Fandom Questions

[elise_509]

2 Fandom Related Questions:

1) Does anyone know of fandoms wherein fans identify themselves using gendered language? (besides Bronies and Pegasisters?)

2) Does anyone know of any MSCL fan communities/fans that were/are centered particularly around queerness? I have an academic friend trying to write about Rickie Vasquez and since I was a 12 year old girl when I was in the original MSCL fandom, I wasn't really aware of that part of it at the time.

Comments

[bachlava.livejournal.com]

Don't know anything about (2), but as for (1), "fangirl" and "fanboy" seem to get tossed around a lot. Nothing more specific is really coming to my mind, but I'm probably overlooking about a thousand things...

[elise-509.livejournal.com]

Yeah, fanboy/girl is a common general one, but I'm trying to find certain fandom-specific labels. Thanks for the thought, let me know if anything else pops into your mind! :)

[halfdutch.livejournal.com]

Can "Cumberbitches" ever be boys?

[elise-509.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I wonder if there's been a boy-specific version of that developed yet. I'll look into it and run it past my friend, thanks for the suggestion!

[halfdutch.livejournal.com]

In this interview, Benedict discusses some other options, including "Cumberbuddies" and "Cumberbabes." I doubt either of them will catch on!