January 20, 2010: Meta discussion, Fandom meta discussion, Slash Debate, Charity efforts, Con news

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Meta discussion Guys, could we talk about implicit erasure? by shweta-narayan on January 14, 2010 Why Don't Black Girls Count by ankhesen-mie on January 16, 2010 In Defense of Criticism by jimhines on January 19, 2010 Choo-Macek Pair Versus Fandom by On The Fence on January 19, 2010 An Open Letter to Celebrities by cleolinda on January 19, 2010 The Benefits and Dangers of Pre-Registering for a Fandom Convention by Kelly Rowles on January 19, 2010

Fandom meta discussion Anime: Anime Magazines within America: A Chronological History by on December 31, 2009 Anime: American Anime Magazines by Brent on January 20, 2010 Avatar: How 'Avatar' fans took over the world by Grace Wong on CNN.com on January 19, 2010 Megan Fox: Why People Hate Megan Fox by hecklerspray staff on January 29, 2010 NFL: Dan Shanoff: How Kurt Warner Saved My NFL Fandom by Dan Shanoff on January 14, 2010 Smallville: Why I think of Lex as a bottom by twinsarein on January 18, 2010 Tokusatsu; Tokusatsu Fandom: More open-minded? by Takumi on January 18, 2010 Torchwood: Captain Jack Harkness is not gay by trobadora on January 19, 2010 True Blood: True Blood: not really liberal by shiegra on January 19, 2010

The Slash Debate I'm in your fandom queering up your het... by qwertyuiop on January 14, 2010 More Science! by melannen on January 18, 2010 The first rule of slash... by oconel in camelot_fleet on January 18, 2010 I don't know about everyone else but I've been following the current slash is the source of all evil debate avidly. by ssquirrel-fic on January 19, 2010 The Road Thus Far, The Queer Experience, & Writing The Other by spiderstars on January 19, 2010

Fandom charity efforts help_haiti is a standard auction community designed to assist us all in contributing to aid to Haiti. by ladydreamer on January 14, 2010 Help_Haiti Smallville and DC lists of items offered by tallihensia on January 14, 2010

Convention news Press Release: Gareb Shamus, Wizard Entertainment CEO, Acquires Atlanta Comic Convention by Convention Fans Blog on January 19, 2010