Snowflake Challenge #6: Wishes
Jan. 12th, 2020 11:47 pmWhat do I wish existed in fandom or that I could get my metaphorical hands on? Let's see...
Since I've seen other people mentioning community norms they'd like to see for this challenge... I guess I'd also wish for fans who are privileged in some way, especially fans who are also in the majority, to do a better job of listening to people who don't share that privilege. If cis feminists would listen to trans women, for example, or if white fans like myself did a better job of listening to fans of color, I think we'd all be the better for it.
- I'd love to find more reaction posts or thinky meta for shows I'm watching! So I guess right now, that would be Stumptown, The Good Place, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and maybe Fleabag. (And Sym-Bionic Titan, although that's a decade old...)
- I'd also love more meta on pretty much any topic. I feel like I used to follow a lot of blogs talking about things like gender, kink, writing, psychology, politics... And of course I still see posts like that, but I feel like a lot of the discussion has moved to twitter, where it's harder for me to follow, so I'm always looking for more.
- Longfic recs in fandoms I read in, or even in fandoms I haven't! I don't mind jumping into the deep end for a story that has rich characterization, cool worldbuilding, and/or soothing angst.
- Recs for original short stories available online, especially if they're SF or fantasy. I always forget how much I like getting tastes of new characters and worlds until I click on a story and remember again. #OwnVoices a plus!
- Fanfic with inventive new premises, like
rionaleonhart's awesome FFXV fic Becoming Strangers, in which Ignis wakes up to find that none of the other bros remember who he is. That's not an established trope, as far as I can tell, but once I read it, I was like, damn, why is it not??
- Active kink memes for fandoms I'd like to write for!
meme_of_interest is still responsible for the only smut I've ever posted, as well as a couple of gen ficlets (and a lot of WIPs). I'd love to get to experience that kind of energy again.
- And of course, I'd be incredibly delighted by any fanworks inspired in any way by my own. I'm still tickled that one of them was translated into Russian, and that was years ago. ♥
Since I've seen other people mentioning community norms they'd like to see for this challenge... I guess I'd also wish for fans who are privileged in some way, especially fans who are also in the majority, to do a better job of listening to people who don't share that privilege. If cis feminists would listen to trans women, for example, or if white fans like myself did a better job of listening to fans of color, I think we'd all be the better for it.