Tag: collecting

Childhood, comics, Games and Gaming, Social Deconstruction

Surprise! The Patriarchy is the Reason You and Your Wife Fight Over Your Comic Book Collection

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I’m an AFAB person with a handful of “traditionally masculine” hobbies. Basically I’m woman-adjacent in a few men-heavy fields. So I get to live both sides of conversations like the one below. Let me tell y’all: if this what your relationship looks like in terms of hobbies, you’ve got it more fucked up than you… Continue reading Surprise! The Patriarchy is the Reason You and Your Wife Fight Over Your Comic Book Collection

Fan Theory and Transformative Works, fandom, Personal

A Year in Forums: I Don’t Know How Collecting Works Now

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I spent some time in a lot of new pop media forums this year. This is what I observed. So I’ve always been the collectory sort. Snow globes and statuettes from around the country. We’ve got magnets from each installation of our favorite art exhibit. I like picking up cool, pulp covers of my favorite… Continue reading A Year in Forums: I Don’t Know How Collecting Works Now