Fic Feedback Exchange

I have an idea about community building in circles of fanfic writers.

A lot of writers want positive feedback, and that's understandable. For me personally, positive feedback not only brightens my day but keeps me going when times are tough.

For whatever reason, however, a lot of writers who ask for feedback may not have a habit of giving any in return. I imagine that there are many reasons for this - some people are busy, some people are shy, and some people may want to focus on creating as opposed to consuming. I think these are all valid reasons for not engaging with other people's writing - or being selective about what writing to engage with. Like, for me, sometimes I get tired of Legend of Zelda and just don't want to read anything in the fandom. We all go through phases, you know?

Still, I think a formal exchange of positive feedback might be a healthy practice for communities of fic writers. What I mean by "a formal exchange" is that two writers agree to go to each other's pages on AO3, pick one story that interests them, read it, and leave feedback. The two parties can agree to the terms of the feedback upfront - are they offering to give each other kudos, a short comment, or a longer comment? Will they read a short story or a longer work; and, if they'd each like to read a multichapter work, how much will they read, and how many comments will they leave? What would be a reasonable timeframe for each of them to leave feedback?

This wouldn't be about serving as each other's beta readers or offering constructive criticism, but rather making a contentious effort to support one another in the fandom according to each person's circumstances and availability. I think that, for a lot of writers (myself included), it would be nice to have an opportunity to engage with other people's writing.

Disney Doesn't Need Public Defense

The Marvel Juggernaut: With Great Power Comes Zero Responsibility
http://cinemalogue.com/2019/11/18/the-marvel-juggernaut-with-great-power-comes-zero-responsibility/

Due to the clout of its ubiquity, AVENGERS: ENDGAME merits a deeper look. Its fundamental ideology is libertarian-conservative. Superheroes fight, but only up until the point they want to quit. They’re rewarded with the domestic tranquility of the heterosexual nuclear family (at the expense of the less conventional concept of “found family”). Every female character receives sub-par treatment, especially Natasha Romanoff—a childhood abuse victim incapable of bearing children, sacrificed in favor of a “family man” who commits (racially selective) extra-judicial murder without consequence. Untold trillions of lives lost as collateral damage in the aftermath of Thanos’ cosmos-wide “snap” are forfeit for the sake of one five-year old child of one billionaire on one planet.

The story quashes the political nature of its chief protagonist, Steve Rogers—created by two Jewish men to combat the rise of pro-fascist sentiment in a pre-war, isolationist America. Favoring a bigoted past over a present more aligned with Steve’s values, Marvel takes a vocal political force—a tireless fighter against oppression—and reduces him to milquetoast, Pleasantville made manifest. Adding insult to injury, Peggy Carter spectates this regressive resolution to Steve’s arc. She’s wordless, existing only for Steve’s gaze, her independent life overwritten to be his prize and a means to an end: the complete neutralization of an anti-fascist.
 

People are free to enjoy whatever they like, of course, but the Disney Corporation can go fuck itself.