December 26: Meta discussion, fandom meta discussion, convention reports, media references to fando

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Meta discussion The Oppressor as hero by sqbr on December 20, 2009 I think, now, I know why I'm just so done with certain aspects of fandom, fans and cons. by betnoir on December 22, 2009 By the Numbers, Part I, or, Golden Age, What Golden Age? by ithiliana on December 24, 2009 Numbers Part 2: Topics by ithiliana on December 24, 2009 Fandom Discoures, Cycles, Communities, and More by ithiliana on December 24, 2009 Yuletide! by rivkat on December 25, 2009 Sarcasm in Fandom by _debbiechan_ in bleachness on December 26, 2009 Jetse DeVries has offered up a very thought-provoking piece on the future of SF in his recent piece entitled Should SF Die? by The Crotchety Old Fan on December 26, 2009

Fandom meta discussion Anime: Anime of the Decade: Part I by Silencers on December 26, 2009 Avatar: Avatar or How I learned to hate the White and love the Blue by Rami Shapiro on December 25, 2009 Avatar: (m, th) Avatar, Surrogates, posthuman blackface by theory friction practice on December 25, 2009 Avatar: Avatar, Africans and Racism: Some Brief Reflections on James Cameron’s Tale about White Supremacy by Ray Winbush on December 25, 2009 Avatar: Avatar by Abigail Nussbaum on December 25, 2009 Avatar: Personal Identity and Race in Avatar by davidkilloren on December 26, 2009 Avatar: I Feel Bad for Hating Avatar by Evil Dead Junkie on December 26, 2009 Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Last Airbender...is White by rokkuramu on Decembr 26, 2009 Baseball: Blogger Nine Innings: Sarah Bergstrom by Jesse Spector in the New York Daily News on December 26, 2009 Glee: Is ‘Glee’ a Little Bit Racist? on PopMatters on December 9, 2009 Queer as Folks: Introduction plus a question about Fetch Dickson and Queer Guy by danny_sparks on qaf_coffeeclub on December 22, 2009 Sports: Studies I would like done: Athelete Attractiveness over Time by Sydney on December 25, 2009

Convention reports Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival: Collapsed Experience Special Post Part 2 (of 2) by snubpollard on December 25, 2009

Media references to fandom Linda Holmes: 10 Reasons This Was TV's Decade on NPR on December 25, 2009

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