Fan Culture Can Be Wildly Empowering and Problematic粉絲文化:賦權(quán)過度,問題重重
These days, with a quick Google search, you can find superfans of almost anything and anyone. Whether you love Beyoncé, the New York Yankees, or Game of Thrones, you’re bound to find a place to share your endless love and devotion. And participating in fandoms online can be as simple as following a few fan accounts on social media, or as involved as writing fan fiction that’s 10,000 words long. When I was a budding1 teen fan of the Marvel universe and Game of Thrones, platforms like Tumblr allowed me to air2 my obsession of the moment with as much fervor as I wanted. But I discovered that while fandoms are a place to demonstrate love and appreciation, “fan armies” can also make themselves into weapons of harassment and intimidation that threaten to undermine all that love and inclusion. And they are hard to stop, even when they want to.
如今,用谷歌快速搜索一下,幾乎可以找到任何人、任何事的超級粉絲。(剩余8138字)