Yikes, Scoob! This week, Emily and V hold their noses and sink into the cesspit that is the Tumblr blog of ASOIAF BNF and certified GOT Hater, Lindaaaa (Linda Antonsson). We literally can't use any of the words that Lindaaaa uses to refer to fellow A Song of Ice & Fire/Game of Thrones fans and still have this episode be SEO-searchable and able to show up on your podcatcher, so, uh, make sure you're wearing headphones if you plan to listen around other people. Of any age. She's a peach. But also, we learn about a type of fanfiction -- BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS, LINDA -- that we'd never encountered before: the MUSH.

Sources

A Storm of Hate (Link now defunct)
Beximilian: The Ballad of Lindaaaa (Wayback Machine)

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This week, our C-List Superhero is Tomás Lara Perez AKA Chipmunk Hunk, and our A-List Superhero is Diana of Themyscira AKA Wonder Woman. Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest Mia ( @that-wimpy-cowboy-doll ) from The Fan Girl Film Club. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable... like, at all.

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Yikes. This week, V and Emily try their best to be Carefully Neutral (well, V does) as they delve into the sordid, obsession-fueled assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr, who wanted very badly to impress child actress Jodie Foster. After the event, though, came the fallout: the idea of "the obsessed fan" became a cultural boogeyman of the early '80s. So what was fandom supposed to do if not write scathing LOCs in Star Trek zines? We look at how the demonization of "fans" played out in the dialogue of actual fans in fannish spaces, and really, we did our best to be classy. Well. V did.

Sources

Wikipedia
Fanlore: I'd like to comment, yet again...
Fanlore: So many topics in the past few months...
Fanlore: Interstat
Fanlore: Public Image

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Check out our new pod-friends That Aged Well! Feel conflicted about the movies you loved as a kid? Let Paul and Erika guide you through all that beloved garbage we watched... after all, nostalgia is more fun when you aren't the only one embarrassed by it. Come dive into yesterday's pop culture today!

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• Follow This Week in Fandom History on Tumblr at @thisweekinfandomhistory
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