Fandoms are complicated, is the conclusion we’re getting at, I think. Representation is not a clear-cut matter of having “people like you” on TV, but it goes much further than that. The conversations we have in regards to these matters…
Between the Lines: Fandom Futures
Despite everything I have criticized about fandoms, the fact is that they are still those places, they are still comfort spots for the most of us. We can come to fandom spaces at the end of the day and be…
Between the Lines: Fandom Ship Wars
Back to that age old moral dilemma of thinking we know better than anyone else what’s good for screens around the world, another characteristic of Tumblr fandom horror is the shipping war. Shipping, if you weren’t aware (who are we…
Between the Lines: Fandom Call Out Culture
The problem with us, as beings with some kind of moral consciousness, is that we think our morality is better than everyone else’s. Whether we mean to or not, we stand taller when we feel as though somebody made a…
Between the Lines: Fandoms, Social Media, and the Politics of Being a Fangirl
Anyone who’s been in fandom spaces on the Internet in recent years has, to some degree, had a similar experience. You’re either drawn straight into the mess of ship wars, call-out culture and drag posts on various forums on the…
Between the Lines: Stepping Away from the Fray
A sub-clause of being born in the 21st century is that we are, whether we like it or not, constantly bombarded with tragedy on a large scale. Massacres, bigotry, and radical injustice are tweeted past our eyes every hour of…
Between the Lines: Yet Another Feminist Rant
Perhaps since the beginning of cinema, the calling for better representation of women on screen has been loud and insistent. In recent years, the box office has seen movies featuring women outearn those that feature men, and the industry as…
Between the Lines: Raging Without Reason?
It’s no secret that Hollywood has a particular problem – a rather white problem, often reeking of testosterone and privilege. For proof, please refer to any television award show in the past decade, this Wikipedia list of highest paid actors…
