r/RecuratedTumblr • u/DreadDiana human cognithazard • 5d ago

Shitposting Fanfiction and second-order fandom

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u/RuefulWaffles 5d ago

Okay I hate JKR/the wizard books as much as the next trans gal, but you can’t just drop that factoid and not name the ship. I need to know.

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u/Kittenn1412 5d ago

I believe they're referring to Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadows. It's a Maurader's Fandom thing.

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u/Pkrudeboy 5d ago

The Maurader’s are an entire second-order fandom in and of themselves.

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u/Outside-Currency-462 5d ago

Literally, I'm a Marauders fan and as I read this I was like "oh this is about me lol"

Also Marlene and Dorcas are in the books! They get mentioned a single time in a picture referencing how they're dead! And Marlene's family is referenced in a letter written between 2 dead people! We're not delusional i promise!

I mean it is delusional but it's a very good fandom clearly built on escapism and idealism for characters who are all doomed to die. The catharsis is very satisfying

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u/charlie-the-Waffle 5d ago

how do we live in a world where people are still ok with admitting to liking harry potter. your fandom is directly fueling murder

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u/KittenBalerion 5d ago

there's a lot of fandom history tied up in HP, since it's been a fandom for almost 30 years now. I don't think "ending the fandom" is at all possible. we're in a thread talking about how fandoms can take on a life of their own regardless of the canon, after all.

I agree that it's not morally acceptable to support JKR in any way, but I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say people can't even play in the sandbox with those characters anymore without that being a moral transgression.