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"reblogging to get chainofclovers more responses!",
"in my experience I witness more at least internalized misogyny homonormativity and the like in modern fandoms",
"but also I suspect it’s due in part to the fact that most historical fiction media I watch has a small limited fandom",
"vs seeing how otp culture DOMINATES big fandoms in ways that lend themselves well to the deployment of misogyny and slut shaming",
"interestingly while I do see it sometimes in response to canon I more so see it being mediated in fic",
"where a character who has had any kind of sexual contact with half of an otp is often villainized in such ooc ways",
"their sexual transgression is less that of violating perceived historical mores than it is infringing upon the sanctity of a desired ship",
"chainofclovers",
"I witness about the same amount in historical fandoms and modern-day fandoms.",
"I witness more slut-shaming in historical fandoms than in modern-day ones.",
"I witness more slut-shaming in modern-day fandoms than in historical ones.",
"I’ve not noticed slut-shaming in any of my fandoms. (Ed. note: ??????)",
"I don’t take part in both historical and modern-day fandoms/Bald/See answers."
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"textContent": "chainofclovers:\n\n> This is a poll for people who have been or currently are engaged with fandoms for both historical/period pieces and media set in the modern day. It’s about slut-shaming and slut-shame-adjacent misogyny—particularly when it comes to fan tendencies to vilify women who pose a perceived threat to a ship, but also just in general.\n>\n> How much fandom slut-shaming and adjacent misogyny do you witness in historical vs. modern-day fandoms?\n>\n> I witness about the same amount in historical fandoms and modern-day fandoms.I witness more slut-shaming in historical fandoms than in modern-day ones.I witness more slut-shaming in modern-day fandoms than in historical ones.I’ve not noticed slut-shaming in any of my fandoms. (Ed. note: ??????)I don’t take part in both historical and modern-day fandoms/Bald/See answers.",
"title": "This is a poll for people who have been or currently are engaged with fandoms for both…"
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