Hee, I was talking about fandom - I haven't come across many fans stating this as something that interests them in fanfic. *g*
I don't see gender as 'bad' either - not only is it inescapble, it is marvelous in its complexity and confusion
I don't see it as bad either - as you said, it's inescapable, and there are plenty of good things about it. *g*
I'm fascinated (if sometimes horrified) by how gender expectations are playing out in my own life
I got horrified by gender expectations, and how they affect me as an individual, at a very early age - I'm afraid I never quite recovered from it. *g* Lately, I *have* been taking interest in gender studies (because, after all, my identity as an individual is inescapably tied to my identity as a woman, and I need to know), but there's a lot more I need to read before I could even begin to speak on that topic. I'm not sure if it'll ever be as important to me as it is to you, though - I'm interested in Buffy, the individual: her gender is only a (very important) part of it.
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I don't see gender as 'bad' either - not only is it inescapble, it is marvelous in its complexity and confusion
I don't see it as bad either - as you said, it's inescapable, and there are plenty of good things about it. *g*
I'm fascinated (if sometimes horrified) by how gender expectations are playing out in my own life
I got horrified by gender expectations, and how they affect me as an individual, at a very early age - I'm afraid I never quite recovered from it. *g* Lately, I *have* been taking interest in gender studies (because, after all, my identity as an individual is inescapably tied to my identity as a woman, and I need to know), but there's a lot more I need to read before I could even begin to speak on that topic. I'm not sure if it'll ever be as important to me as it is to you, though - I'm interested in Buffy, the individual: her gender is only a (very important) part of it.
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