hi! I really like this thing too!". But, I can see how my fannishness contributes to a sense of a community that celebrates certain characters over others, though.
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Oh, yes, and what kind of narratives we want at a given time -- I feel like I want a very different thing from narratives that I want to have fun with, and say, reading a book that I'm reading for the themes.
"celebrating female characters"
This language caught my eye, because I actually don't personally relate to the idea of doing any kind of celebration of characters (not sure how common that is?). It feels to me like it implies a kind of ethical approval of how the character is written, a gladness that the character exists, and (perhaps) an intent to promote, that I don't think I'm personally doing when I'm engaging in when I'm doing fandom. The exception might be a fanweek or a zine was like, "let's celebrate [ship] or [character], I would absolutely buy into that -- but that feels more like celebrating the community to me and being like, "hi! I really like this thing too!". But, I can see how my fannishness contributes to a sense of a community that celebrates certain characters over others, though.