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kyburgdame-of-dames:
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kateyes224:
orocatto:
ignitiondorks:
einsteinstwinparadox:
rebelwithoutacas:
oh my god? the x files-fandom was the fandom that invented the word ‘shipping’? JESUS CHRIST I LOVE Y’ALL
Yes, back in the early days, there were two camps of fans: “Relationshippers” (people all about the MSR) and the “NoRomos” (people all about the platonic partnership.) Relationshippers was eventually shortened to “shippers.”
The X-Files popularity just happened to parallel the birth of the internet. Philes took it by storm with the creation of fan forums, chat groups, and hundreds of websites devoted to the show, characters, and the actors. :)
The X-Files fandom also coined the term UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) as a fanfic descriptor. :D Fandom history is pretty neat.
fruck man
The first instance of the term “binge watching” also appeared in an online X-Files forum back in the 90s.
what a time that was to be alive
kyburg
I love the language, but ask me to code switch back to the 70’s. You’ll find we did much the same, just different vocabulary. Come on. We knew what we wanted. We could ask for it too. Trust.
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theresnosafeharbor4myships:
kateyes224:
orocatto:
ignitiondorks:
einsteinstwinparadox:
rebelwithoutacas:
oh my god? the x files-fandom was the fandom that invented the word ‘shipping’? JESUS CHRIST I LOVE Y’ALL
Yes, back in the early days, there were two camps of fans: “Relationshippers” (people all about the MSR) and the “NoRomos” (people all about the platonic partnership.) Relationshippers was eventually shortened to “shippers.”
The X-Files popularity just happened to parallel the birth of the internet. Philes took it by storm with the creation of fan forums, chat groups, and hundreds of websites devoted to the show, characters, and the actors. :)
The X-Files fandom also coined the term UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) as a fanfic descriptor. :D Fandom history is pretty neat.
fruck man
The first instance of the term “binge watching” also appeared in an online X-Files forum back in the 90s.
what a time that was to be alive
kyburgI love the language, but ask me to code switch back to the 70’s. You’ll find we did much the same, just different vocabulary. Come on. We knew what we wanted. We could ask for it too. Trust.
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