Oh FAIL - PBS does vid on Fan Art and Fic forgets the Women

[karadinart]

Not a single woman interviewed,- Kind of wrecks any of the enjoyment I get from this. (at least now the producer is stating that they screwed up big time on this, and wants female artists in NYC to contact them) After being in fandom for almost a decade, it’s odd to see the mainstream attention, interviewers bringing up fandom to actors, etc. The idea of fanart and fiction as a way for women (who post about 73% of online content) to transform media content largely created by men intrigues me.

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[kayay.livejournal.com]

At first I thought this might be a case of, "It's not such a big deal," but watching it I got a bit irked too, because some of the art briefly showed looks like -- just making a stereotyped call based on art style and subject matter -- it was done by women. If they're going to show art by women then interview them too!

Fanart and fic seemed a thing not to be talked about, especially on official or news channels because of the legal questions. At most creators usually gave a silent nod to its existence, so it is intriguing to see this positive attention.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Now fanfic and art gets brought up constantly when people interview (example) Benedict Cumberbatch of Sherlock or Misha Collins of Supernatural. It is strange to me, after being in online fandom for a decade to see the mainstream attention it's getting now, and things like art from memes getting gallery shows.

Part of me I think will miss the sort of naive fun I used to have back in the day, will all the scrutiny and attempt to enforce more rules on the internet, maybe the fun freewheeling fandom times will become a thing of the past.