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[ivyfic]

I don't read a whole lot of fannish meta, but this is a very interesting post about transactional friendships as they apply to pay-for-access conventions written by a former dominatrix, who has a certain perspective on interacting with people who pay for your company.

Most of you know I don't like to interact with celebrities, and in particular in this sort of a setting, but this post articulates very clearly what the cause of my unease is, as well as the benefits for both the celebrity and the fan when handled correctly.

Comments

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

Good read. It's hard to comment on why these sorts of exchanges are so odd--especially to those of us more comfortable with buying the character than the actor--but she really does a good job.

[sydni-64.livejournal.com]

another interesting blog post on this subject, although hardly as rich and well thought-out as rm's!

http://www.chriscomte.com/2006/09/everyones-superhero-everyones-captain.html