madeline ♡
@itsmaddierxse.bsky.social
🎤 professional yapper | content creator 📸
fandom history, culture critique, and digital chaos.
• restless wanderer •
💌: hello@itsmaddierxse.com
https://lnk.bio/itsmaddierxse
fandom history, culture critique, and digital chaos.
• restless wanderer •
💌: hello@itsmaddierxse.com
https://lnk.bio/itsmaddierxse
what i do and where to find it:
📝 the convergence lens
commentary on culture, politics, and the places they converge.
theconvergencelens.substack.com
tiktok:
www.tiktok.com/@itsmaddierxse
everywhere else:
lnk.bio/itsmaddierxse
📝 the convergence lens
commentary on culture, politics, and the places they converge.
theconvergencelens.substack.com
tiktok:
www.tiktok.com/@itsmaddierxse
everywhere else:
lnk.bio/itsmaddierxse
August 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
what i do and where to find it:
📝 the convergence lens
commentary on culture, politics, and the places they converge.
theconvergencelens.substack.com
tiktok:
www.tiktok.com/@itsmaddierxse
everywhere else:
lnk.bio/itsmaddierxse
📝 the convergence lens
commentary on culture, politics, and the places they converge.
theconvergencelens.substack.com
tiktok:
www.tiktok.com/@itsmaddierxse
everywhere else:
lnk.bio/itsmaddierxse
new article up:
"the power of making kindness cool again"
"somewhere between 2016 and now, we decided that being kind meant being weak."
https://open.substack.com/pub/theconvergencelens/p/the-power-of-making-kindness-cool?r=32b71l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
"the power of making kindness cool again"
"somewhere between 2016 and now, we decided that being kind meant being weak."
https://open.substack.com/pub/theconvergencelens/p/the-power-of-making-kindness-cool?r=32b71l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
July 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
new article up:
"the power of making kindness cool again"
"somewhere between 2016 and now, we decided that being kind meant being weak."
https://open.substack.com/pub/theconvergencelens/p/the-power-of-making-kindness-cool?r=32b71l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
"the power of making kindness cool again"
"somewhere between 2016 and now, we decided that being kind meant being weak."
https://open.substack.com/pub/theconvergencelens/p/the-power-of-making-kindness-cool?r=32b71l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
the "tradwife" to purity culture pipeline is so real and we need to talk about it.
wrote about how 90s moral panic got a glow-up and infiltrated our fandoms, wellness spaces, and basically everywhere else 😅
https://theconvergencelens.substack.com/p/the-return-of-moral-panic-why-purity
wrote about how 90s moral panic got a glow-up and infiltrated our fandoms, wellness spaces, and basically everywhere else 😅
https://theconvergencelens.substack.com/p/the-return-of-moral-panic-why-purity
July 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
the "tradwife" to purity culture pipeline is so real and we need to talk about it.
wrote about how 90s moral panic got a glow-up and infiltrated our fandoms, wellness spaces, and basically everywhere else 😅
https://theconvergencelens.substack.com/p/the-return-of-moral-panic-why-purity
wrote about how 90s moral panic got a glow-up and infiltrated our fandoms, wellness spaces, and basically everywhere else 😅
https://theconvergencelens.substack.com/p/the-return-of-moral-panic-why-purity
sneak peek inside:
June 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
sneak peek inside:
wrote something i've been thinking about a lot lately: when did we stop consuming media and start living inside it?
little yap about projection, artificial intimacy, and the economics of loneliness.
read the full article here: https://itsmadelinerxse.substack.com/p/are-we-consuming-media-or-living
little yap about projection, artificial intimacy, and the economics of loneliness.
read the full article here: https://itsmadelinerxse.substack.com/p/are-we-consuming-media-or-living
June 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
wrote something i've been thinking about a lot lately: when did we stop consuming media and start living inside it?
little yap about projection, artificial intimacy, and the economics of loneliness.
read the full article here: https://itsmadelinerxse.substack.com/p/are-we-consuming-media-or-living
little yap about projection, artificial intimacy, and the economics of loneliness.
read the full article here: https://itsmadelinerxse.substack.com/p/are-we-consuming-media-or-living
fan activism isn't new - it's been building power for 60+ years. what's new is recognizing it as legitimate political force.
so, what's your fandom doing for change? 👇
so, what's your fandom doing for change? 👇
June 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
fan activism isn't new - it's been building power for 60+ years. what's new is recognizing it as legitimate political force.
so, what's your fandom doing for change? 👇
so, what's your fandom doing for change? 👇
right now, fandoms are:
- raising money for palestine through fan-led auctions
- organizing climate strikes using fandom hashtags
- fighting book bans with fan fiction advocacy
- supporting trans rights through fan creator funds
the work continues. 🌍
- raising money for palestine through fan-led auctions
- organizing climate strikes using fandom hashtags
- fighting book bans with fan fiction advocacy
- supporting trans rights through fan creator funds
the work continues. 🌍
June 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
right now, fandoms are:
- raising money for palestine through fan-led auctions
- organizing climate strikes using fandom hashtags
- fighting book bans with fan fiction advocacy
- supporting trans rights through fan creator funds
the work continues. 🌍
- raising money for palestine through fan-led auctions
- organizing climate strikes using fandom hashtags
- fighting book bans with fan fiction advocacy
- supporting trans rights through fan creator funds
the work continues. 🌍
we all know that november 5, 2020 will live forever in internet history.
tumblr crashed. twitter exploded. and fans turned heartbreak into mobilization- between destiel posts, fans were sharing polling updates, voter protection resources, and election anxiety coping strategies.
tumblr crashed. twitter exploded. and fans turned heartbreak into mobilization- between destiel posts, fans were sharing polling updates, voter protection resources, and election anxiety coping strategies.
June 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
we all know that november 5, 2020 will live forever in internet history.
tumblr crashed. twitter exploded. and fans turned heartbreak into mobilization- between destiel posts, fans were sharing polling updates, voter protection resources, and election anxiety coping strategies.
tumblr crashed. twitter exploded. and fans turned heartbreak into mobilization- between destiel posts, fans were sharing polling updates, voter protection resources, and election anxiety coping strategies.
fast forward to today and fans:
- saved the expanse (amazon picked it up after #SaveTheExpanse)
- saved star trek: prodigy from being a tax write-off
- secured the dexter finale rewrite
- got a sense8 finale movie
fan mobilization has never been stronger.
- saved the expanse (amazon picked it up after #SaveTheExpanse)
- saved star trek: prodigy from being a tax write-off
- secured the dexter finale rewrite
- got a sense8 finale movie
fan mobilization has never been stronger.
June 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
fast forward to today and fans:
- saved the expanse (amazon picked it up after #SaveTheExpanse)
- saved star trek: prodigy from being a tax write-off
- secured the dexter finale rewrite
- got a sense8 finale movie
fan mobilization has never been stronger.
- saved the expanse (amazon picked it up after #SaveTheExpanse)
- saved star trek: prodigy from being a tax write-off
- secured the dexter finale rewrite
- got a sense8 finale movie
fan mobilization has never been stronger.
that star trek campaign didn't just save a show - it created the template for fan organization. trimble's how-to letters taught fans to form clubs, coordinate messaging, and target decision-makers.
sound familiar? she pretty much invented what we now call "fan mobilization."
sound familiar? she pretty much invented what we now call "fan mobilization."
June 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
that star trek campaign didn't just save a show - it created the template for fan organization. trimble's how-to letters taught fans to form clubs, coordinate messaging, and target decision-makers.
sound familiar? she pretty much invented what we now call "fan mobilization."
sound familiar? she pretty much invented what we now call "fan mobilization."
ik i say it a lot, but fan activism IS real. here's how fandom has mobilized for good across the decades 🧵
from saving shows to changing elections, fans have been carrying advocacy on their backs for literal decades.
from saving shows to changing elections, fans have been carrying advocacy on their backs for literal decades.
June 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
ik i say it a lot, but fan activism IS real. here's how fandom has mobilized for good across the decades 🧵
from saving shows to changing elections, fans have been carrying advocacy on their backs for literal decades.
from saving shows to changing elections, fans have been carrying advocacy on their backs for literal decades.
honorable mention to: cas being nerfed in the later seasons bc he was too OP, angel lore being literally all over the place, and the fact that amara got eaten by her own brother and it was never addressed.
June 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
honorable mention to: cas being nerfed in the later seasons bc he was too OP, angel lore being literally all over the place, and the fact that amara got eaten by her own brother and it was never addressed.
purgatory logic:
- supposedly IMPOSSIBLE to escape
- dean escapes
- cas escapes
- benny escapes
- dean escapes AGAIN
- man treated it like a revolving door lmfao
- supposedly IMPOSSIBLE to escape
- dean escapes
- cas escapes
- benny escapes
- dean escapes AGAIN
- man treated it like a revolving door lmfao
June 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
purgatory logic:
- supposedly IMPOSSIBLE to escape
- dean escapes
- cas escapes
- benny escapes
- dean escapes AGAIN
- man treated it like a revolving door lmfao
- supposedly IMPOSSIBLE to escape
- dean escapes
- cas escapes
- benny escapes
- dean escapes AGAIN
- man treated it like a revolving door lmfao
chuck writing the supernatural books ABOUT sam and dean IN THE UNIVERSE WHERE SAM AND DEAN EXIST???
the meta levels were so insane we just accepted it and moved on even tho there's so much to unpack. 😭 the french mistake walked so the finale could... stumble.
the meta levels were so insane we just accepted it and moved on even tho there's so much to unpack. 😭 the french mistake walked so the finale could... stumble.
June 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
chuck writing the supernatural books ABOUT sam and dean IN THE UNIVERSE WHERE SAM AND DEAN EXIST???
the meta levels were so insane we just accepted it and moved on even tho there's so much to unpack. 😭 the french mistake walked so the finale could... stumble.
the meta levels were so insane we just accepted it and moved on even tho there's so much to unpack. 😭 the french mistake walked so the finale could... stumble.
the men of letters bunker is supposedly WARDED AGAINST EVERYTHING.
things that have gotten into the bunker:
- demons
- angels
- witches
- the literal Darkness
- pizza delivery guys (the most powerful entity)
things that have gotten into the bunker:
- demons
- angels
- witches
- the literal Darkness
- pizza delivery guys (the most powerful entity)
June 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
the men of letters bunker is supposedly WARDED AGAINST EVERYTHING.
things that have gotten into the bunker:
- demons
- angels
- witches
- the literal Darkness
- pizza delivery guys (the most powerful entity)
things that have gotten into the bunker:
- demons
- angels
- witches
- the literal Darkness
- pizza delivery guys (the most powerful entity)
and can we discuss how heaven's security is worse than a suburban mall?
castiel: "heaven is an impenetrable fortress"
also heaven: *gets invaded every other thursday by literally anyone with daddy issues*
castiel: "heaven is an impenetrable fortress"
also heaven: *gets invaded every other thursday by literally anyone with daddy issues*
June 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
and can we discuss how heaven's security is worse than a suburban mall?
castiel: "heaven is an impenetrable fortress"
also heaven: *gets invaded every other thursday by literally anyone with daddy issues*
castiel: "heaven is an impenetrable fortress"
also heaven: *gets invaded every other thursday by literally anyone with daddy issues*
the angel blade situation is so funny lmfao
season 4: "these are RARE and PRECIOUS weapons!!"
season 12: everyone has seventeen angel blades in their trunk like they're buying in bulk from costco
season 4: "these are RARE and PRECIOUS weapons!!"
season 12: everyone has seventeen angel blades in their trunk like they're buying in bulk from costco
June 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
the angel blade situation is so funny lmfao
season 4: "these are RARE and PRECIOUS weapons!!"
season 12: everyone has seventeen angel blades in their trunk like they're buying in bulk from costco
season 4: "these are RARE and PRECIOUS weapons!!"
season 12: everyone has seventeen angel blades in their trunk like they're buying in bulk from costco
let's start with the elephant in the room: HOW MANY TIMES CAN ONE SELL THEIR SOUL??
bobby sold his soul for info. dean sold his for sam. sam tried to sell his for dean. so on and so forth. crowley definitely had a whole excel spreadsheet just for winchester soul contracts
bobby sold his soul for info. dean sold his for sam. sam tried to sell his for dean. so on and so forth. crowley definitely had a whole excel spreadsheet just for winchester soul contracts
June 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
let's start with the elephant in the room: HOW MANY TIMES CAN ONE SELL THEIR SOUL??
bobby sold his soul for info. dean sold his for sam. sam tried to sell his for dean. so on and so forth. crowley definitely had a whole excel spreadsheet just for winchester soul contracts
bobby sold his soul for info. dean sold his for sam. sam tried to sell his for dean. so on and so forth. crowley definitely had a whole excel spreadsheet just for winchester soul contracts
bored so here's supernatural lore that genuinely makes no sense: a thread 🧵
because after 15 seasons, the writers were just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what stuck to the ceiling (looking at you, leviathans)
because after 15 seasons, the writers were just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what stuck to the ceiling (looking at you, leviathans)
June 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
bored so here's supernatural lore that genuinely makes no sense: a thread 🧵
because after 15 seasons, the writers were just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what stuck to the ceiling (looking at you, leviathans)
because after 15 seasons, the writers were just throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what stuck to the ceiling (looking at you, leviathans)
hi people of bluesky :) i need to be more active on here
May 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
hi people of bluesky :) i need to be more active on here
people of bluesky pls look at the meals i have cooked lately 😍
November 17, 2024 at 12:20 PM
people of bluesky pls look at the meals i have cooked lately 😍