It's been this odd bit of relief (in that way that I wasn't sure I was even looking for relief) that more people than I thought are on the same page as me on this. And it may be self-selecting and all, but I feel like I'm in good company, you know? :)
That's a good point you made about something about fan involvement that makes it seem dirtier, as opposed to when tabloids or TV shows do it for money. I guess it just seems so much more prurient and lurid when the idea is that (maybe) we'd do this and think this even if it weren't for economic gain (because let's face it; we're not profiting, and if anything we're buying it). Like, blame the demand and not the supply, because the demand is where we've run out of excuses: this is just plain what we want, and now that we're staring desire in the face, the inclination is to judge.
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Date: 2014-06-27 09:21 pm (UTC)That's a good point you made about something about fan involvement that makes it seem dirtier, as opposed to when tabloids or TV shows do it for money. I guess it just seems so much more prurient and lurid when the idea is that (maybe) we'd do this and think this even if it weren't for economic gain (because let's face it; we're not profiting, and if anything we're buying it). Like, blame the demand and not the supply, because the demand is where we've run out of excuses: this is just plain what we want, and now that we're staring desire in the face, the inclination is to judge.
(Apologies if that doesn't make much sense...)