Girls who like Boys who like Boys – Ethnography of ... - Yuuyami.com
Girls who like Boys who like Boys – Ethnography of ... - Yuuyami.com
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the same mélange <strong>of</strong> fandoms one is a part <strong>of</strong>. 15 The maintenance <strong>of</strong> these<br />
connections then serves toward a deepening <strong>of</strong> one’s connection on multifandom<br />
levels, the re-enforcement <strong>of</strong> a shared fan-mode <strong>of</strong> identity, but<br />
equally, and akin to real life friendships, as a process <strong>of</strong> getting-to-knowyou<br />
<strong>–</strong> on more than a simple fandom-level.<br />
My precocious assumption that connections online are somehow less<br />
strong or less equal to connections <strong>of</strong>fline was inherently faulty. As I have<br />
argued that online culture is in no way a simple or lesser replica <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fline<br />
culture, it should have been apparent from the onset <strong>of</strong> this project that online<br />
connections are, equally, not a simple or lesser replica <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fline connections.<br />
Online friendships may fulfill many needs that <strong>of</strong>fline friendships cannot. On<br />
a general basis, they provide different contexts, interactions, and topics than<br />
work-, school- or family-related contexts would. On a much narrower basis,<br />
they can provide a space <strong>of</strong> speech that is semi-public, but also semi-private.<br />
Such a space can <strong>of</strong>ten prove liberating inasmuch as it provides the willing<br />
with a different means <strong>of</strong> self-expression. In slash/yaoi an example <strong>of</strong> this<br />
would be, older female fans I have <strong>of</strong>ten seen <strong>com</strong>ment that within fandom<br />
and with their online friends they are free to talk about sexual topics which<br />
they would not be able to share with <strong>of</strong>fline (and, perhaps, more conservative<br />
15<br />
Small interactive: Yuri<br />
For example: I love Harry Potter, Yami no Matsuei, GetBackers, Saiyuki, Furuba, and X [all<br />
but Harry Potter Japanese media, <strong>of</strong>ten both anime and manga format]. “Draco” loves Harry<br />
Potter, Yami no Matsuei, GetBackers, Furuba, X, and Captain Planet. Don’t know if that’s<br />
useful…Also, she is a Draco/Ron fan, whereas I am (<strong>of</strong> course) predominately Harry/Draco.<br />
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