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Date Posted: Sunday, October 09, 01:37:11pm
Author: JayBee
Subject: Oh, what an interesting article! (r)
In reply to: Chgo 's message, ""Saved by Gay Hobbit Erotica" - artlce about fanfic (r)" on Saturday, October 08, 01:18:52pm

On the one hand, I think there are definitely people out there for whom fandom fills this kind of therapeutic function. Fandom is a community, after all, and it's quite an accepting one, so troubled individuals can often take comfort there.

On the other hand, though, I hate that virtually all articles about fandom and fan fiction use an angle that makes it look as if all participants are socially maladjusted. Now, I understand that healthy, well-adjusted people writing fanfic don't make for a very interesting news story, but...still. The vast majority of us are *not* recovering addicts, etc. using fan fiction to "work through our childhood issues" -- we're just ordinary people who find it a fun hobby.

Thank you for sharing that link, Chgo!

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