Why is that important when J K Rowling has already said (over ten years ago,) that Prof. Dumbledore is a gay dude? Because word-of-God/author is not the same as on-screen canonisation (official-ness.) It comes across as queer-baiting. At best.
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Showing posts with label fanfiction. Show all posts
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Friday 9 February 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Dumbledore is Gay. Dumbledore is Gay. Dumbledore. Is. Gay. Deal With It.
You may or may not know that the chance has once again been lost to allow the Harry Potter universe's Albus Dumbledore to BE gay on-screen.
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Month in Review(s) - January 2018
January felt like a month which put a rocket to my secret* blogging powers.
I don't know why, but I actually really liked the posts I wrote this month! And I'm (finally) beginning to get a handle on the whole 'juggling work, life, blogging, and miscellaneous other stuff' thing.
That said, I've probably just jinxed myself for the year ahead. My life tends to resemble an episode of Milo Murphy's Law sometimes 😅
Friday 2 February 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Everyone From Harry Potter Has Mental Health Problems, M'k?
You want some Harry Potter fanfiction discussing mental health problems? (Of course you do, is that even a question?!)*
This fic could be heavy sh** for some people, so be CAREFUL when reading my nerdlets.
Friday 26 January 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Why So Sirius?
(Apologies for the title-pun. Couldn't resist 😅)
Yes, those fans of Harry Potter can always be counted on to take even the smallest of details from the books and run with them - to the extent that there are now fully-established fandoms within the fandom.
(Is that like fandom-ception or something?! So much meta.)
Quick warning: this post may contain some very mild Harry Potter spoilers.
If there's one fandom that always goes above and beyond, it's the Potterheads.
Yes, those fans of Harry Potter can always be counted on to take even the smallest of details from the books and run with them - to the extent that there are now fully-established fandoms within the fandom.
(Is that like fandom-ception or something?! So much meta.)
Quick warning: this post may contain some very mild Harry Potter spoilers.
Friday 19 January 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Use Your Head
This week's fic made me metaphorically punch the air. Because dudes - yes!
This fic is one of those which you don't need to be all that familiar with the fandom itself to enjoy - which is good because it's from the re-booted MacGyver fandom, which is kind of smaller than most fandoms.
Friday 12 January 2018
Friday Fics Fix - Combined Forces
Here we are then, in 2018! And it's time for the first Friday Fics Fix of the year!
In case you don't know (because the internet has a short memory, and also you might be new to Dora Reads - in which case, welcome! Please stay! Lol,) Friday Fics Fix is a weekly post where I recommend (or 'rec') a piece of fanfiction.
Basically, I started this post series because fanfiction totally counts as reading! And it should be completely counted as such! #EffTheSnobs
So with that established, let's take a look at this week's rec!
OK, I have some Star Wars for you this week - which I haven't done before, because while I like Star Wars, it's not like my be-all-and-end-all. And I know people take Star Wars pretty seriously!
In case you don't know (because the internet has a short memory, and also you might be new to Dora Reads - in which case, welcome! Please stay! Lol,) Friday Fics Fix is a weekly post where I recommend (or 'rec') a piece of fanfiction.
Basically, I started this post series because fanfiction totally counts as reading! And it should be completely counted as such! #EffTheSnobs
So with that established, let's take a look at this week's rec!
OK, I have some Star Wars for you this week - which I haven't done before, because while I like Star Wars, it's not like my be-all-and-end-all. And I know people take Star Wars pretty seriously!
Friday 5 January 2018
Month in Review(s) - December 2017
Decemmmmberrrr!!!!!!!!! Wooo!!! XD (Yes, it's January - but let's face it, I never wrap-up on time.)
OK, so December for me was actually super-super-hectic, but it came with Christmas at the end, so I really can't be mad at it! Lol.
(I love Christmas. Sooooo much!!!! 😁 )
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Wednesday 3 January 2018
Friday 15 December 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Festive F/F!
I actually really liked this week's fic (well... obviously... since I'm recommending it... but you know what I mean!)
Sometimes a fic comes along at just the right moment - I mean, who doesn't need something short, sweet, and warming right now?!
Friday 8 December 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Sleepy Stucky
OK, I know it was Stucky last week, but this is my blog dammit!
Plus I'm currently typing this in the spare quarter of an hour or so that I have free today, while playing my 'getting sh** done' playlist, which contains copious amounts of rock and heavy metal
(Because if anything can get me through this week, it's Avenged Sevenfold and Stone Sour! Lol, I'm so busy and so freaking tired! *laughs slightly hysterically*)
Friday 1 December 2017
Friday Fix Fics - Hate To Twist Your Mind
Fanfiction is hyped up on emotion.
No, really. I reckon that's why it's such good bibliotherapy - all the emotions are right there, on the ever-loving surface, just waiting to be processed.
We even invented 'all the feels!' as a catchphrase for pretty much all fandom, for God's sakes!
Friday 24 November 2017
Friday Fics Fix- Batty Allen
So, I saw Justice League this week.
It's quite good, actually.
Not great, no, but not as terrible as a butt-tonne of critics would have you believe (though I could tell them exactly what needs editing in that first section to tighten that baby the f**k up.)*
Still, Ben Affleck and Gal Godot are not my favouritest** people for reasons of sexual harassment and Zionism respectively, but I love Diana, and Batman's Batman, so there you have it.
*Nope, no coffee. This is actually me on Diet Coke and an emotional rollercoaster of a week (Yay!)
**It's a word. Shhhh.
Friday 17 November 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Spidey Sorts Stuff Out
I love you, fandom.
I love the way you see the world. I love the way you take the icons of pop culture and make them the way they should be.
I love the way you write your li'l hearts out - because words can do anything. Anything. I promise! :)
Friday 10 November 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Super Chatty
You know what's fab? Fandom doesn't care about little things like continuity or multi-franchise media universes.
Fandom says 'screw it, we're just throwing all of them into a f**king group chat, cos it'd be great!'
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Month in Review(s) - October 2017
October was fun, yes?*
*I mean if you ignore the news and the garbage pile that is the world's current affairs. *desperate laughter* 😅
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Friday 27 October 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Everybody's Waiting For the Next Surprise
It's still October so let's continue with the Harry Potter fics! (You know you want to!)
We have Halloween, Harry Potter, and gay af. Your argument is invalid. Life is wonderful. 😎😇💖
And this one is actually based around Halloween! With no pumpkin sex! (Man, I've gotten lucky on the lack of pumpkin sex this year! Thank God.)
We have Halloween, Harry Potter, and gay af. Your argument is invalid. Life is wonderful. 😎😇💖
Friday 20 October 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Gimme Gimme Some of that Vampire Money, C'mon!
So, we're still in October - so I figure that more Harry Potter is in order.
We're going further down the fanfiction rabbit hole though, because this week we have a vampire fic.
Friday 13 October 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Pants on Fire
Since we're still in October, and on Friday 13th t'boot, I figured we'd give another roll to the Harry Potter dice.*
If it saves me from the Halloween pumpkin sex fics I kept coming across last year, I'm all for it. (Never search for seasonal fics. Ever. I made that mistake again at Easter... *shudders*)
*No, I really have no clue where that phrase/analogy came from 😅
Friday 6 October 2017
Friday Fics Fix - Because You're Mine
Since it's October - y'know, witchy and spoopy time and all - what's better than some Harry Potter?
This is a fic I came across about Harry being asexual, and how, yes, he can be ace and still in a relationship with Ginny!
(Because fanfiction is going to save the ever-loving world dammit!!! The future is coming!!!!! *ahem* No, really. I'm fine.)
Wednesday 4 October 2017
Month in Review(s) - September 2017
September was a mixed bag.
But then, that's life I suppose! Still, it was my birthday month, so there's that at least ;)
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