zeegoeshere

I agree with parts of this argument, and parts of it, I think are unfair generalizations. Yes, bandom isn't great on race. It's pretty much akin to any other fandom. The CoCs get written a lot less often than the white (or "white" -- I very much take your points about assuming whiteness) characters.

However, GCH is the point at which I go *eh*. Sure, it's a shame that's there's not more fandom for them. Maybe it's a race thing -- maybe not. There are many, many "bandom" bands that have small amounts of fic: when was the last time you saw Hush Sound fic? Furthermore, there are white members of GCH. And they don't get written about, either. If there were tons of Matt fic out there, I could more easily buy it as a racial issue that Disashi doesn't get written about it. As it is, there is actually a substantial amount of fic about Travis out there. Most of it's not great quality, but it exists. Whereas, the fic that even mentions Matt's name, I could count on my fingers.

Oh, and to address another point, commercial success =/= fandom. Just look at CSI: it's one of the biggest shows on TV, but the fandom is tiny. Those things don't necessarily correlate.