something I'm curious about

[esmenet]

I do believe in the transformative power of fan works as much as anyone else, but I see page after page of fics and art dedicated to $Thing About White Dudes, and I think -- yes, transformative works are all very well, but does it really matter how transformative the fanworks are when we're still giving these things attention?

I mean, you can racebend and genderfuck till the cows come home, but I feel like at some point it's just not worth it to keep investing so much love and effort and time in $whitedudethings.

That's the question I'm asking here, I guess. At what point, to you, is it no longer worth it?

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[foxfinial]

I mean, you can racebend and genderfuck till the cows come home, but I feel like at some point it's just not worth it to keep investing so much love and effort and time in $whitedudethings.

I certainly feel this way, especially about the way gender is discussed in my corner of the writing world. I just want more ambition, you know?

[esmenet]

Yeah, agreed.