Amanda & Amber get into getting queerbaited by Marvel, craving the desire of white men, toxicity vs. nuance in fandom, and their experiences with Fangirl Fatigue. Also discussed: Doctor Who 60th, celeb sightings, gender in Our Flag Means Death, Justin Bieber stomping.

HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) 

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SHOUT OUTS

Amanda’s Doctor Who 60th vlogs: http://patreon.com/fangirlcentral 

http://instagram.com/babyhoneydesigns for Amanda’s weeping angel earrings!

http://instagram.com/cutiesla for Black queer events in LA!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 intro 

2:22 November 23rd: Miley, DW 60th, 1D Day

3:35 Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special #1 + weeping angels earrings @babyhoneydesigns 

7:00 Justin Bieber stomping videos 

11:09 Amber ran into Taika Waititi at a premiere

13:27 we keep running into 5SOS accidentally

14:32 celeb sightings are FNAF jump scares + Chucky Cheese

17:49 OFMD fandom needs to stop hating

MARVEL

19:52 never getting queerbaited by Marvel again

21:00 Spider-Man

22:12 Marvel vs. BBC Sherlock

22:48 fanboy interviewers re: gay shipping

24:25 Marvel deteriorating from late stage capitalism

26:42 difficult to navigate fandom space with nuance

28:17 sexism in X-Men: First Class

30:52 OFMD: Jim’s gender, sexuality, + polyamory

35:00 Adventure Time satire

RACE AND DATING

38:06 Love Island Games: race problems on Love Island UK/Australia

41:04 dating while black

41:43 craving white men’s desire

44:41 gender expansiveness in dating

46:20 Black queer joy: CUTIES LA shoutout

MAIN TOPIC: FANGIRL FATIGUE

48:09 definition of Fangirl Fatigue: adulthood, mental health

52:02 fangirling for work or online + lacking in person fandom

Coming out of Fangirl Fatigue: Storytimes

53:39 5SOS 2018

58:00 Harry Styles & Tom Holland 2017 - Amanda jealous of Amber

1:01:45 Black Panther world premiere 2018

1:07:46 Fangirling is a drug

1:08:12 Jonas Brothers return 2019

1:15:07 David Tennant as the Doctor 2023

1:16:17 ATLA trailer 2023

1:20:06 Harry Styles: Fine Line 2019

1:23:37 outro

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