not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for - but one of my advisors does a lot in sociology on the groups that form around cryptids and phenomena. here's a link to a relatively recent one on bigfoot www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv...

thank you for sharing your truth

this is definitely studied is the thing

like first of all who's to say we AREN'T curing cancer?? checkmate

i think these can be great introductory works for undergrads btw but i think unless you have a fresh spin on it (which i have seen!) leave it out. if you've made it to graduate study you're way past introductory theory.

had the exact same reaction !

this is such a good point the discourse HAS run dry we need new dumb things to fight over

yeah

i’m with lena on this one yeah! abuse refers to a specific dynamic between people not the act of getting hurt

many such cases

ah i love this! sounds like they had a great semester.

obsessed with this! what were some of the points of contention?

agree! i need to read more on it because i know there’s also been some bad faith behavior, but i really think there’s something here.

you’ll never see an empty showing of rocky horror because rocky has rules and outlines about how you do callbacks and interactions and they teach newcomers when they go in. more films SHOULD do this if they want to fill seats. it just has to be understood about when and where and how.

everyone complains how getting people to the theater is so tough these days because the theater going experience isn’t defined enough from a home watch. because this was organic i think it becomes an issue of deviant behavior, especially for film buff types, but it doesn’t have to be?