January 25, 2010: meta discussion, fandom meta, slash debate, award news, fandom charity efforts

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Meta discussion Mainstream Comics: What's With All The Rape? by SPBurke on January 16, 2010 Really, IDW? Orson Scott Card? at Comics212 by Christopher Butcher on January 17, 2010 2010 fanfic trend predictions by crypto on January 23, 2010 Ethics of commenting by elf on January 23, 2010 Everybody's Free (To Be Fannish) by elizah-jane on January 23, 2010 Possibly Ace Characters by sixish on asexual-fandom on January 23, 2010 From A Left Wing: the cultural politics of soccer: Sepp Blatter's Moronic Statement about Indian Women's Football by Jennifer Doyle on January 23, 2010 The Poetics of Aggravated SF Assaults by J F Quackenbush on Wet Asphalt on January 23, 2010

Fandom meta discussion Balmain Tigers: Balmain Tigers (defunct) on bebo by Laura on January 24, 2010 Canberra Raiders: Canberra Raiders on bebo by Laura on January 24, 2010 Central Pulce: Central Pulse on bebo by Laura on January 24, 2010 Comics: Assistant Managing Editor of Notre Dame's Observer Resigns Over Gay Cartoon Flap in eNews Park Forest on January 18, 2010 Comics: Her-Oes hit Marvel. Feminist Comic Fans Ready To Hit Marvel Editorial. by looking2dastars on January 18, 2010 Comics: Rock Against Racism by Pat on January 18, 2010 Comics: 'Girls Drawing Girls' Is Strong Enough For Superman, Made By Women by on January 21, 2010 Doctor Who: The Doctor Trap by Le Mc on January 24, 2010 Fitzroy Lions: Fitzroy Lions on bebo and LiveJournal by Laura on January 24, 2010 Merlin: Mixed Up Thoughts About 'Flawed' Heroines/Heroes by themadpoker on January 23, 2010 Minnesota Vikings: Rare Vikings fan in New Orleans by Cyd Zeigler jr.. on January 24, 2010 New Orleans Saints: N.O. movie producer forced to pick between his movie's premiere and the Saints game by Mike Scott in The Times-Picayune on January 24, 2010 Penny Arcade: Dear, Penny Arcade by amboy00 on January 20, 2010 Perth Heat: Perth Heat on bebo by Laura on January 24, 2010 Star Trek: Possibly Unpopular Fandom Opinion Time! by parsimonia on January 19, 2010 Sonic: The Hedgehog: n00b moments in Sonic fandom Before you were the Sonic guru you are today... by Rally the Cheetah on January 23, 2010 Supernatural: Meatier (or is it meta-ier) thoughts re 5.11 by ash48 on January 24, 2010 Western Suburbs Magpies: Western Suburbs Magpies on bebo by Laura on January 24, 2010

The Slash Debate Queer women, the slash debate, and the question of internalized oppression by paradox-dragon on January 19, 2010 Misogyny is wrong. Who knew? by havocthecat on January 23, 2010 OK I want to compile a list of the excuses we hear so often when the subject of female characters & their presence comes up. by miera-c on January 24, 2010 I was following recent linkspammed and metafandommed discussions which led to a bit of googling on intersectionality. by copracat on January 24, 2010 The flip side. ("Pickering, why can't a woman be more like a man?") by bookshop. ... I have a teeny, tiny problem with that post. by kookiety on January 24, 2010 whoops that got long and thinky about women and stories. Plus meme by inmyriadbits on January 24, 2010 The idea of disturbing "trends" and "patterns" in slash fiction/slasher behavior is rearing its head, again. Slash will always be targeted in this way by those who don't appreciate it, no doubt, and those who disagree will always defend. by carolyn-claire on January 24, 2010 on feminism & queerness, women and slash, m/m vs female characters by cimorene on January 24, 2010 My issues with het... by jane_elliot on epic_rants on January 24, 2010

Award news HUGO AWARD VOTING DEADLING APPROACHING by The Crotchety Old Fan on January 23, 2010

Fandom charity efforts Comics Fandom & Industry Helping Haiti by parsimonia on noscans_daily on January 19, 2010 Help Haiti Heal: A Fandom Event for Charity by Emily MacAgy in the Examiner on January 23, 2010 Nerds raise a metric crap-ton of money for Haiti by iheartnerds on January 25, 2010