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mistressofmuses ([personal profile] mistressofmuses) wrote in [personal profile] olivermoss 2025-01-07 05:17 am (UTC)

Yeah, that's a good point. I've run into a lot of criticism of that nature - where I'm interested in something examining xyz trope or whatever, but whatever it is I'm watching or reading expects that I also already have complete knowledge of every canon mentioned. And sometimes that's fair, but this is the case even with stuff that sort of seems to be portraying itself as a primer.
(And that can just be a skill issue; too many people just have a poor understanding of what a 101 exploration (or even a more advanced discussion that doesn't suppose total familiarity with specifics) Other times it just feels like a weird assumption.)

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