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Two opinions
Jul. 20th, 2007 01:49 amJackie Chan's all of a sudden just not quite as... dare I say it... cute anymore.
And my strawberry Rice Dream ice cream tastes kinda like flour.
And my strawberry Rice Dream ice cream tastes kinda like flour.
Jul. 20th, 2007
What a great quote!
Jul. 20th, 2007 11:42 pmNicked from 
qadgop
There's quite a bit more if you have a few minutes to read.
qadgopA very short bit from GENDER AND FAN STUDIES (ROUND FIVE): GEOFFREY LONG AND CATHERINE TOSENBERGER
Because fanfiction circulates unofficially, it isn't bound by the conventions and limitations of institutionalized publishing. And that's a big deal; it allows people to stake claims over texts that they wouldn't normally be allowed to if they wanted to publish, and frees them to tell the stories they want to tell. You can do things in fanfiction that would be difficult or impossible to do in fiction intended for commercial publication, such as experiments with form and subject matter that don't fit with prevailing tastes. This freedom is especially felt in representations of romantic and sexual relationships -- and this is a major reason, I think, why women, queer folk, and young people have found fanfic so appealing, because these are all groups whose sexual expressions have been heavily policed. It's a way of asserting rights of interpretation over texts that may be patriarchal, heteronormative, and/or contain only adult-approved representations of children and teenagers.
Because fanfiction circulates unofficially, it isn't bound by the conventions and limitations of institutionalized publishing. And that's a big deal; it allows people to stake claims over texts that they wouldn't normally be allowed to if they wanted to publish, and frees them to tell the stories they want to tell. You can do things in fanfiction that would be difficult or impossible to do in fiction intended for commercial publication, such as experiments with form and subject matter that don't fit with prevailing tastes. This freedom is especially felt in representations of romantic and sexual relationships -- and this is a major reason, I think, why women, queer folk, and young people have found fanfic so appealing, because these are all groups whose sexual expressions have been heavily policed. It's a way of asserting rights of interpretation over texts that may be patriarchal, heteronormative, and/or contain only adult-approved representations of children and teenagers.
There's quite a bit more if you have a few minutes to read.