I'll read usenet newsgroups, and I can pretty much glean what the emotional reaction is based on the comments/diatribes there -- but this is a more subtle take, and possibly a more complete one. It seems to be largely a single gender take, as well. Or am I wrong, in that?
I think it's mostly female. But the fanfic writing community I move in is mostly female -- to the extent that just a few days ago one of the rare men started an LJ community so the guys could find each other. I don't think I really know enough guys who are into this to say.
I consider mockery more distancing than love; affectionate mockery is possible, but it's usually twined with something more substantial in terms of story.
*nodsnodsnods*
This is true enough -- but those aren't shown in the same context. They're not shown in the theatres; they're not racked with the DVDs. In fact, in the Lucas Arts case, the parallel between book and etext and movie and fanvid might be closer.
That makes sense. So I'm curious, if it's not a book, and not sold in bookstores, but is still text (etext or zine) is that enough distance? Or is the fact that the medium is the same still problematic if the distribution and visual cues are different? Or should I not have lumped etext and zine together?
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Date: 2004-10-20 06:09 pm (UTC)I think it's mostly female. But the fanfic writing community I move in is mostly female -- to the extent that just a few days ago one of the rare men started an LJ community so the guys could find each other. I don't think I really know enough guys who are into this to say.
I consider mockery more distancing than love; affectionate mockery is possible, but it's usually twined with something more substantial in terms of story.
*nodsnodsnods*
This is true enough -- but those aren't shown in the same context. They're not shown in the theatres; they're not racked with the DVDs. In fact, in the Lucas Arts case, the parallel between book and etext and movie and fanvid might be closer.
That makes sense. So I'm curious, if it's not a book, and not sold in bookstores, but is still text (etext or zine) is that enough distance? Or is the fact that the medium is the same still problematic if the distribution and visual cues are different? Or should I not have lumped etext and zine together?