I think the fact that these problems go so much deeper and are so much more entrenched than their expression in fandom is a big part of the reason why fandom fails so hard at dealing with them. Because it's all so ugly and scary and dreadful, you know? and once you start thinking about the implications, quite a lot of things become less shiny and enjoyable. But that's also the reason it's so vitally important that fandom talk about them and try to deal with them. Fandom doesn't exist in a vacuum; the things that cause hurt in the rest of the world also cause hurt here.
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I think the fact that these problems go so much deeper and are so much more entrenched than their expression in fandom is a big part of the reason why fandom fails so hard at dealing with them. Because it's all so ugly and scary and dreadful, you know? and once you start thinking about the implications, quite a lot of things become less shiny and enjoyable. But that's also the reason it's so vitally important that fandom talk about them and try to deal with them. Fandom doesn't exist in a vacuum; the things that cause hurt in the rest of the world also cause hurt here.
*hugs*