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Puritanism took over online fandom — and then came for the rest of the internet (www.vox.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Here are some interesting takes on how Puritanism has harmed lgbtq+ spaces online and the internet in general.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it really sucks how toxic fandom became. Nowadays its TOO normal to see harassment for people having even the wrong headcanons. Ship wars used to be ultimately a light hearted joke but now its tied to your morality.

fossa was a disaster in so many ways. it made it harder to STOP human trafficking because it all went underground. https://newrepublic.com/article/162823/sex-trafficking-sex-work-sesta-fosta

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In general I avoid fandoms for the most part anymore because of how toxic they became.

Occasionally I'll dip my toes in a fandom but it usually like the community meme of walking in the door and everything is on fire.

The Owl House fandom is still pretty great though. But that's a pretty openly queer fandom, so it's the exception. Man I loved it's representation of our community.