tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:56053 Sean Sean 2012-06-12T10:49:36Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:56053:315523 2012-06-07T12:13:07Z 2012-06-12T10:49:36Z public 6 <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ILMWq0d19f0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><br /><br />I did a meme on tumblr offering to do a video post on any requested subject (the other one is on maths so got posted to alias_sqbr) and was given the topic "being a queer, disabled, feminist writer". I didn't talk much about feminism in the end! I'm wearing a <a href="http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=202">Kate Beaton "Brontes" shirt</a> and key earrings (and pants. You can't see them, just letting you know they're there)<br /><br />It's interesting seeing what assumptions and stuff show up when I can't go back and edit the first thing that pops out of my head eg the idea that queer fandom = femslash fanfic which is all written by women, which...no :) Also, as a kid I actually did like the idea of a husband/boyfriend being like a best friend but better. But I knew not all relationships were like that. <br /><br />Transcript below the cut, there are also closed captions through the magic of Youtube. A few errors but I can't be bothered fixing them right now, sorry!<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://sqbr.dreamwidth.org/315523.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=sqbr&ditemid=315523" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-14:56053:285856 2010-07-20T11:19:37Z 2010-07-20T11:19:37Z public 9 So. I've been reading this anonymous fanfic fandom discussion meme and the discussion around it with mixed feelings. On the one hand, there's some interesting discussion of a type you don't see many other places, on the other there's some really vile nastiness and Fail, and specifically there's been some nasty attacks on people I like and respect. I thought to myself "How would I feel if people said that stuff about me? Not that I'm well known enough that anyone would bother." <br /><br />I started a few vague pondery posts but couldn't articulate my thoughts, what with this chronic illness that makes me too sleepy to write coherently, answer my mail or deal with much of anything most of the time(*). (Achievement for today: opened windows to air out house, remembered to close them again)<br /><br />But! I just found out that I am in fact <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/fail_fandomanon/341.html?thread=1386325#t1386325">one of the the secret minds behind the meme</a>!<br /><br />IT WAS SO SECRET EVEN I DIDN'T KNOW.<br /><br />I know it's just one person and I'm sure 99% of the people on the meme would respond with either "Who?" or "What?" but since it's just bizarre rather than nasty I don't mind feeding the "troll".<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://sqbr.dreamwidth.org/285856.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=sqbr&ditemid=285856" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments