Would you mind writing a little more about how you see the Cult of Nice/Mean mapping onto the affirmational/transformational ideas. I'm interested!
transformative fandom is affirmational, it's affirmational not of a text or an author but of a community readers ... transformation
This makes a lot of sense to me.
What I found interesting in the comments to one of the affirmational/transformational posts was the idea that I am both types of fan for different fandoms. I've said for a long time now that I don't feel "properly fannish" if I'm not writing (performing my primary fannish activity/contribution). But that isn't really true, that's just how I feel "properly transformationally fannish." I am "affirmationally fannish" about many other fandoms that I simply enjoy yet don't interact with any further.
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transformative fandom is affirmational, it's affirmational not of a text or an author but of a community readers ... transformation
This makes a lot of sense to me.
What I found interesting in the comments to one of the affirmational/transformational posts was the idea that I am both types of fan for different fandoms. I've said for a long time now that I don't feel "properly fannish" if I'm not writing (performing my primary fannish activity/contribution). But that isn't really true, that's just how I feel "properly transformationally fannish." I am "affirmationally fannish" about many other fandoms that I simply enjoy yet don't interact with any further.