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otw_news2015-01-06 10:44 am
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OTW Fannews: Learning from Fanfic
Autostraddle was one of many sites turning to fanfic recs for content. “[T]he future is now and fandom is mainstream and queer women who love pop culture are changing the shape of the world! Part of it is writing/reading fan fiction, which smashes the patriarchy in so many exciting and accessible ways… Faking It is…fun for a lot of reasons, including how the collective power of femslash fandom is what caused Glee and South of Nowhere to buck the fauxmosexual sweeps weeks tropes of yore (thanks, The O.C.!) and really delve into lady-loving relationships on-screen.”
Fanfic’s always been for entertainment but now it’s also for profiling fandom & a source of media content: http://bit.ly/14ssUQ7