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fandom history, culture critique, and digital chaos.
• restless wanderer •
💌: hello@itsmaddierxse.com
https://lnk.bio/itsmaddierxse
representation matters, but representation without structural change is just pretty packaging on the same old system. these actors deserve better.
we all deserve better. and it's time we demand it.
we all deserve better. and it's time we demand it.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
representation matters, but representation without structural change is just pretty packaging on the same old system. these actors deserve better.
we all deserve better. and it's time we demand it.
we all deserve better. and it's time we demand it.
we need to stop celebrating studios for casting one bipoc actress while the entire writers room, executive board, and decision-making apparatus remains white.
that's not progress - that's performing diversity while maintaining white supremacist power structures.
that's not progress - that's performing diversity while maintaining white supremacist power structures.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
we need to stop celebrating studios for casting one bipoc actress while the entire writers room, executive board, and decision-making apparatus remains white.
that's not progress - that's performing diversity while maintaining white supremacist power structures.
that's not progress - that's performing diversity while maintaining white supremacist power structures.
real structural change looks like: hiring diverse writers and executives. creating harassment protocols BEFORE casting. immediate public defense when harassment starts.
not waiting for actors to go viral with their trauma before you act.
not waiting for actors to go viral with their trauma before you act.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
real structural change looks like: hiring diverse writers and executives. creating harassment protocols BEFORE casting. immediate public defense when harassment starts.
not waiting for actors to go viral with their trauma before you act.
not waiting for actors to go viral with their trauma before you act.
representation without protection is exploitation.
you want the diversity points, the progressive branding, the broader audience reach - but you don't want to do the hard work of actually defending the people who make that possible.
you want the diversity points, the progressive branding, the broader audience reach - but you don't want to do the hard work of actually defending the people who make that possible.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
representation without protection is exploitation.
you want the diversity points, the progressive branding, the broader audience reach - but you don't want to do the hard work of actually defending the people who make that possible.
you want the diversity points, the progressive branding, the broader audience reach - but you don't want to do the hard work of actually defending the people who make that possible.
candice patton said it best: "when i step on a set and everyone working around me is white, i'm not protected and i will never be protected. they have blind spots that can contribute to my harm."
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
candice patton said it best: "when i step on a set and everyone working around me is white, i'm not protected and i will never be protected. they have blind spots that can contribute to my harm."
here's the thing - these studios KNOW this will happen. they've seen it before. but they cast diverse actors anyway WITHOUT building support systems because representation is profitable.
black and brown audiences buy tickets. the racism is just "part of the business."
black and brown audiences buy tickets. the racism is just "part of the business."
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
here's the thing - these studios KNOW this will happen. they've seen it before. but they cast diverse actors anyway WITHOUT building support systems because representation is profitable.
black and brown audiences buy tickets. the racism is just "part of the business."
black and brown audiences buy tickets. the racism is just "part of the business."
steve toussaint in hotd. halle bailey as ariel. francesca amewudah-rivers as juliet. rachel zegler in snow white.
the pattern is always the same: cast actors of color, promote diversity, then when the racist harassment starts, act surprised and offer minimal protection.
the pattern is always the same: cast actors of color, promote diversity, then when the racist harassment starts, act surprised and offer minimal protection.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
steve toussaint in hotd. halle bailey as ariel. francesca amewudah-rivers as juliet. rachel zegler in snow white.
the pattern is always the same: cast actors of color, promote diversity, then when the racist harassment starts, act surprised and offer minimal protection.
the pattern is always the same: cast actors of color, promote diversity, then when the racist harassment starts, act surprised and offer minimal protection.
john boyega spoke about this too. he said lucasfilm is better now because he "brought this to the freefront" - meaning he had to endure it first so others wouldn't.
imagine being the person who has to suffer so others don't. that's not progress, that's sacrifice.
imagine being the person who has to suffer so others don't. that's not progress, that's sacrifice.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
john boyega spoke about this too. he said lucasfilm is better now because he "brought this to the freefront" - meaning he had to endure it first so others wouldn't.
imagine being the person who has to suffer so others don't. that's not progress, that's sacrifice.
imagine being the person who has to suffer so others don't. that's not progress, that's sacrifice.
moses ingram (obi-wan): lucasfilm literally warned her racist backlash would happen, then waited until she posted the hundreds of hate messages she was receiving before defending her.
they KNEW but chose to be reactive instead of proactive.
they KNEW but chose to be reactive instead of proactive.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
moses ingram (obi-wan): lucasfilm literally warned her racist backlash would happen, then waited until she posted the hundreds of hate messages she was receiving before defending her.
they KNEW but chose to be reactive instead of proactive.
they KNEW but chose to be reactive instead of proactive.
candice patton played iris west on the flash. when she was cast, she faced racist harassment daily. the cw and warner bros response? "that's how fans are, whatever." no support systems. no protocols.
just "free range to get abuse every single day", in her own words.
just "free range to get abuse every single day", in her own words.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
candice patton played iris west on the flash. when she was cast, she faced racist harassment daily. the cw and warner bros response? "that's how fans are, whatever." no support systems. no protocols.
just "free range to get abuse every single day", in her own words.
just "free range to get abuse every single day", in her own words.
let's talk about what happens when studios check the diversity box but don't actually protect the people they cast.
spoiler: it's not pretty and it's been happening for years.
spoiler: it's not pretty and it's been happening for years.
July 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
let's talk about what happens when studios check the diversity box but don't actually protect the people they cast.
spoiler: it's not pretty and it's been happening for years.
spoiler: it's not pretty and it's been happening for years.
sneak peek inside:
June 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
sneak peek inside:
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? 👇
so next time someone dismisses fandom with "it's not that deep," remind them:
- fans use their voices to influence media
- fans helped influence elections
- fans are funding mutual aid globally
- fans are the blueprint for grassroots organizing
- fans use their voices to influence media
- fans helped influence elections
- fans are funding mutual aid globally
- fans are the blueprint for grassroots organizing
June 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
so next time someone dismisses fandom with "it's not that deep," remind them:
- fans use their voices to influence media
- fans helped influence elections
- fans are funding mutual aid globally
- fans are the blueprint for grassroots organizing
- fans use their voices to influence media
- fans helped influence elections
- fans are funding mutual aid globally
- fans are the blueprint for grassroots organizing
fan activism matters because it proves community organizing works. we aren't "just fans" - we're using skills learned in fandom spaces to create real change.
we're rewriting the rules of political engagement. one fandom at a time.
we're rewriting the rules of political engagement. one fandom at a time.
June 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
fan activism matters because it proves community organizing works. we aren't "just fans" - we're using skills learned in fandom spaces to create real change.
we're rewriting the rules of political engagement. one fandom at a time.
we're rewriting the rules of political engagement. one fandom at a time.
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. 🌍
fandoms are:
pre-organized communities ✓
skilled at viral content ✓
experienced with coordinated action ✓
emotionally invested ✓
digitally native ✓
natural activist networks hiding in plain sight!
pre-organized communities ✓
skilled at viral content ✓
experienced with coordinated action ✓
emotionally invested ✓
digitally native ✓
natural activist networks hiding in plain sight!
June 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
fandoms are:
pre-organized communities ✓
skilled at viral content ✓
experienced with coordinated action ✓
emotionally invested ✓
digitally native ✓
natural activist networks hiding in plain sight!
pre-organized communities ✓
skilled at viral content ✓
experienced with coordinated action ✓
emotionally invested ✓
digitally native ✓
natural activist networks hiding in plain sight!
or look at BTS armies: they didn't just stream songs - they matched BTS's $1M black lives matter donation, flooded police surveillance apps with fancams, and organized voting drives.
k-pop stans have become one of the most effective activist networks online. 🎵✊
k-pop stans have become one of the most effective activist networks online. 🎵✊
June 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
or look at BTS armies: they didn't just stream songs - they matched BTS's $1M black lives matter donation, flooded police surveillance apps with fancams, and organized voting drives.
k-pop stans have become one of the most effective activist networks online. 🎵✊
k-pop stans have become one of the most effective activist networks online. 🎵✊