Hey Chat, taking a break from my usual think-piece posts because I need to let something out I've been holding back. I've been thinking about my life a lot, and how most, if not all, of my friends, hell, even my boyfriend, have siblings, meanwhile, I'm an only child. Now you may be thinking, "Mads, why the hell is that relevant to whatever you're about to talk about?" Well, because I've come to th... » Continue Reading
In my previous post, I discussed how pro-ship defenses tend to collapse into accusations rather than arguments. One of the most extreme examples of this was Shan’s claim that being anti-Kinktober or critical of romanticized abuse in fandom is “rooted in white supremacy.” At the time, it felt shocking—not because fandom has never had racism problems, but because of how blatantly that language was b... » Continue Reading