On a different note

[bubosquared]

Yet Another Article On Fanfic and Slash

I really wish someone would write an article about fanfic, and especially about slash, that isn't all "Look at the freaks!" I want one article, just one to actually go into motivation and (slash) fanfic culture/"community", something just a bit more in-depth.

Of course, this might be because I want to read such an article -- I want to see what fan culture looks like from the outside, but apparently no one really sees fan culture from the outside. Apparently, the "nerds and wankers" aura is too thick for people to realise there's a bit more behind it -- we are nerds and wankers, of course, but I like to think there's a bit more, as well. (If nothing else, a large group of tiny groups of writers banding together, which, to me, was one of the big revelations of discovering slash.)

I'm not making much sense, I know.

Comments

This article exists

[redfiona99.livejournal.com]

'The Big Issue' had an article about it, and it was most complimentary. It was about fandom and the slash community with in it. It was linked to Star Wars, but it was the only one I've ever read that had anything good to say.

Re: This article exists

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

What's TBI, and can I find this online some place?

Re: This article exists

[redfiona99.livejournal.com]

It's a magazine to raise money for the homeless, I don't know if it is on the net. I'll have a look to see if I still have my copy, or I think someone else might have.

If I can find it I'll send it you via e-mail.

Re: This article exists

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know that one! Wasn't that the article that also mentioned Infamy (Bill Gates/Steve Jobs slash)?