Thank you for writing this.
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Good stuff. Why do you think people are resistant to doing the cultural research? When some of the British fandoms were first exploding, "Brit-pickers" were a major thing to ensure details were correct. Why the pushback now? (Besides the obvious white privilege, of course)
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On one level, I suspect a lot of people don’t/didn’t realise how heavily xianxia settings are rooted in real Daoist ideas and Chinese history; they just saw “magic,” assumed “fantasy but Asian” and then got defensive when this was challenged bc it seemed fine to *them*.
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This is excellent! I think it comes down to a default assumption that fandoms' baseline is Western white women, which has marginalized fans who aren't because the cultural preconceptions can differ so much. Hopefully as non-white fandoms emerge this will change.
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Wonderfully put! And a conversation that need to be had. As someone who has been involved in fandoms for content that did not originate in or for my own cultural background, I always try very hard to understand the context of what I am consuming and how I interact with it.
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Just an example, I’ve been a fan of Jpop foe a majority of the last decade. There are a lot of things that would just go over my head: in lyrics, fan culture, and even subbed content that would and still might go over my head. It’s necessary to learn in these contexts.
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Ugh this was such a good read!!! And I didnt even considered the emotional labor on our end, figuring out which authors write about Chinese culture in a way that feels respectful and not icky. Thanks for sharing this!!
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Very well said!
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