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Author: Ardiente

Jun 17th 2011 at 5:45:41 AM

"AudienceReactions are not tropes" except when they happen in-universe
*Homophobia: alledgedly what is despised about CampGay and CampStraight is not the Gay, but the Camp. Basically being "girly" gets you despised or hated at worst and treated with condescension at best, whether you're male ''or'' female: RealWomenDontWearDresses, remember?
*"Well, this is at least a little better than the last twelve tropes that have come up as a way for the OP to justify to themselves liking My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.... " I plead guilty, but it reassures me that I was not alone.
*"This sums up nicely the idea that media for/about men is universally enjoyable, but media for/about women is beneath the dignity of a male audience." Beneath the dignity of an audience ''period'': some guys will let themselves be cajoled into watching MyLittlePony, but all girls I've tried to get to watch it '''absolutely refused no matter what''', on the principle that it involved ponies and magic.
*"The fanfiction example has actually been studied and documented at length by Henry Jenkins (Textual Poachers) and Camille Bacon-Smith (Enterprising Women). Jenkins even speculates that female viewers trying to find enjoyment in "boy's shows" on their own terms is what drives the fanfic phenomenon in the first place! " Linkie plz: I want to read more about that.
^O RLY?
* "Pick a classic-era Disney film. Any of them." But those aren't girly, are they? ''Wait...''
* "That page quote is kinda Narm-y when you consider that all that impassioned and geniune thought on gender media is capped off by attributing it to the maker of a work subtitled Friendship Is Magic." Ever heard of NarmnCharm? That's right, ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH!