Which is my problem with those kind of statements.
The main thing I can parse your comment as saying something that goes beyond that is that RPF source texts, in addition to being "real," lack intentionality; they're not created. That premise I would argue with; since I do think that our decisions we make in the "real world" are parts of deliberately fabricated constructions, even when we are with the people with whom we are the most comfortable.
And I stand by my definition. RPF isn't based on the fictional texts celebrities create, they're based on reports of those celebrities' lives. There's a big difference, I think, between fictional events which are purposefully created to be consumed and interpreted by an audience and private lives which - aren't. I'm not trying to imply that RPF is less valid than other forms of fanfic, because writing about real people is just as valid as writing about fictional ones and celebrities wind up creating public personas through there public actions, but I still think they're operating from two different kinds of sources.
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Date: 2008-02-24 03:29 am (UTC)Which is my problem with those kind of statements.
The main thing I can parse your comment as saying something that goes beyond that is that RPF source texts, in addition to being "real," lack intentionality; they're not created. That premise I would argue with; since I do think that our decisions we make in the "real world" are parts of deliberately fabricated constructions, even when we are with the people with whom we are the most comfortable.
And I stand by my definition. RPF isn't based on the fictional texts celebrities create, they're based on reports of those celebrities' lives. There's a big difference, I think, between fictional events which are purposefully created to be consumed and interpreted by an audience and private lives which - aren't. I'm not trying to imply that RPF is less valid than other forms of fanfic, because writing about real people is just as valid as writing about fictional ones and celebrities wind up creating public personas through there public actions, but I still think they're operating from two different kinds of sources.