6.29.20 Adam News and Info
Jun 29, 2020 10:44:13 GMT -5
Post by mszue on Jun 29, 2020 10:44:13 GMT -5
It is anything Monday and we were treated to an LGPTQ+ roundtable that reminded me of some of the discussions that used to be held on this forum...back in the "good old days"... I thought a trip down memory lane may be interesting for both we 'oldies' and those who came on to this board after around mid 2014ish.
In the roundtable, Adam referred to the "tone it down" messages he would receive as Poison in the blood....and it was my discussions of this notion [using the Emotional/Aesthetic/Presentational Labour terms] of why Adam went through a stage beneficently referred to here as 'maturing' and going more 'natural' and 'authentic'. My argument was that removing make-up, removing nail polish [yes...for close to 6 mos. Adam stopped wearing NAIL POLISH!] and lightening his hair to the red-browns....had to be distressing for Adam and not at all a sign of maturation or authenticity. I was shouted down and that sort of discussion...among other heavy stuff...was not allowed and sent to a thread labelled the Dark Side.
The Dark Side has been completely deleted .... dead and gone from view. But out of that site came the slightly lighter but still really interesting discussion thread called the Moon Garden. Many of the people who contributed to that thread are not seen around Adamtopia any more...among them, one I really miss here, a very literate and thoughtful fan by the name of Juniemoon. The Moongarden only really existed for about a year...even sidelined as it was there was still a level of censorship and eventually, Junie set up a separate private fb group...which also disbanded after a year or so.
Not wanting to flog any dead horses or any such thing. Many...even most...of the really early posters have left Atop and some, perhaps, the fandom. Many primarily reside on twitter now and/or pop in here when something really momentous happens. This is a natural evolution of any group so it is not surprising that the tenor of the place has changed dramatically. Atop has been maintained as a place of glitter and rarely is anything 'serious' really tolerated. I do thank you, Q3, for being ok with some outside of the glitter stuff on the forum on Mondays. Much of this is because of Adam's new-found political activism.
If any of you wish to see what some of the Moongarden discussions were like, I invite you to go back and take a trip down memory lane...or the past . It is very interesting! You may also want to take a look at After Hours. That is a much shorter forum, lasting over a longer time...and for those of a strong poetic and literary bent. I can't talk to so much of that as I was not a part of most of those discussions...that I remember. They are very interesting though.
I personally would love to see a slight rejuvenation of the Moon Garden...if there are people interesting in delving below the surface in a meaningful way. I truly miss those days....there was an intellectual stimulation in the talk that made me head directly here every morning. It was a 'start at the first page' kind of thread...the main thread is a 'start at the latest page' kind of thread. If that makes sense..... Re where to start in the MoonGarden should there be any interest...anywhere you wish..
In the roundtable, Adam referred to the "tone it down" messages he would receive as Poison in the blood....and it was my discussions of this notion [using the Emotional/Aesthetic/Presentational Labour terms] of why Adam went through a stage beneficently referred to here as 'maturing' and going more 'natural' and 'authentic'. My argument was that removing make-up, removing nail polish [yes...for close to 6 mos. Adam stopped wearing NAIL POLISH!] and lightening his hair to the red-browns....had to be distressing for Adam and not at all a sign of maturation or authenticity. I was shouted down and that sort of discussion...among other heavy stuff...was not allowed and sent to a thread labelled the Dark Side.
The Dark Side has been completely deleted .... dead and gone from view. But out of that site came the slightly lighter but still really interesting discussion thread called the Moon Garden. Many of the people who contributed to that thread are not seen around Adamtopia any more...among them, one I really miss here, a very literate and thoughtful fan by the name of Juniemoon. The Moongarden only really existed for about a year...even sidelined as it was there was still a level of censorship and eventually, Junie set up a separate private fb group...which also disbanded after a year or so.
Not wanting to flog any dead horses or any such thing. Many...even most...of the really early posters have left Atop and some, perhaps, the fandom. Many primarily reside on twitter now and/or pop in here when something really momentous happens. This is a natural evolution of any group so it is not surprising that the tenor of the place has changed dramatically. Atop has been maintained as a place of glitter and rarely is anything 'serious' really tolerated. I do thank you, Q3, for being ok with some outside of the glitter stuff on the forum on Mondays. Much of this is because of Adam's new-found political activism.
If any of you wish to see what some of the Moongarden discussions were like, I invite you to go back and take a trip down memory lane...or the past . It is very interesting! You may also want to take a look at After Hours. That is a much shorter forum, lasting over a longer time...and for those of a strong poetic and literary bent. I can't talk to so much of that as I was not a part of most of those discussions...that I remember. They are very interesting though.
I personally would love to see a slight rejuvenation of the Moon Garden...if there are people interesting in delving below the surface in a meaningful way. I truly miss those days....there was an intellectual stimulation in the talk that made me head directly here every morning. It was a 'start at the first page' kind of thread...the main thread is a 'start at the latest page' kind of thread. If that makes sense..... Re where to start in the MoonGarden should there be any interest...anywhere you wish..