I think you might be right about radical feminists as nihilists. At least she admitted that she's a radical feminist right up front. I think she could have skipped the rest of her analysis, because I could have told you exactly what she was going to say. She's entitled to believe whatever she wants, but just for once I'd like to hear an original thought from the radical feminist camp. It's all starting to sound the same now, making for a "radical" perspective that is becoming increasingly predictable.
I will say, though, that I'm happy to see an acknowledgement of fan fiction within academia (if she even fits into such a category). I personally think that it's a fascinating part of the literary culture, although I've definitely reached conclusions that are completely different from the writer of that blog. I'd also like to see more discussion of it at the scholarly level, if only to have people realize that alongside the very badly written fics are surprisingly well-written stories.
Oh, and totally agreed about the generalizations that she makes. Honestly. Her analysis isn't even approaching logical.
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I will say, though, that I'm happy to see an acknowledgement of fan fiction within academia (if she even fits into such a category). I personally think that it's a fascinating part of the literary culture, although I've definitely reached conclusions that are completely different from the writer of that blog. I'd also like to see more discussion of it at the scholarly level, if only to have people realize that alongside the very badly written fics are surprisingly well-written stories.
Oh, and totally agreed about the generalizations that she makes. Honestly. Her analysis isn't even approaching logical.