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This is a concerning article about the state of affairs. Back when I was younger, fandoms were known for shipping and all sorts of nonsense, hyjinks, shenanigans, and acts of absolute dedication, at least from my perspective. Yes, there are some problematic issues like mob justice and "the shipping wars," but ultimately it was a community where people could bond. Where else do you find people who would make drawings or comics just because they enjoyed it? Or even an animation team that made a Moomin movie?
Fandoms are a way to find community about a niche aubject, and eventually friends. It's how I found some of mine.
I was, however, surprised that such a small law, the FOSSA law, would have such a big impact on online discourse. This would end up having a domino effect.
It makes me sad and upset that kids and teens are soaking up the toxicity of the world like sponges. As the older generations we should be setting good examples for them, not worse ones.
Yeah, it really sucks how toxic fandom became. Nowadays its TOO normal to see harassment for people having even the wrong headcanons. Ship wars used to be ultimately a light hearted joke but now its tied to your morality.
fossa was a disaster in so many ways. it made it harder to STOP human trafficking because it all went underground. https://newrepublic.com/article/162823/sex-trafficking-sex-work-sesta-fosta
In general I avoid fandoms for the most part anymore because of how toxic they became.
Occasionally I'll dip my toes in a fandom but it usually like the community meme of walking in the door and everything is on fire.
The Owl House fandom is still pretty great though. But that's a pretty openly queer fandom, so it's the exception. Man I loved it's representation of our community.