I watched Season 1 of Heated Rivalry and then I read the entire Game Changers book series. I've been stuck going back and forth between a bunch of AO3 tabs full of Hollanov fanfics and checking Threads to see what's the latest drama because all the weird shit that usually takes years for a fandom to develop accumulated within the last 5 months. Somehow Tumblr and parts of Livejournal that are still active seem tame last I checked? I even managed to find my people in fandom who both love the characters, aren't afraid to critique the author on her storytelling and depictions of queer/characters of color, and even complaining about sections of fandom and their shitty character biases.
I miss when fandom was a little more secluded. I miss long form posting. I know part of why that went away is because everything has broken containment and I do everything on my phone. I read fanfic on my phone. Me typing out this post is one of the rarest times I'm at desktop.
If I had the mental and physical energy of my mid 20's, I would have written a multi part essay of how JKR is horrible and why we should boycott Harry Potter, with the same fervor I had as my fandom days, and post it on all my socials. But alas, I won't. And there's chance she'd repost and sic her supporters on me, as she has done with other regular people with hardly the following she has on Twitter. We all have enough billionaires to personally worry about these days, don't we? 😐
I'm remembering back when arguing with Snape fans during the heyday, how many of them claimed JKR was horrible and spiteful based on how she treated Snape's character in the narrative. There were many things to criticize JKR and the books for during Harry Potter's peak and way before the series ended (the logic behind naming Cho Chang among other things....). It baffled me seeing how a few of them really thought something was morally wrong with her because of how things turned out for this very fictional man.
Of course now we know they were right, just for the wrong reasons.
This franchise has become a monster, and I pray for it's downfall.
At some point in the 2010's, I tried doing reviews of shows from my childhood as I was rewatching and posted them on Blogger. It didn't really last long, and my dislike for Blogger didn't help. Most of my posts were little blurbs I copied from Facebook except for one long rant I made. I've deleted my Blogger and posting said rant here for safekeeping. Enjoy one of my many endless babbles.
( Read more...Collapse )I ran into an article and a few videos commenting on the subject of how long form blogging used to be the norm across all our social medias. Before it turned to quick Tweets and eventually TikTok videos. There's a lot to be discussed/debated about how the internet has changed and our style of communication along with it.
For me, all the long form blogging I did on here (and Xanga before, sometimes Facebook) all coincided with school. Of course, the old norm of being on the internet was sitting in front of a desktop instead of having 24/7 access to the internet from your phone, scrolling through your feed and watching videos whether your on the go or lying on the couch (I may have a problem). But school had me writing and reading regularly.
As I said in my last post what, more 2 years ago? I do miss blogging, or more like I miss how natural it used to be. The only folks I know who still do long form in some compacity are writers in their day job. The most posting I've done within the last decade has been short blurbs on Twitter and Facebook, almost all of it through my phone. The same goes for Tumblr, even though that allows long form. As cringy as my essay posts from my mid 20's were (though I still stand by my defense of Lily Potter cause wtf....), it was still me taking the time to sit, organize, and think things through. I'm also suspecting my literacy has gone down because I haven't been reading as much as I used to.
( Read more...Collapse )I actually miss blogging. Hold it to me to try taking it up again.
And I hope you're all well.
Still, I hope you're doing well.
While I'm here, in regards to today's political climate in being more criticle of behaviors in love, dating, assault, and just overall assholeish behavior, I'm reminded of how intense the Snape debates were back in the day. Folks who I didn't fully agree with because I thought they were being a little harsh, I now understand better. They had this down all along. It's only been a little more than a decade since Book 7 and I can already see elements of the story not aging that gracefully. As much I still love these characters and always will, whatever glory they gained in fandom within the last 20 years won't either.
Times like this I feel I've come full circle and realize how much older I am. Gone are the days where we would rant, rave, and fight with people about all the shenanagins in this fandom. Some of us still do it, but on different platforms with a whole different approach. JKR, who I still love, has done some problematic things *Cough*TheEntireBackstoryToIlvermorny*Co
Anyway, the whole point of this is that I almost cried reading this article and a little guilty for all times we mocked "My Immortal." I wish nothing but love for Rose Christo, and look forward to reading her story.
In Under the Same Stars, Rose Christo comes clean about My Immortal through a heart-wrenching tale about her time in the New York foster system.
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