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rambling Glee metaness
Mar. 25th, 2011 11:20 amSo, since this is pretty much "fanfiction problems, film at 11" I'm writing here as opposed to LfT, although maybe a version of this will go on on LfT later?
I am, as we all know, really, really digging the hell out of this Blaine/Kurt thing both in the show and in fandom. And,I'm finding a lot of stuff about how it's presented, both in the show and in fandom, that makes me very happy.
But I'm also finding a lot of landmines, not in terms of "oh god, fandom is so offensive" but in terms of "these are really tricky waters to navigate."
( what is and isn't realistic about the stuff I'm writing about college and why I am writing it anyway )
( I know they're really cute, but I'm also sort of writing about depression )
( And then there's that thing where suddenly we're all using homophobia to write H/C narratives. Queer person who has experienced a lot of homophobia here and that's still sort of squicky, and yet.... )
( stereotypes, queerness, and heteronormativity - why Glee fandom may not suck less, but seems to suck differently -- thanks, Kurt! )
Meanwhile, the only fanon I've really noticed consistently: - Blaine is really loud in bed. EVERY STORY (including mine).
Canon thing everyone is obsessed with? Kurt being taller than Blaine. And I am among the guilty. But I chalk that up to the continuing OH MY GOD WHEN IS PATTY (who is taller than me) GOING TO BE HOME? thing.
This fandom is so compelling to me, in part, because it's not behaving in its transformative choices the way I understand fandom to behave. Super exciting. Slightly bizarre. Giant minefield.
I am, as we all know, really, really digging the hell out of this Blaine/Kurt thing both in the show and in fandom. And,I'm finding a lot of stuff about how it's presented, both in the show and in fandom, that makes me very happy.
But I'm also finding a lot of landmines, not in terms of "oh god, fandom is so offensive" but in terms of "these are really tricky waters to navigate."
( what is and isn't realistic about the stuff I'm writing about college and why I am writing it anyway )
( I know they're really cute, but I'm also sort of writing about depression )
( And then there's that thing where suddenly we're all using homophobia to write H/C narratives. Queer person who has experienced a lot of homophobia here and that's still sort of squicky, and yet.... )
( stereotypes, queerness, and heteronormativity - why Glee fandom may not suck less, but seems to suck differently -- thanks, Kurt! )
Meanwhile, the only fanon I've really noticed consistently: - Blaine is really loud in bed. EVERY STORY (including mine).
Canon thing everyone is obsessed with? Kurt being taller than Blaine. And I am among the guilty. But I chalk that up to the continuing OH MY GOD WHEN IS PATTY (who is taller than me) GOING TO BE HOME? thing.
This fandom is so compelling to me, in part, because it's not behaving in its transformative choices the way I understand fandom to behave. Super exciting. Slightly bizarre. Giant minefield.
