Comments on: “Passionate fandom” applies only to generally male-dominated fandom? Or, why is slash squicky, yet “mylar bag” fandom not? http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2008/05/18/passionate-fandom-applies-only-to-generally-male-dominated-fandom-or-why-is-slash-squicky-yet-mylar-bag-fandom-not/ a critical take on online culture and social media Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:03:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I read a book: A bitchen read: Frederick Kohner’s Gidget « The Learned Fangirl http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2008/05/18/passionate-fandom-applies-only-to-generally-male-dominated-fandom-or-why-is-slash-squicky-yet-mylar-bag-fandom-not/#comment-49 I read a book: A bitchen read: Frederick Kohner’s Gidget « The Learned Fangirl Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:34:22 +0000 http://thelearnedfangirl.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-49 [...] girls and women who are interested in male-dominated fandoms. But Gidget begins the story on passionate fandom – why female metalheads mosh, girl gamers guild, and other tales of belonging through [...] [...] girls and women who are interested in male-dominated fandoms. But Gidget begins the story on passionate fandom – why female metalheads mosh, girl gamers guild, and other tales of belonging through [...]

]]> By: Gaming as a statement of political belief? Are Dungeons & Dragons players really pro-Obama? « The Learned Fangirl http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2008/05/18/passionate-fandom-applies-only-to-generally-male-dominated-fandom-or-why-is-slash-squicky-yet-mylar-bag-fandom-not/#comment-48 Gaming as a statement of political belief? Are Dungeons & Dragons players really pro-Obama? « The Learned Fangirl Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:18:32 +0000 http://thelearnedfangirl.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-48 [...] inclusion in their fandom based on race/ethnicity or gender is problematic, and the use of “true fandom” language is often used to [...] [...] inclusion in their fandom based on race/ethnicity or gender is problematic, and the use of “true fandom” language is often used to [...]

]]> By: What we talk about when we talk about fandom: Visibility and Invisibility: The Fans « The Learned Fangirl http://thelearnedfangirl.com/2008/05/18/passionate-fandom-applies-only-to-generally-male-dominated-fandom-or-why-is-slash-squicky-yet-mylar-bag-fandom-not/#comment-47 What we talk about when we talk about fandom: Visibility and Invisibility: The Fans « The Learned Fangirl Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:04:13 +0000 http://thelearnedfangirl.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-47 [...] Why should she feel the need to defend her fannishness? Is it because she doesn’t fit the stereotype of who a fan should be — by being an African-American [...] [...] Why should she feel the need to defend her fannishness? Is it because she doesn’t fit the stereotype of who a fan should be — by being an African-American [...]

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