{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66f706c02750688fd03c72b5/6a5849a0c152a357dbfad91a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E72: Shameless Fandom - Ditching Guilty Pleasures and the Culture of Fan Shame","description":"<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>I am a freak and I am proud.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Why are so many fans hiding their AO3 bookmarks, running private accounts, and apologizing for what they love? In this episode of Pages &amp; Prejudice, Stitch and Adrie Rose dig into the culture of shame, guilt, and fear that has taken over fandom spaces — and why it's making everyone miserable. Drawing on cultural anthropology, Ruth Benedict's guilt/shame/fear society framework, and years of firsthand fandom experience, they break down how anti-fandom, call-out culture, and the concept of \"guilty pleasures\" are pushing fans to hide, self-censor, and turn on each other.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics:</strong> fanfiction, AO3, guilty pleasures, anti-fandom, dark ships, slash fiction, fandom culture, kink shaming, fandom shame, fan works, pro-ship, fandom discourse, kirk/spock</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommendations:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Fanfic:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://archive.org/details/alien-brothers/page/n5/mode/2up\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alien Brothers</a> by Helena Seabright</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Podcasts:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-very-special-episodes-145325754/episode/searching-for-soshern-the-forbidden-star-trek-fanfiction-336953413\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Searching for Soshern: The Forbidden Star Trek Fanfiction</a> (Very Special Episodes)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow &amp; Support:</strong></p><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pagesandprejudicepod?igsh=YnlpbGRvYjdzNTg5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>.</p><p>Send inquiries to <a href=\"mailto:pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pagesandprejudicepod@gmail.com</a>.</p><p>Buy merch on <a href=\"https://pagesandprejudice.threadless.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Threadless</a> or<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/PagesandPrejudice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> become a Patron</a> to support the show!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosted by:</strong></p><p>Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, &amp; tiktok)</p><p>Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Music: </strong><a href=\"https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/holy-moly\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠⁠HOLY MOLY⁠⁠</strong></a><strong> by Shane Ivers</strong></p>","author_name":"Adrie Rose, Stitch"}