Happy Christmas

Just two days to go if you're celebrating in some way, and eight days until the new year! Consider this my e-greeting to you all :D



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Pimping post: snowflake challenge

"I think fandom is a wonderful creation, a society of people who feel passionate about so much—art, music, sports, theater, cinema, television, writing, crafts, social justice, the world, etc. The people in fandom are creative and beautiful and feel strongly about the myriad things they love.

Where we fail, so often, is having faith in ourselves. We've let ourselves be convinced that it's not good to love as much as we do, that we shouldn't open ourselves up to possibilities, that we shouldn't put ourselves out where we can be seen…So we try to hide ourselves, our talent, our brilliance. We talk down our creative works ("it's just fanfic"), we don't rec our own works, we're shy about friending others for fear of rejection. It's safer, easier to be quiet, to lurk, to keep our heads down.

I want to change that, if only for a little while. I want us to be proud, to be bold, to be loud. To be unafraid, just to prove to ourselves that we can"

When: the first 15 days of January
What: It could be something as simple as reccing fanworks to sharing a piece of canon that you love
How: Follow the instructions to complete the challenge. Sometimes you'll be asked to post to your own journal and drop a link in the challenge post. Sometimes you'll just need to say "I did it!" in the comments of the challenge post
Fun: Only do the challenges you're comfortable with. No one is keeping track
Inclusive: This challenge is for everyone, all fandoms, all media, all platforms.
Where: the challenge is being hosted on DW but you're welcome to comment anonymously and sign your name if you don't have a DW account, or sign in with OpenID, which let's you use your LJ (and other platform) credentials to comment

CHECK OUT THE MAIN CHALLENGE POST