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Welcome to Yikes' English Class
Todays discussion: subtext vs coding
Subtext is the implicit, unspoken underlying meaning, emotion, or thematic layer beneath a character's dialogue or actions. You have to read between the lines to pick up on it, it is a hidden or obscured meaning.
Coding is the specific, often stereotypical, traits used to imply a character belongs to a certain group (e.g., LGBTQ+) without explicitly stating it, often used to bypass censorship or appeal to specific audiences. It's a specific form of subtext. A character is "coded" when they display traits, mannerisms, or themes associated with a real-life group.
That being said: All coding is subtext, but not all subtext is coding. A scene can have romantic subtext without coding a character with specific tropes. Subtext is general; coding is specific, often to social groups.
When we discuss or create something, it's important we use the right words to describe what we mean. Is it sub-textually suggested? A symbolic representation of something? Is a character coded to be a certain group? Or is it all a metaphor for something else?
And furthermore, in analysis, was the meaning intended by the author? Was the coding subconscious? Was the subtext accidental? Is the metaphor the lens you are choosing to read it with for your analysis? This is all worth noting.
so many people in fandom are genuinely so rude. it is astonishing. did no one teach you manners?
"all fans of [blank] suck and should die" and then you tag it with #[blank] and the fandom and a couple of ships and, fuck it, why not some other characters too. you forgot to tag the kitchen sink, too, pal!
thats rude! and that's not how you fucking tag. you tag with #fandom discourse, or #[specific fandom] discourse. then you tag #anti [blank], #[blank] critical, or #i don't like [blank] so people can avoid seeing your post.
i don't care about fandom discourse blogs, but realize that's who you are! tag yourself properly and then don't vaguepost - respond to who you are talking about specifically. because it is immature and a waste of everyone's time for you to not respond to what is specifically bothering you.
because, no, it doesn't "contribute to fandom" for you to just whine and post hot takes. that should be one of your fringe activities that you properly tag.
contributions are discussions, or art (in all forms) or analysis or something. hating on other fans is not a contribution. that's how you make a joyless, dying fandom. you actually have to try to be fun and engaging and then COMPLIMENT and ENGAGE WITH the content you like.
positive reinforcement of "good fans" whatever those are in your mind actually help a fandom grow and become a good space.
in case it needs to be said, I DO NOT LIKE TERFS. IF YOU ARE A TERF PLEASE BLOCK ME.
Let women be bad people instead of just victims all the time.
Making all women victims takes away their autonomy and personality
Not every action from a woman has to be justified by a random, shoe horned sexual assault connection
Shipping doesn't mean that you think it's a perfect, beautiful romance. It's a relationship that you find interesting/worth exploring
Ill never stop complaining about posting on pinterest bc
WHAT
HUH. HOW. HOW WHAT THE FUCK