omg did you read that geekdad article that came out that talks about antis and basically drags them?

discoursecatharsis:

I was like “wait is this specifically about antis in the Voltron fandom?”

*Googles*

“Oh no, seems to just be about fandom in general.”

*clicks links*

“Oh damn.”

This is… a really great article. They even link to a few tumblr blogs

Anti arguments may shift over time,
but the critical thing to note is 1) competing popular pairings
(pairings that share characters with the anti-favored pairing) are
always problematic, and 2) the anti-preferred pairing is never
problematic. If you take nothing else from this article, please take
this: all this outrage isn’t about protecting children, or about
morality, or about critiquing media. It’s about people wanting their
favorite characters to kiss.

It mostly talks about Voltron fandom but mentions antis and wank in other fandoms as well.

It’s a 13 minute read, so get a snack and a drink

https://geekdad.com/2018/10/toxic-fandom-when-criticism-and-entitlement-go-too-far/

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