I read about this in relation to this fandom essay about fandom gatekeeping:
https://caelum-in-the-avatarverse.tumblr.com/post/750869348329078784/fandom-can-do-a-little-gatekeeping-as-a-treat
RE: https://sakurajima.social/notes/9tnpoy998z [参照]
lmao i would have found out myself that it got shut down if i had just continued reading instead of looking up this thing that was referenced first:
“Tourist” is an apt name for this sort of fan. They don’t want to be part of our community, and they don’t have to be in order to come into our spaces and consume our work. Even if they don’t steal our work themselves, they feel so entitled to it that they’re fine with ignoring our wishes and letting other people take it to make AI “podfics” for them to listen to (there are a lot of comments on lore.fm’s shutdown announcement video from people telling them to just ignore the writers and do it anyway).(excerpt from the essay)
"Tourist" in this definition is heavily used in bigoted, alt-right, gamergate-type circles. It's a vile dogwhistle and on any other socmed, an insta-block for a lot of people.
@kalloway@fedibird.com Reading the rest of the essay, in context, I don't think the OP meant it in the gamergate way at all
but I'm definitely not asking you to read it, you don't have to. I was quoting it for the bit in the brackets, about lore.fm's shutdown
I've read the essay and yes, they are using it with the same intent that I see chuds spewing it. They could be using other terms but have chosen an exceptionally-loaded one with a vile use-history.
You can do as you choose in your space. I just was not expecting to see that term tossed around casually and kneejerk-reacted.
@kalloway@fedibird.com In that case, I apologize for causing you distress. Post has been edited to just keep the part in the brackets
@kalloway@fedibird.com I don't know OP and I haven't skimmed their profile. I am preferring to read it in a better faith read in the sense that, I did not know "tourist" is a loaded term
I am trying to understand if there is an action you want me to take, like remove the quote? remove the link? Or is this a discussion about the term?