the feminist librarian reads

There are wider discussions that need to be had about the poorly defined boundaries between fans and creators, the ways marginalised communities by and large suffer the most in these circles and the commodification of social justice as a creative trend. These analyses are ongoing in any major fandom. We need to talk more about the ways in which slobbering and unflinching devotion to a concept as liminal as geek culture can only lead to bad things, and how that attitude is encouraged by those who claim to be against it. I’m not sure we can even have this discussion in mainstream circles right now, particularly if you’re from any marginalised group, because the current atmosphere is smothering. I hope we can properly talk at some point and not just go round in circles, but that requires a detailed, contextual and wider reaching understanding of the ecosystem that doesn’t exclusively focus on fans. Call it entitlement but I really feel like fans deserve more.