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Lynn S. Zubernis QUOTES

1 " While male media fans fear being perceived as not sexual enough, female fans fear being categorized as too sexual, or at the very least too emotional. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships

2 " As the public shaming of the Twihard moms for their display of desire illustrates, one of the sources of shame for women is the culture's containment of and discomfort with female sexuality. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships

3 " Fandom itself buys into the stereotype of the overly emotional, crazy fangirl on a regular basis. In fact, fans have internalized such a strong sense of shame that they've projected it onto the objects of their affection, expressing fear that the celebrities are either terrified or disgusted by their own female fans. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships

4 " Cicioni suggests, as we will here, that rather than being a stimulus for social change, participating in fandom, including writing fanfiction, provides a safety valve for the stress women feel in their daily lives and relationships. Fandom is not only, as is often theorized, about subversive and societal change-but also about pleasurable and individual change, with challenges to existing norms and power relations more a byproduct than the source of fans' motivation and satisfaction. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships

5 " At the same time, whenever a group of people comes together, there are issues of social standing, popularity, norms and identity on which they will inevitably not agree. Fandom is no exception. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships

6 " I fell in love the way you do when you're thirteen and falling for the first time: head over heels, all at once, so fast I was dizzy with it. When I came up for air, I was mystified. What was happening to me? "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Family Don't End with Blood: Cast and Fans on How Supernatural Has Changed Lives

7 " Just the admission of liking any kind of fanfiction can be a source of shaming. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships

8 " Through this show, I gained a family. A family that, instead of saying who I am is "nothing," embraces who I am and says, "Come on in. We love you anyway. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Family Don't End with Blood: Cast and Fans on How Supernatural Has Changed Lives

9 " The truth is, I showed a bunch of strangers the broken, fragile, cussing, awkward, overly energetic creature that is in my heart, and they said "Yes!" and quit being strangers. I found the identity I had been searching for. It turned out to be me. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Family Don't End with Blood: Cast and Fans on How Supernatural Has Changed Lives

10 " And the pain I feel is delicious and worth every tear I shed, because it is the price I pay for finding my voice, as I know you will as well. (Kim Rhodes) "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Family Don't End with Blood: Cast and Fans on How Supernatural Has Changed Lives

11 " Through this show, I gained a family. A family that, instead of saying who I am is "nothing," embraces who I am and says, "Come on in. We love you anyway." - Lydia Cyrus "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Family Don't End with Blood: Cast and Fans on How Supernatural Has Changed Lives

12 " In the Winchesters and their rebel angel friend Castiel, many fans have found the inspiration and courage to fight monsters and demons that exist in real life.

I also worry when people feel isolated and alone. We all need to feel we belong somewhere; it's left over from the early days of humanity when being being kicked out of the group literally meant you were going to die. When we feel alone, that evolutionary ingrained panic sets in, along with a whopping dose of depression. Fandom, I found, was an antidote. "

― Lynn S. Zubernis , Family Don't End with Blood: Cast and Fans on How Supernatural Has Changed Lives