fandomnews | January 26, 2010: Meta & fandom meta discussion, Slash debate, Convention reports, Fansite news

Meta discussion

So handyhunter did this thing where she recast a bunch of Marvel characters with actors of colour, and (be warned, it's image-heavy!) wow, did by bossymarmalade on January 11, 2010
I am loving this meme people are doing where casts of characters are being re-imagined chromatically: by trascendenza on January 12, 2010
I think so! Chromatic casting of Marvel characters by bossymarmalade here (Andre Braugher as Xavier! MULTIPLE JOHN CHOS!) and liviapenn here! \o/ by handyhunter on January 12, 2010
Chromatic Marvel casting picspam by liviapenn on January 12, 2010
Chromatic Casting Meme by entwashian on January 13, 2010
about: warnings by hl on January 21, 2010
So far, my main thoughts are that a) surely this is the new big femslash fandom, right? by crypto on January 24, 2010
So it turns out there are people with disabilities in fandom by lightgetsin on January 24, 2010
Fandom: An Autoethnography by remotedevice on January 24, 2010
Making Space for Wheelchairs and Scooters by jesse_the_k on access-fandom on January 24, 2010
10 fandom thoughts, possibly unpopular ones by stargazercmc on January 24, 2010
On the eve of the Olympics let's remember... by After Atalanta on WomenTalkSports on January 24, 2010
The Economics of Fandom by Mike Van Winkle on The Freeman on January 25, 2010
Slash fanfiction, with the exception of a small percentage (and most of it being in the anime genre; sorry, Naruto fans), tends to be well-written, thought-out, and astoundingly superior to heterosexual fanfiction. by hjbender on January 25, 2010
About blogs and homepages by tonica on January 25, 2010
danah boyd, Public by Default, Private when Necessary: by crypto on January 25, 2010
Amazon shenanigans by Liane Spicer on January 25, 2010
chromatic casting by shiegra on January 25, 2010
Photos on blogs by Tonica on January 26, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Avatar: Websites an outlet for fans in love with their movies by Maria Sciullo in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on January 25, 2010
Avatar: 'Avatar' Junkies Explain Their Fandom: 'It's A Spiritual Experience!' by Doree Lewak on January 25, 2010 (mirror)
Canterbury Crusaders: Canterbury Crusaders on bebo by Laura on January 25, 2010
Chicago Bears: Do the Bears need to hire a coordinator soon? by Kev H on January 25, 2010
Conan O'Brien: TunedIn: Conan's last show full of laughter, emotion by David Ryan in The Daily Athenaeum on January 24, 2010
Indianapolis Colts: The fine art of the game face by Tom Spalding in the Indianapolis Star on January 26, 2010
Minnesota sports: Sports expectations in Land of 10,000 Lakes should fall, The Vikings are now done, so let's turn to Gophers women's hockey. by Josh Katzenstein in the Minnesota Daily on January 25, 2010
Minnesota Vikings: Fans: It's Hard To Root For The Minnesota Vikings by Darcy Pohland on WCCO on January 25, 2010
Science fiction: Monday Original Content: An Interview With Wu Yan by Charles Tan on January 25, 2010
Star Trek: Just wondering...Wesley Crusher by entropy233 on startrek on January 23, 2010
Supernatural: Sam has always, always had rage issues. by blackjedii on January 24, 2010
Supernatural: Monsters and Headshrinks and meta, oh my! by kimboosan on January 24, 2010
Texas Rangers: Rangers part-owner-to-be Nolan Ryan bets his reputation on winning by RANDY GALLOWAY in the Star Telegram on January 24, 2010
White Collar: ANYWAY. I think what irritates me about White Collar vs Castle - and neither of these shows have any depth to them - is that you can go most of an episode of White Collar without any lines from women by trouble on January 24, 2010

The Slash Debate

So, let me just say, that if you EVER, and I do mean EVER start a post, or comment with something like, "I just wish all the media I consume would do me a favor and write me some women I GENUINELY ADORE", I will wish you dead. by the-jackalope on January 22, 2010
But collectively it's all starting to read a lot like "what's wrong with the women." And I've had enough of that for many lifetimes. by acrimonyastraea on January 24, 2010
Those stories upset me, because those are badly written stories and offensive and the authors should be called out on it. by mistresscurvy on January 24, 2010
Lets start by of some of the arguments from the list for not liking a female characters/het/femmeslash/gen by autumnus on January 25, 2010

Convention reports

SoDak Anime Convention: Anime fans brighten civic center by Holly Meyer in the Rapid City Journal on January 24, 2010

Fansite news

LiveJournal: LiveJournal, Malware, Interstitial Advertising and You by Alis Dee on January 15, 2010