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Michelle Jaworski
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reporter/editor/critic for hire | words: daily beast, reactor mag, daily dot | member OAFFC | she/her I just think that movie sweaters are really neat: knitflicks.substack.com
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While writing about toxicity in one of the fandoms in this article a couple of years ago, I reached out to the network the show aired on and asked if they wanted to put out a statement addressing the racist attacks its cast (particularly one actor) faced. They never did. variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Toxic Fandom: How Hollywood Is Battling Fans Who Are ‘Just Out For Blood’ — From Social Media Boot Camps to Superfan Focus Groups
Toxic Fandom: How Hollywood Is Battling Fans Who Are ‘Just Out For Blood’ — From Social Media Boot Camps to Superfan Focus Groups

The threat of toxic fandoms — from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings to Bridgerton and Game of Thrones — has become an intractable headache for almost every studio.

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Or rather, it was—and I'm paraphrasing here because I no longer have access to those emails to source that info—something like, "We'll get right back to you" before I got ghosted for several days and several follow-ups lol

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Michelle Jaworski
@michejaw.bsky.social
reporter/editor/critic for hire | words: daily beast, reactor mag, daily dot | member OAFFC | she/her I just think that movie sweaters are really neat: knitflicks.substack.com
157 followers105 following548 posts