Hi, Ana! Idk how to preface this so maybe I'll just get to the point. After seeing ur thread abt fandom entitlement - which I agree with 100% - I got to thinking. I think we can all agree that capitalism n its various comorbid diseases - fast-paced consumption, commodification of art, etc - are to blame for the current state of fandom. While I don't think all English-speaking fans are entitled pieces of shit, I think there's a reason why the English-speaking (esp the monolingual English speakers) side of the fandom are worse when it comes to entitlement within fandoms. The English-speaking side of fandoms are so used to having things catered to them that they find it a given when their favorite shows come w/ both English subtitles & dubbing, their favorite BL translated into English, and their favorite fanfics written in English. Even though I fully acknowledge that using English in fandom spaces is convenient, I can't help feeling that we've been coddling the English-speaking side of fandoms for far too long that some of them - the worst actors - don't bother w/ fandom etiquette. Some proudly, smugly disrespect said fandom etiquette on the basis of being more "progressive". I'm not wholly against fandoms evolving, but I always get the ick every time a monolingual English speaker disregard n disrespect fandom etiquettes commonly found in Asian fandoms. It's giving...colonizer. But maybe that's just me. Idk if u agree w/ me, Ana, but maybe this is a discussion worth-having esp between ppl in fandom spaces whose first language isn't English.

Anyways sorry for rambling in ur retro.....I wish u a very pleasant day/evening, wherever u are.

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