fandomnews | January 19, 2010: Meta & fandom meta discussion, Slash debate, Obituaries, Awards, Convention report

Meta discussion

Yes. Another sexism and comics rant. by Adalisa Z on January 6, 2010
Race Discourse: Bringing Anxiety Attacks Since The Beginning of Time by wistfuljane on January 10, 2010
What do we call it when a fan starts selectively 'scrubbing' her online presence (systematically removing some content from both online as well as archived blog/websites/mailing lists/forums) without actually leaving fandom? by morgandawn on January 12, 2010
Fandom News & World Report - 1/15 by kmarier on nwsfs on January 15, 2010
what is a gamer? by spacelogic on January 15, 2010
It doesn't mean your stories have to be about Sherlock being a racist or Irene struggling against misogyny, but these are things that are good to keep in mind. by marina on January 17, 2010
What Role Will Sports Play in Massachusetts Senate Race? by Evans Clinchy on NESN on January 18, 2010
That was the year that was: Fannish** 2009 by sherrold on January 18, 2010
Guys, this is WEIRD. I am so ridiculously excited about FANDOM in a way I haven't been in years. by kanata on January 18, 2010
However, being a fanfic writer is the whole big fish/little pond thing. It's not enough and it's not good enough. I know that; I do. by shonagonchan on January 18, 2010
Anime Blogging… Like Writing a Textbook? by fuzakenna on January 18, 2010
A (working) Bibliography of Fandom and Fan Studies by covarla on fromtheether on January 18, 2010
nojojo made a thoughtful post about why racefail was 'the bestest thing evar' for SFF, which reminded me that it has been a little over a year since that conversation started. by deepad on January 18, 2010
Why I Think RaceFail Was The Bestest Thing Evar for SFF by N(ora). K. Jemisin on January 18, 2010
I dreamed that linkspam labeled one of my posts as derailing and showing white privilege by wistfuljane on January 18, 2010
Anime Fandom in the Pop Culture by Otaku Dan on January 19, 2010

The Slash Debate

Slash and the appropriation/objectification of The Other by herongale on January 13, 2010
Fiction exists in the real world, and influences real-world people. This is not an issue of "some people" not being able to distinguish between fiction and reality. by mothwing on January 14, 2010
It means when someone says to me 'this thing you do hurts me' that I should listen even when inside I'm going 'I did not, you are making that up'. When they (whoever they are) say 'you are hurting a whole community' I really listen. by jamie on January 16, 2010
Switch hitters: Lesbians write gay male erotica, and gay men write lesbian erotica by xie-xie-xie on January 18, 2010
I'm subscribed to both metafandom and linkspam. They usually don't post the same links, but now and then they intersect -- especially when a big, eh, event is taking place. Well, I usually don't have more use of these communities that quickly reading over the excerpts, then moving on. by jerico-cacaw on January 18, 2010
SCIENCE (which is to say statistics, which is even better) by cimorene on January 18, 2010
Slash, as I've often said, is an interpretation of the text. by eumelia on January 18, 2010
Some things I will clarify up front: I am queer. I am biofemale, though identify as genderqueer in a way that would take a long time to explain. I write m/m profic. by mjules on January 18, 2010
There's this thing going on in slash fandom by linaelyn on January 18, 2010 , 2010
Fiction is appropriation. Appropriation is not the end of the world. by black-trillium on January 19, 2010
you know, not all slash is actually about sex by edenfalling on January 19, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Anime: Anime & Manga News for 18 January 2010 by Brent Newall on January 18, 2010
Arizona Cardinals: Commentary: The Cardinals’ bandwagon about to get lighter by Nick Ruland on The State Press - An independent daily serving Arizona State University on January 19, 2010
Captain America: in relation to my post yesterday about captain america by handyhunter on January 11, 2010
Comics: Peter David, X-Factor and the gay kiss that changed the game , IN PRINT / It was only a matter of time before the Marvel universe expanded to include gay characters by Chaos McKenzie on January 14, 2010
Magic Under Glass: Rabid Reader: Race-Fail 2.0 at Bloomsbury by Mardel on January 18, 2010
Manga: 5 Female Voices in Manga Criticism by Melinda Beasi on January 13, 2010
Kpop: NUNA's Dream: Why do they love Kpop so much? by jarimdi on January 19, 2010

Obituaries

Takumi Shibano, 1926-2010 in Locus Magazine on January 18, 2010

Convention reports

Some thoughts about Rustycon by kmarier on January 17, 2010

Award news

Comics nominees announced for 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards by Kevin Melrose on January 13, 2010
GLAAD Media Awards comics nominees announced on Publishers Weekly on January 13, 2010
PK Dick Award 2009 nominees have been announced! by kmarier on nwsfs on January 17, 2010