Entries tagged with culture!fail

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Meta & fandom meta, feedback issues, legal issues, culture!fail

Meta discussion

diversity in fantasy mine by cindy_pon on enchantedinkpot on March 14, 2010
Who Are The Big Name Fans? by Sean Kleefeld on March 15, 2010
Queering SFF no. 1: First Experiences by Brit Mandelo on Tor.com on March 16, 2010
In Sheep’s Clothing: Why Fantasy and SF might be disguised as each other by Jo Walton on Tor.com on March 16, 2010
Good Films Sell by Jim on March 16, 2010
People! Stop using Word to convert to HTML! by jane_elliot on epic_rants on March 16, 2010
Lewis: How grateful can taxpayers be for the Dead? by Al Lewis on Dow Jones Newswires on March 17, 2010
it's great that so many people in rp are left-leaning social liberals who fully support gay rights and are tolerant of gay men, even sometimes preferring them to straight men. however, the majority of fandom (like the majority... everywhere) is heterosexual; the queer segment is comprised mostly of bisexual-but-male-leaning women, and the internet equivalent of daddy's money lesbians by andstardust on March 17, 2010

Culture!Fail

The Doomsday Can of Worms by Michael Schuster on March 15, 2010
Spinrad, contra la cf “del tercer mundo” by Literatura Prospectiva on March 16, 2010 (Spanish only)
Writing and Racial Identity Versus the Spinrave by Jeff VanderMeer on March 16, 2010

Fandom feedback issues

Dear everyone who expects or wants a response from me when you comment, by tiamatschild on March 16, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Furry fandom: Popular Brazilian TV show to use furries in prank, Some hope for good publicity, others fear misrepresentation by Tanuki Gokuhi on March 15, 2010
Science fiction: But girls weren’t allowed to be knights, so she disguised herself as a boy (or strongarmed the king into letting her try, or whatever), and after many difficult challenges, she proved that Girls Can Do It, Too. For better or for worse, this trope seems more generally characteristic of fantasy than of science fiction. by Marie Brennan on March 16, 2010
Soccer: First Person: The Night That Changed Everything, Off in Salamanca, one wild night caused a visitor to see soccer in a new light. by Ramin Majd on March 16, 2010
Soccer: Maverick Hall says football must remain local to survive by George Caulkin on March 16, 2010
Soccer: A new way to watch football, a reffing conspiracy and Mourinho's wristicuffs with Materazzi by Gabriele Marcotti on March 17, 2010

Fandom legal issues

Essay: Fandom and Piracy (Part 3) by Charles Tan on March 17, 2010

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Meta & fandom meta, legal issues, culture!fail, obituaries, fan vidding

Meta discussion

Modern Mythology: Myths and Legends by Anime Anthropologist on Study of Anime on March 14, 2010

Culture!Fail

Insiders and Outsiders by Juliette Wade on March 15, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Doctor Who: The Sun is reporting that the BBC have struck a deal with Nintendo to develop a Doctor Who game on the Wii and DS. by Angry Who Fan on March 15, 2010
Manga: Noted Women of Manga by Manga Mom on March 15, 2010
Supernatural: Struggling with Supernatural by karenmiller on March 15, 2010
Wonder Woman: Thoughts on Wonder Woman by kalinara on March 9, 2010
Wonder Woman: Say it ain’t so! Gail Simone leaves Wonder Woman by Michelle on March 9, 2010

Fandom legal issues

Cuckoo for Copyright Comment Roundup by on The Hooded Utilitarian on March 15, 2010

Obituaries

AlphaBits: 'Mission: Impossible's' Peter Graves Dies by MICHAEL HINMAN on Airlock Alpha on March 15, 2010

Vidding

Impaired Closed Captioning by Nathaniel on March 15, 2010

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Overflow edition: Meta & fandom meta, award news, culture!fail, feedback issues

Meta discussion

I feel like I'm in a similar place when I ask the question "What is the point of fanfic archives?" by dani-the-girl on March 12, 2010
Character Concepts I’m Tired of Seeing at LARP Games by javagoth on March 12, 2010
So the fact that I gave up fandom for lent has just made me start treating Classics more and more like fandom. Yeah...I just spent several hours today reading Classics slash. by celzmccelz on March 14, 2010
Fandom or Bandom Obsessions by EM Hunt on March 15, 2010
Visiting old fandoms is interesting. The CSI one is pretty much dead for the parts that interest me. CSI NY and Miami are much more active. by starbright73 on March 15, 2010
The Female Gaze upon (usually masculine) Media, Ladies in Fandom, and my Own Massive Insecurities by on ali-wildgoose on March 15, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Boxing: Should boxing be a male sport only? by Muslim Women in Sports on March 14, 2010
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Creators and Shippers by woman_of_ on March 15, 2010
Golf: Tour needs Tiger back, but immediate result will be pandemonium by Steve Elling on CBS Sports on March 15, 2010
Green Bay Packers: Jim Becker sold 145 pints of blood to pay for Green Bay Packers' tickets by Hart Van Denburg on March 15, 2010
Jane Austen: See Jane Bite by Amy Leal in The Chronicle Review on March 14, 2010
Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Old pairing rant...sort of. IDK. by tokidoki-hime on March 15, 2010
Last Airbender: Shyamalan meets with fans and online journalists by jedifreac on racebending on March 15, 2010
Lost: The 'Lost' weekend: 'Lost' - The Musical by Todd VanDerWerff on March 14, 2010
New York Yankees: This is baseball fandom, the epitome of the love of sport; this is the Pedro Martinez/Yankee Rivalry. by J Lucero on March 14, 2010
Soccer: The Legend of the Mexican Soccer Fan by Sounder At Heart on March 14, 2010
Star Wars: Star Wars burlesque -- Meet the woman behind the mask by Brian Fairbanks on March 15, 2010
Supernatural: Supernatural Academic Papers by hells-half-acre on March 14, 2010
Whip It: The book had its problems (most notably a case of blinding whiteness), but it did not have the main problem of the movie, which was the male coach. by kanata on March 14, 2010

Award news

Hugo Award: Final Hugo Ballot by Niall Harrison on March 13, 2010

Culture!Fail

Spingate by ianmcdonald on March 15, 2010
No such thing as *just* fiction by fiction-theory on March 15, 2010
(Post * Post) Colonialities by Sebastian Adanko on March 15, 2010

Fandom feedback issues

I recently read a post about how lurkers are the backbone of fandom. by merricatk on March 15, 2010

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Meta & fandom meta, convention reports, culture!fail, feedback issues

Meta discussion

BNFs (that's Big Name Fans if you were wondering). What do people think about them? I've always been really curious about the whole BNF thing, and how they come into being. by hils on March 14, 2010

Fandom feedback issues

We all have preferences for how writers treat feedback and comments. Many of us also have hidden expectations. In lieu of writing about this side of things, I thought I'd do a poll, and throw it out to you guys. by schmevil on March 14, 2010

Culture!Fail

Lutins and Tengu and Were-Bears. Oh, my. by Heather Tomlinson on March 11, 2010
This Week in Diversity: Boys, Girls, and Government by Miriam Newman on March 12, 2010
Cultural Appropriation by lucius_t on theinferior4 on March 14, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

KAT-TUN: IF YOU COULD WRITE A DRAMA FOR ANY KAT-TUN MEMBER: WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHO WOULD IT BE FOR? by eiffel65_rox on kattunlove on March 15, 2010
Smallville: Smallville, in general, hearts windows in its sets. In particular, it hearts windows of the stained glass variety. by nyonyo on March 15, 2010

Convention reports

WinchestMidwest: WinchestMidwest: A review by potterfreak0515 on March 14, 2010

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Overflow edition: Meta discussions, Convention reports, Fandom news, Culture!Fail

Meta discussion

Canon vs. Fanon vs. OMC/OFC by torino10154 on March 12, 2010
No saving throw (or "Why the death of your Beloved!Character is not the end of my world") by betnoir on March 12, 2010
Yup. With all that talk about Isms and Oppression, Fandom has become soooooo toxic nowadays. by das-dingsi on March 13, 2010
Once We Let 'Those People' Into The Neighbhourhood It Was All Downhill by the-willow on March 13, 2010

Culture!Fail

Re: Norman Spinrad's complete fuckmuppetry. by fiction-theory on March 14, 2010

Convention reports

MegaCon: MegaCon 2010 Star Wars Report by Just on TheForce.Net on March 14, 2010

Fandom news

This Week In Manga 3/6-3/12/10 by Manga Mom on March 13, 2010

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Meta & fandom meta, convention news, feedback issues, legal issues, culture!fail

Meta discussion

Tucker argues that illegal downloading is bad because it betrays the can-do rapacious imperialism of our forefathers. by Tucker Stone on March 10, 2010
Please stop pissing in other people's Wheaties. by zoethe on March 11, 2010
The Other Love that Dare Not Speak its Name by Jason Thompson on March 11, 2010
Yaoi, slash, and characterisation by lanjelin on March 12, 2010
Abandon Fandom! by Nathaniel on March 13, 2010
the various discussions have had me contemplating how one can identify digression versus derailment, because sometimes it seems as though digressions get labeled as derailment when perhaps they aren't. by kaigou on March 13, 2010
Danah Boyd: How Technology Makes A Mess Of Privacy and Publicity by Jason Kincaid on TechCrunch on March 13, 2010
As a Pop Culturalist, I’ve never found it my job to critique media I do not enjoy, nor do I give much credence to those who do. by Kate Harding on March 13, 2010
Oh, look, more Robotech and Macross meta! by incisivis on March 13, 2010

Culture!Fail

Quite honestly, I'm appalled at how conveniently the guy just wiped away African-American writers. by lennan on March 11, 2010
Where's my Foreign Pop Fiction? by Eric Rosenfield on March 13, 2010

Fandom feedback issues

Misc thoughts about comments etc on fanworks by alias-sqbr on March 12, 2010
Today's meta posts are flooded with debate on how you should comment to fic. Even whether you should comment to fic. by ssquirrel-fic on March 13, 2010
your hit counter is lying by zing-och on March 13, 2010
Also, commenting? I’m with those who think pestering, urging, demanding, begging, advising, patronising, threatening etc. is not the way to get more comments. by elvirablue on March 14, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Australian sports: Popularity of Australian sports leagues across various social networks by Laura on March 13, 2010
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Shipper wars...and other bits...sort of kitchen sinky because work ate my brain again by shadowkat67 on March 12, 2010
Michael Jackson: MJ Fandom: Discussing the Art Vs. the Gossip by arXter on March 12, 2010
Star Trek: Trekkies & Trekkies 2 by Sean Kleefeld on March 13, 2010
Star Wars: TFN Interview: Karen Miller by Mandy on TheForce.Net on March 13, 2010
Star Wars: Movie Director makes his case for Star Wars Fans in "The People vs George Lucas" by GeekToMe on March 13, 2010
Supernatural: "Well, You Are Kind Of Butch": The Bisexuality Of Dean Winchester by waterofthemoon on March 13, 2010
Supernatural: Ahahaha! Oh, where to begin? XD First of all, I'm not offended by the article or the assumptions the author makes, but I am a bit indignant that he could look at Supernatural fandom and choose wincest and crackfic as the definitive evidence that the fandom is crazy. by quitecontrary8 on March 13, 2010
Twilight: What is with all of these crazy twilight haters? by Hamster Farter on March 13, 2010

Fandom legal issues

Convention news

Closet Con: CLOSET CON 2010 – a Kirk/Spock and multi-fandom slash convention by catalenamara on slash_con on March 13, 2010

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meta, fandom, fansite & award news, convention news & reports, culture!fail, feedback/legal issues

Meta discussion

So there was this panel at Gallifrey - "Fan Reactions to Character Deaths." And it was intense and difficult and fantastic all wrapped up in a bundle of making me feel awkward and touched all at once. by betnoir on March 1, 2010
So, I've been following the various discussions, on LJ and at Dreamwidth, regarding LJ's business practices. by merryish on March 12, 2010
What the Chinese Are Making of Avatar by Henry Jenkins on March 12, 2010

Culture!Fail

Why I Think Norman Spinrad is COOL by The Crotchety Old Fan on March 12, 2010
Can a gabacho understand non-gabacho writings? by Larry on March 13, 2010

Fandom feedback issues

There's something about comments -- a comedy of manners by cupidsbow on March 12, 2010
Feedback? Again? by trobadora on March 12, 2010
Thoughts on Feedback by lizvogel on March 12, 2010
Oh my God I can't believe the entitled whinging of fanfic authors has become a fandom-wide meta discussion. by thoracopagus on March 13, 2010
Ah, comment meta, that familiar fandom chestnut. Every year or so this makes the rounds in fandom, and the effigy of a lurker is dragged out into the fandom streets and flogged. by bauble on March 13, 2010
Cultures of commenting? by perdiccas on March 13, 2010
Wibbling about Comments by lsellersfic on March 13, 2010

Fandom legal issues

Steal This Blog by Newman on March 12, 2010

Plagiarism issues

Art, Information, Theft, and Confusion by Ursula K. Le Guin on March 11, 2010

Award news

Hugo Awards: Tonight/Tomorrow Is HUGO Award Nomination Deadline by The Crotchety Old Fan on March 12, 2010
Hugo Awards: Remember to Nominate by kevin-standlee on March 12, 2010

Call for submissions

LionHeart: Looking for Pros Slash Writers by Media Fen on March 11, 2010
Call for papers for CEREBUS book by Eric Hoffman on March 12, 2010

Writing/Publishing news and advice

Ways to Trash Your Writing Career: Writers Block by Brenda Clough on March 12, 2010

Convention reports

Furry Fiesta: Furry Fiesta 2010! by jtigerclaw on furryfiesta on March 11, 2010

Convention news

Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy Retiring from Conventions After 2010 by The Convention Fans Blog on March 12, 2010

Fansite news

LiveJournal: That affiliate thing? by rydra-wong on March 12, 2010

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Breaking news: Culture!Fail

Breaking news edition

A master list of all Culture!Fail related links can be found at Culture!Fail. This list is independent of

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Culture!Fail

Who Is This Norman Spinrad Guy? by Arachne Jericho on March 9, 2010
The Erudite Ogre: Aetheric Ephemera: Ruminations and Hortations Edition by John Ginsberg-Stevens on March 10, 2010
World SF again by Nick Mamatas on March 10, 2010
Instead of Spinrad by Arachne Jericho on March 10, 2010
Norman Spinrad interview from 2008 by StarShipSofa on March 11, 2010
And, on a somewhat different though related topic, there's been a lot of stuff written about the essay by Norman Spinrad about, oh dear, "third world" SF (here's the original, and some other places to read up on reactions to it are here, and this one) by anghara on March 11, 2010
Editorial: The Dilemma of the Term “World SF” Redux by Charles Tan on The World SF News Blog on March 11, 2010
Tackling Foreign Cultures In Your Writing by Kenneth Yu on March 11, 2010
Norman Spinrad talks about ‘Brazilian Science Fiction’. by Ana Cristina Rodrigues on Science Fiction made in Brasil on March 11, 2010
The fail, it burns. by fiction-theory on March 11, 2010
Goodbye Norman Spinrad, hello Zetta Elliott by triciasullivan on March 11, 2010
Making African Science Fiction Invisible by Polenth Blake on March 10, 2010
Norman Spinrad and RaceFail 2010 by delagar on March 11, 2010
“Third World Worlds” Link Compilation by Charles Tan on The World SF News Blog on March 12, 2010
Foreign Futures by James W. Harris on March 12, 2010
Still the Third World Imbroglio - Two Essential Links by Fábio Fernandes on March 12, 2010

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