72. What About Manperson?

Episode 72 of the Antimatter Pod podcast, hosted by Anika and Liz, titled "72. What About Manperson?" was published on March 2, 2021 and runs 82 minutes.

March 2, 2021 ·82m · Antimatter Pod

Summary

Liz and Anika go back to the '70s and discuss a write-up of a panel on feminism in Treklit. "Treklit?" you ask. We young'uns call it fan fiction these days. Topics covered include: Changes in the way we talk about fic Reminiscences about mailing lists How fic reflects the time it’s written Early fandom racism Anti-feminism in fic The thorny question of content curation, warnings, ratings and acceptable content in fic Fic as a valid subject for critical analysis Liz makes a confession about her sockpuppet past “Again, I don’t wanna be an anti…” A brief digression into X-Men, Anika’s Mary Sue marriage to Sarek, and WandaVision “Are women people?” (Related: How do you write a good female character? We are still having these discussions?) Is it possible to have … too much feminism?! “At least a third of Trekfen are male.” Why is fic dominated by women? The ladies of the '70s had some theories... Please note there's a discussion about incest in fic between 31:08 and 31:02.

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