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A Very Potter Musical had a Zac Efron poster as one of Voldemort’s horcruxes, Quirrell and Voldemort getting together and the entire Harry Potter series being written by Gilderoy Lockhart and I am 1000000000% more likely to accept that as canon than the Cursed Child plot.
This post shows that fans are willing to accept fan creations over canon when they disagree with it, even if the fan creation is seven years old.
Emily H
Another Rant About Homophobia
First of all, for those of you who haven’t seen or watched Fantastic Beasts
Also tw: abuse, homophobia, sexual abuse
Keep reading
This post continues to show problems the Harry Potter fandom has with representation in canon.
look one of the biggest questions brought up by fantastic beasts is if obscuruses are formed by wizarding children being forced to repress their magic, then why wasn’’t harry freaking potter an obscurial
(also ‘why is most of the wizarding world white/able-bodied/straight’ but tbh we all know the answer to that)
With new material coming into the fandom through the new movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, fans continually focus on the original source material, comparing and contrasting to seek internal inconsistencies. This reminds me of the Star Trek fandom, which obsessively sought every fact about each episode. Because there is such a limited amount of content in the original Harry Potter, fans can do so to the books as well.
I chose to reblog this for a similar reason I chose to reblog another picture of a game of thrones actor because, while that showed the fun, human side of an actor, this shows the more sensual and seductive side that appeals to some fans. I think this shows that the attractive characteristics they associate with the character permeate out into their perception of the actor. While he’s a good looking guy in his own right, I think it is really their crushes on Jon Snow that made this so popular.
-James
I think this is a very good point. I’ve noticed that usually not conventionally good looking people become extremely popular, not only for their work but also for their appearance just because they played a certain character. The first example I can think of is Benedict Cumberbatch. A lot of people, when initially looking at him would not say he’s handsome, but after watching some of his works, fans start associating those attractive characteristics of the characters with Cumberbatch himself.
Kimberly
Another example of this is obviously K-Pop! So much of K-Pop, from fandom to capitalism and everything in between, is based on looks! There are members in the groups who occasionally offer looks and a personality instead of any musical skill. It demonstrates that fandom is superficial in many ways.
--Kushal Dev
Merry Christmas, everyone!
(or happy holidays, if you prefer)
Emily H
This YG Mess
Some things you should know:
In S. Korea, “scandals” from the kpop industry are used to cover up for political turmoil in the government. (e.g. GD’s scandal, Bom’s scandal, other dating scandals, etc.)
Based from CL, Dara and Taehyun’s letter, it’s safe to say that the decision was not theirs.
Before you start blaming Yang Hyun Suk, know that Yang Hyun Suk has not been the CEO of YG Entertainment since 2001. Since GD was 13 years old. He’s only the face of the company, not the one making the decisions.
YHS’s role is Executive Music Producer. This means that all he does is produce music and looks over artists’ training and performances. That’s about it.
His brother, Yang Min Suk is the CEO of YG Entertainment. He’s the one in charge of managing the company.
However, 2NE1’s disbandment and Taehyun’s departure does not depend on their decision. It depends on YG Entertainment’s Board of Directors. All decisions about management and financial issues goes through the Board.
The fact that 2NE1 was preparing for a comeback clearly shows that YHS gave them the go signal. The fact that Taehyun was given a hiatus until he finds the right time to produce music again, clearly shows that YHS does not want any of his artists leaving/disbanding. He can be annoying and difficult music production-wise and yeah even personality-wise, but he’s not stupid to drop two things at once. He’s a hiatus person, not a disbandment person.
YHS and his brother only own 23% (the CEO with only 3.9%) of the company and 77% goes to various investors and shareholders. This includes various companies and some YG artists. Since the brothers only own a small percentage, they can’t decide on their own like what they did back in 2009-2011 - unless they own more than 50% of the shares.
Older YG stans and VIPs will most likely notice, but management started going downhill since 2014. That’s because with BIGBANG’s success, more and more huge investors came and now the brothers have to compromise with them whenever a decision is needed.
I’ve seen the “favoritism” argument being thrown around. The truth is: NO ONE IS SAFE UNDER POOR MANAGEMENT. Not even BIGBANG. BIGBANG was about to be disbanded in 2011 (pretty much due to all the scandals) but got saved because of their win at MTV EMA (thanks to the VIPs). So don’t ever think BIGBANG had it easy. Also if they were “protected” then why are they still the members labeled as a “druggie,” “murderer,” “pervert,” etc. They even have to go on television to clear their names. BIGBANG, 2NE1, Winner, iKON, Blackpink, Lee Hi, AKMU - everyone has their share of poor management. All of these artists have to sometimes fight for their solos (BIGBANG for instance), ask permission to release an album, ask permission to do a collaboration (like MOBB), ask permission to be in a variety show, etc. These artists would probably ask Yang Hyun Suk but even if given his approval - it still has to go through the higher-ups.
YG Family is dead? No. I don’t think so. The company may not be marketing it anymore, but you could see that the artists still support and interact with each other - even to those who left. Se7en is still friends with BIGBANG and 2NE1, Dara, CL and Bom still support Minzy, Winner and iKON are close friends, AKMU and Lee Hi are close.
Bottom line: Because the brothers sold a large percentage of company shares, they somehow lost control of YG Entertainment. The only way to get back to the old management is if the brothers and the artists buy more shares than the investors. It will be hard to buy back the company because the company is worth more than it used to.
I keep on telling people that there’s a bigger picture in this, but some fans fail to see things in a mature way. For others, it’s just my fave vs. your fave vs. Yang Hyun Suk. Stop being petty with the fanwars and educate yourselves first.
I’m reblogging because what happens when fans are angry and don’t know who to be angry at? I think it’s scary but interesting that there is a debate over who the real leaders of this company is. This is the company responsible for 2NE1′s disbandment and no one really knows what is going on within this company at this point. I’m really confused and would like answers...
--Kushal Dev
I don’t know how I feel about this🤔😶
The way some fans draw relationships between characters is strange, especially in Harry Potter where there are so many characters that any combination of any type of person is possible. These tags come from ao3, where I guess there really is something for everybody.
Emily H
• snsd lost a member and hasnt promoted in a year • f(x) lost a member and hasnt promoted in a year • miss a lost a member and is basically dead • after school is basically dead • secret is basically dead • 9muses is basically dead • 4minute disbanded • kara disbanded • rainbow disbanded • 2ne1 disbanded
RIP 2nd/3rd gen girl groups :(
Reblogging because I wanted to show that my fandom is rapidly changing. the face of k-pop is shifting entirely to new girl groups. It makes me really sad because all the people who joined the fandom more than 2-3 years ago grew up with these groups. I was a fan of every single one of these groups so I’m :’(
--Kushal Dev
“I think I have to prepare myself for kind of more of that fan reaction about what an asshole I am.” - Jeffrey Dean Morgan on Talking Dead for “The Cell”
I’m reblogging this post because it shows a humorous interaction between Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the newest villain on The Walking Dead, and a clear die hard fan of the show. Even though the fact that it was a 70 year old woman makes it amusing, a reaction such as this one by a fan exemplifies the obsessive, over the top qualities of fandom shown in the readings this week. Some Walking Dead fans are so intense they let their emotions for the characters on the show motivate their feelings about the actors who play those characters, and Jeffrey even states he has to prepare himself for the fans and their reactions to his character.
-Cristina Teems
When I see fandom interact with the creators (or actors, etc.) in this manner I’m reminded of the “Get a Life!” sketch with William Shatner, where fans confuse fantasy with reality. I also think that these perceptions contribute to typecasting-when an actor plays one type of role, fans and producers alike see them in a certain way and are biased either for or against them.
Emily H
Black Pink may be 2NE1 2.0, but as someone who joined the Kpop fandom too late to experience 2NE1, I am totally okay with that.
I AM REBLOGGING BECAUSE I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS. So the story is essentially that YG Entertainment, the record label that created and managed 2NE1, recently debuted a new girl group that almost exactly mirrors 2NE1 called BlackPink. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with them, because I love their music and their performances, but I hate how they are a literal copy of 2NE1. I am not okay with people being so dismissive of the original 2NE1, but I do support BlackPink. What happens when fandom shifts towards towards new artists who may lack creativity and originality? Sigh.
–Kushal Dev
Move aside, Daario.
I’m reblogging this because this fake dialogue is a good example of a Game of Thrones ship. Some people ship Daenerys and Yara even though the two characters have never met in the book, because the two characters are both strong female heroines. I find it interesting that shippers have such imaginative skills and also are unabashed poachers of the original series.
Jane Huang
I’m reblogging this reblog because, like Jane, I think this is a really good example of shipping in fandom and the different type of content they can create besides just fan fiction to express their shippingness.
-Cristina Teems
I think that it is very interesting how people in fandom express their wishes in different ways. This photoset seems more realistic than a fanfiction in that it is backed up by actual footage from the show, but it expresses a sentiment similar to what could be found in fanart or fanfiction.
Emily H
Liverpool Desktop Wallpaper
I am choosing to reblog this because it is an example of fan fiction in sports which is something that is not talk about much in sports fandoms. I think that expressions like this in sports is another example of how sport fandoms are not separate from other fandoms.
-Kenneth Adusei
I disagree that this is fanfiction; instead it is fanart, in which case Kenneth’s point stands. Because sports fandoms often deal with events and people that are “real,” the fandom is more often focused on stats and pictures or videos of actual games, press releases, etc. The addition of a piece of fanart to the may gifs and pictures that dominate a sports team’s tag on tumblr does, indeed, relate it more closely to other fandoms.
Emily H
A perfect example of Drake’s economic capital as an artist, and how that capital informs the practice of being a Drake fan. As many a post I’ve shared this semester have highlighted, Drake fans love the fact that Drake is a commercial force to be reckoned with. He is the commercial king of hip-hop. Along with his recent 8 Grammy nominations–an institution inextricable from capitalistic clout in its own right–Drake has given his fans much to be excited about. Drake fans are on top of the world right now at the market’s recognition of his talents, the same talents that the hip-hop community at large is quick to critique.
-Jake
It’s interesting because I think Drake is too mainstream for hip-hop at this point. This idea that he is economically successful means he has permeated a larger community than just hip-hop, and now that he is so big, I think the hip-hop community itself is critical of him and is moving on. It seems like the hype is moving more towards artists like Chance the Rapper, but I could be wrong because I stopped following hip-hop closely a long time ago.
--Kushal Dev
sansa stark meme | six scenes ► sansa and jon, 6x05 the door
↳ “ I made this for you. ”
I think it’s interesting that even though the Game of Thrones show is heavily based on action and politics, fans of the show still focus on the scenes where the characters are humanized and shown engaging in ordinary social interaction, rather than planning political takeovers or war tactics. This suggests that fans often like characters because of their personality traits rather than their importance in the show’s plot.
Jane Huang
I find the fact that fans often like their fan object because of their personalities particularly true with my fandom, BTS, which is a kpop boy group. A lot of fans are in the fandom because they like the personalities of the members, not just their music. This aspect can be seen in the multiple fan fictions and memes posted about the group.
Kimberly
I agree with Jane on this- while media typically must create an intriguing plot to initially draw in viewers, I believe that the characters are what keep people interested, and what drive them to create fanart or fanfiction.
Emily H
Jk: my eyes are very powerful >;^B
ASK BTS!
This is an interesting post because it incorporates a lot of different fandom elements. There is fan art, a sort of fan fiction (in the form of dialogue and the fact that it is presented in a narrative manner), and fan interactions. I think this appeals to fans because not only does it present relatable material, in the form of the widely accepted personalities of the members, it also brings to life the members and the funny situations that probably could happen between the members, the situations we don’t get to see. Also, the very existence of this blog, Ask BTS, brings to life the boys and makes it seem like they are actually interacting with the fans. The value of the post is judged upon the accuracy of the portrayals of the members’ personalities.
Kimberly
Reblogging because I actually don’t like these kinds of posts, because I think they play too much into this “idea” of what their personalities are like. In reality, they’re definitely not this animated or anything, so I think these posts allow fans to over-romanticize their idols. Yikes.
--Kushal Dev
Park Bom’s handwritten letter to fans + Translation
I AM NOT OKAY.
cr. @haroobomkum’s Twitter, Trans: @Fataltney (Twitter) @memealuvzcl (Twitter)
Park Bom’s letter addressing 2NE1′s disbandment… I’m reblogging this because I’m sad about the group’s disbandment and I wonder how fandom works now that the group itself doesn’t exist. Will we still be a collective fandom, or scatter to other K-Pop fandoms?
–Kushal
Trying to anticipate the future of the Blackjacks is a very interesting topic. If the producers are no longer producing, is there still that relationship between consumer and producer? Do fans feel a need to continue to interact with the fan object? Also, since they are no longer producing any music, the commercial/capitalistic aspect of the relationship is gone as well and that seemed to be a driving factor of the relationship, for both the producer and consumer.
Kimberly
Reblogging this again because I also wonder how the capitalism aspect of this will work -- who gets the profit of any purchases I make of the group’s releases? Considering two remain under their original entertainment label while two left the company, who gets the money? Does the company take all the money that I intend to go to the members of the group? Ugh.
--Kushal Dev
Me leaving the comment section of a Beyoncé post when white gays show up to talk about how much better Lady Gaga is.
I am reblogging this post (despite some profanity) because it illustrates the idea of fans defending their choice of cultural object and engaging with other fandoms that feel just as strongly. In the Beyoncé reading, we come to understand Beyoncé’s worker bees to be the most committed fans on the Internet, some ready to defend her against critics and praise her talents. Gifs like this one show how Beyoncé fans are not only concerned with their own fandom and cultural object, but also how others respond to it and compare it to other objects.
-Cynthia Goldman
I find that this happens a lot in the kpop fandom, specifically in my fandom for the group BTS. “Armies” (the name for fans of BTS) are known for shutting down other fandoms and for declaring that their group is the best. This happens a lot between groups because obviously there is competition for popularity, but fans should learn to be more respectful when addressing other fandoms.
Kimberly
Though we’ve talked about fandoms as groups that create communities, this post illustrates the negative aspects of fandom. By creating exclusive communities, fandom also causes conflict between different groups and can generate the toxic environment that we read about in our most recent readings.
Jane Huang
I’m reblogging for multiple reasons. 1. because I agree with Kimberly that Armies are CRAZY. 2. I think this is an interesting post because it brings some social justice ideas about “white gays” into the mix with fandom. I think there’s a current disdain toward the stereotypical “white gay” in fandom and social justice communities right now, so it’s interesting to see how liberal and social justice concepts mix with fandom.
--Kushal Dev
