stephrc79:

brendaonao3:

So, here’s a big pro-tip for you:

If you want to promote and celebrate fandom diversity and encourage more authors and artists into your community and to write your faves, you have to actually GIVE THEM A SAFE SPACE to create.  And you also have to DEFEND THAT RIGHT to a safe space against people who want to tear it down.

This really shouldn’t be a difficult concept, but apparently it needs to be reiterated.

And this goes double if you’re running any sort of fandom community/event. Because yes, it 100% IS your duty to look out for and protect your creators from backlash.  To step in and say, “We don’t tolerate bullying in ANY form in our community, so back off with the hate”.  You don’t get to pick and choose and say, “well, if you wrote/drew this, you’re on your own, even though we included you in our community/event and allowed you to participate” – the only thing it does is tell other creators that your community/event is not a welcoming place for them.  That you’re condoning bullying and don’t care if real people are getting hurt or leaving the fandom because of it.

Fandom is for EVERYONE.  It’s a free space for every type of fan to safely engage in their creativity, no matter what it is.  You don’t have to like every aspect of what other people are creating, but you do have to respect their right to create it, and you have to defend it from any sort of bullying or purists who would strip away those rights.  That’s the only way to actually BE a safe place for diverse voices.

And fandom – the world for that matter – could use a lot more diversity and tolerance, not less.

#fandom politics#fandom policing#and yes#if someone is writing a trope you don’t like#this goes for you#if someone is engaging in fandom activity you deem problematic#it also goes for you#if someone is promoting a harmful stereotype#then start a conversation#come from a place of inclusion#but all bullying does#is drive people away#and does nothing to combat any sort of issue#it’s not your job to police what people write or draw or create 

(via @brendaonao3)

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Gettin real tired of this bullying shit fandom, and I’m especially pissed and Every Single One Of You who has condoned it.